Speech Language Pathologist

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• Position Title
  :
  Speech Language Pathologist
• Location
  :
  Deer Creek Elementary School
• Department
  :
  Special Education
• Reports To
  :
  Director of Special Education and Building-level Principal
• Term
  :
  For remainder of  School Year with potential for ongoing contract beginning following school year.
• Schedule
  :
  Mon-Fri Full-time, following school hours of operation.
• Salary
  :
  Positions follows the  Teacher Salary Schedule. Please see Summary for additional information.
• Date of last review
  :
  December 2025

Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school-based speech-language pathologists provide prevention, assessment, and remediation services for learners who exhibit difficulties in the areas of language, speech, voice, and fluency. These services are designed to help learners meet their educational goals.

In addition to the salary for the  school year, this position offers a Medicaid-funded stipend of $10,000. More information on funding, availability, and continuity of the stipend can be provided by Director of Special Education. The position also offers an annual $2,000 stipend for maintaining Certificate of Clinical Competence in order to bill Medicaid.

Please complete the application and provide a letter of interest, a resume, and three letters of recommendation. Please also include your transcripts and a copy of your teaching license, if applicable.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Serves as a member of the multidisciplinary team in the referral/diagnostic process.
• Supports hearing screening program and provides input assistance when needed.
• Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.

• Provides consulting services to guardians and educators.
• Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.

• Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners’ experiences.
• Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
• Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.

• Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.

• Establishes a screening program for speech/language services as appropriate (i.e. articulation tracking for elementary, new referrals, three-year comprehensive reassessments).
• Performs and interprets diagnostic evaluations to determine eligibility and appropriate recommendations.
• Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.

• Ensures professional growth and support is maintained.
• Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.

• Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
• Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.

• Implements building therapy schedules.
• Provides direct/indirect therapy for identified learners.
• Provides therapy through continuous evaluation and annual updating of individual educational plans (IEPs).
• Maintains learner status through the use of charts, records, and progress reports.
• Abides by Board policies and other state and federal regulations concerning learners with disabilities.

• While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
• Vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
• The employee may be required to lift up to ~30 pounds.
• The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff simultaneously managing several competing demands.
• The employee may come in contact with blood borne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
• The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.

• ND Teaching License in the area of Speech Language Pathology.
• ND Licensure in Speech Language Pathology.
• Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).
• Prior experience working as a Speech Language Pathologist is preferred.
• Prior experience working in a school setting is preferred.
• Prior experience managing complex learner behaviors is preferred.

• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
• Ability to…