Speech and Language Pathologist

Helena Public Schools • Helena, MT

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About The Position

Speech-Language Pathologist Recruitment for the 2026-2027 school year. As a Speech Language Pathologist you contribute to this mission by evaluating students to determine their functional levels and identify special needs. You will work as part of a team that serves 8,000 students at 18 campuses across Helena the regularly school calendar days, 7 hours a day. Starting salary is based on a school year of 187 days at $61,632-$70,833 Some of what you will do: Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement. Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments. Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice and language impairments. Provides screening to identify speech disability children at regular intervals and at specified levels. Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and/or specialists in the community. Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech and language impairments.

Requirements

• Montana Speech Language Pathologist license at the time of employment.
• Successful candidates are regularly required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

• Certification by National Registration Exam.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
• Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice and language impairments.
• Provides screening to identify speech disability children at regular intervals and at specified levels.
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and/or specialists in the community.
• Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech and language impairments.

Benefits

• This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Helena School District and Helena Education Association.
• The Helena School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ancestry, marital status, military status, citizenship status, culture, social origin or condition, use of lawful products while not at work, political affiliation or a mental, physical or sensory disability, or by any other distinguishing characteristic if otherwise able to perform the essential functions of a job with reasonable accommodations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed