Speech and Language Pathologist

About the role

Posting Dates: September 24, 2026 – Until Filled. Reports To: Special Education Director. Beginning: October 19, 2026.

Qualifications

• Valid Michigan teaching certificate required.
• Must be certified and licensed in the state of Michigan.
• Early childhood experience preferred.
• Knowledge of IDEA and Michigan Guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive evaluations of students in response to special education referrals.
• Participate in educational planning and consultation in the schools.
• Provide speech and language services to special education students as assigned on the IEP.
• Effectively communicate, consult, and team with parents, staff, agencies and others.
• Perform appropriate action in response to referrals of special education students.
• Adhere to West Ottawa's policies, procedures and practices.
• Complete assigned responsibilities within agreed-upon or established timelines.
• Continue to acquire professional knowledge and learn current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops, or professional development meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance.