Regional Speech Language Pathologist; SLP → Education Stipend

Starting Salary: $110,000 - $125,000 /year based on experience PLUS $2,000 Annual Education Stipend Environment:
Special Education Programs, Grades K-12 Regional Assignment:
Southern California Region - Orange | Buena Park | Chino Hills

Spectrum Center Schools and Programs, a growing, dynamic organization with a social mission to offer hope, is seeking a Regional Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our award‑winning Special Education team and perform meaningful work in a culture that welcomes innovation, encourages creative expression and offers limitless potential for personal and professional satisfaction!

If you excel in a dynamic, student‑centered, outcomes‑focused environment — and you're passionate about making a real difference in the lives of individuals through communication and language development — We Should Talk!

As the Regional Speech Language Pathologist, you will provide high‑quality speech therapy services customized to meet the individual diagnoses and needs of designated students across multiple Spectrum School locations in order to achieve speech therapy goals and improve overall speech functioning. This includes but is not limited to direct instruction prescriptive evaluation, consulting with parents or guardians, and representatives from the home school district, writing IEP goals and interventions, monitoring student’s progress toward goals, attending IEP meetings and collaborating with educational teams to enhance students' communication skills and overall development.

The Regional Speech Language Pathologist works under the support and direction of the Regional Vice President, Operations and onsite Program Directors to ensure the highest standards of clinical practice are upheld across multiple school locations and education teams.

• Evaluating students in designated programs to identify speech‑language therapy needs and determine appropriate levels of service.
• Developing and implementing individualized speech therapy plans tailored to assessment findings, student strengths, and treatment objectives.
• Setting collaborative, student‑centered goals in partnership with families, educators, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Monitoring student progress regularly through data‑driven assessments, adjusting therapy plans to align with developmental milestones and individual needs, and providing detailed progress reports to families and team members.
• Providing direct speech and language therapy using evidence‑based strategies to enhance communication, language comprehension, articulation, and cognitive‑linguistic abilities in age‑appropriate, natural environments.
• Documenting therapy sessions and clinical observations accurately and promptly to ensure compliance with Spectrum policies and state regulatory standards.
• Maintaining comprehensive and up‑to‑date case records, including timely submission of authorized documentation and billing within 24 hours of service delivery.
• Fostering open and proactive communication with families regarding therapy schedules, session changes, and progress updates to support transparency and continuity of care.
• Collaborating with teachers, caregivers, and related service providers to support the integration and generalization of therapy goals into daily routines and educational settings.
• Participating actively in onsite multidisciplinary meetings and regional conferences to share insights, review student progress, and inform treatment recommendations.
• Providing clinical support and expertise to onsite program teams, offering practical strategies to promote consistent implementation of therapy goals across environments.
• Mentoring educators and staff within each program location to ensure effective delivery of student therapy plans and to build clinical capacity.
• Conducting and/or overseeing timely client intakes and comprehensive clinical assessments, contributing insights and recommendations for continuous program enhancement.
• Overseeing the quality and consistency of speech therapy services across multiple school locations, ensuring alignment with clinical best practices and performance standards.
• Maintaining clinical excellence through…