Hearing & Speech Specialist
About The Position
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is hiring a Hearing and Speech Specialist at Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest, Illinois. The position provides comprehensive speech and language services to assigned individuals, including assessment of communication disorders and development of activities and programs to support speech and language development. The specialist uses advanced sign-language skills with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The specialist is part of the Interdisciplinary Team, develops individual comprehensive service plans, and prepares detailed written and verbal reports. The role also provides clinical supervision to students, lower-level staff, and other speech-language-audiology service providers. This is a salaried, full-time, fully in-office clinical position. The regular schedule is 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with two days per month worked on a candidate-selected day either 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.; the schedule includes a one-hour unpaid lunch.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from an approved program.
- License to practice speech-language pathology or audiology from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
- Valid, current Professional Educator License (PEL) with a speech-language pathologist endorsement, teaching or non-teaching, issued by the Illinois State Board of Education.
- Ability to communicate in sign language at an advanced skill level.
- Ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to use office equipment, including personal computers.
- Ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional clinical services, including testing, evaluation, and development of treatment and therapy regimens for communication, swallowing, and/or hearing disorders.
- Serve as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team and develop comprehensive service plans that meet assigned individuals’ needs.
- Use sign language to communicate with individuals who are deaf and/or hard of hearing.
- Prepare detailed written and verbal reports of assessments, treatment, counseling, recommendations, and treatment-plan analysis.
- Provide clinical supervision, direction, counseling, and technical review to students, lower-level staff, and other speech-language-audiology service providers, including college students in internship training and clinical practicum.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the role.
Benefits
- Pension program
- Group insurance benefits, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance
- 3 paid personal business days annually
- 12 paid sick days annually, with unused days carried over from year to year
- 10–25 days of paid vacation annually; 10 days in the first year of employment
- 13 paid holidays annually, and 14 in even-numbered years
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Deferred compensation supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax medical care and dependent care assistance plans
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill training/apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans
- 5% salary differential for bilingual positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
- Flexible work schedules when available and dependent upon position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
