Duties

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Adheres to the Board of Education policies and procedures.
2. Strives to implement by the performance of job responsibilities, the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
3. Reports suspected child abuse/neglect cases as required by statute and district policy.
4. Works cooperatively with other school personnel in the identification, diagnosis referral and remediation of individual students with specialized needs. 
5. Attends staff meetings and in-service meetings as reasonably required.
6. Attends PTA meetings as reasonably designated by the building principal.
7. Meets, as required and within reason, with students, parents, and/or consultants.
8. Maintains accurate and complete records as requires by law, district policy, or building procedures.
9. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
10. Through standardized and professionally accepted methods of evaluation intervention and diagnosis, contributes to program planning for students requiring special education intervention.
11. Participates on IEP teams for the process of student evaluation, initial placement, annual reviews and re-evaluation as required by regulations.
12. Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct; and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedures, and is responsible for the maintenance of student discipline in the classroom in accordance with school board policy.
13. Screens kindergarten students, students new to District 40, and referred students to identify those who need further diagnostic testing.
14. Performs individual speech evaluations to differentially diagnose speech/language/hearing disorders.
15. Interprets test findings and makes appropriate recommendations.
16. Participates in intake staffings and multidisciplinary IEP conferences for students with speech/language/hearing disorders.
17. Rechecks and monitors the status of those students whose apparent communication disorders may change as a result of other variables.
18. Schedules individual or group therapy sessions for students diagnosed as requiring therapeutic intervention.
19. Provides therapeutic intervention as appropriate:
    1. Phonological/articulation problems
    2. Stuttering/dysfluency
    3. Voice disorders
    4. Language disorders
    5. Communicative disorders resulting from permanent hearing impairment.
    6. Communicative disorders resulting from organic anomalies as appropriate.
    7. IEP's
    8. Child court Update reports.
    9. Referrals
    10. Relevant matters involving the speech therapy program and students.
    11. Development of letters, forms, etc.
    12. Preparation and filing of any reports necessary and relevant to the position.
20. Makes classroom observations as appropriate.
21. Assists in providing information to parents regarding contacts with agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
22. Consults with professional staff and other school personnel to obtain or provide information regarding an individual's communicative skills, associated behaviors and/or management of case.
23. Serves as a resource to school staff members.
24. Communicates with the appropriate district administrator regarding matters involving the speech pathologists and program.
25. Corresponds directly with the appropriate administrators.
26. Completes required components of the case study evaluation.
27. Writes appropriate reports as necessary.
28. Maintains accurate files/records on students.
29. Begins student therapy as required on the student's IEP.
30. Schedules students efficiently and effectively.
31. Assists in district speech therapy program.
32. Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
33. Meets accepted standards of The Professional Code of Ethics.
34. Participates on building, district or Moline Education Association committees.
35. Performs other reasonable duties as may ne assigned by the principal or designee that the employee is qualified to perform.

Qualifications

2026-2027 SY:

Must hold an Illinois Professional Educator License with a Speech-Language Pathology Endorsement.

Salary: Placed as appropriate on the Teachers' Salary Schedule (base- $48,324.)

Benefits and Insurance available.

Questions to: Assistant Superintendent Erin Terstriep or Leia Peterson, Coordinator of Special Services.

Vacancy is: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

How to Apply

Please submit an online application on the Frontline Recruiting & Hiring site, through the Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 website, under Careers, then Student Support Services.

Please submit your application, along with your license, cover letter, resume, transcripts and three reference letters. 

Email Address

eterstri@molineschools.org

School District

http://www.molineschools.org

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card