Speech Language Pathologist – Support Specialist

Speech & Language Programming Leadership

The Speech & Language Support Specialist provides regional leadership, mentorship, and consultation to enhance speech-language programming and build educator capacity across Marquette-Alger RESA. This role focuses entirely on programmatic support, coaching, and clinical mentorship for regional speech-language staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality professional development, mentoring, or coaching to adult learners.
• Partner with multidisciplinary special education teams to navigate complex student profiles and highly nuanced student needs.
• Provide expert insight on school-based speech and language services to ensure comprehensive, legally sound evaluations for difficult decisions.
• Guide regional staff regarding efficient caseload and workload management strategies, scheduling optimization across multiple sites, and the implementation of research-based service delivery models (e.g., 3:1 models, classroom-based intervention, or consultative support).
• Coordinate the regional Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Community of Practice by facilitating quarterly meetings to promote collaboration and share evidence-based practices. Design and deliver targeted professional development focusing on emerging research and diverse communication frameworks.
• Guide regional speech-language teams in maintaining alignment with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE). Provide expertise on complex regulatory standards evaluation timelines and compliant documentation practices.
• Partner with district school teams to advise on service delivery models that maximize educator capacity. Collaborate with administration to integrate communication services seamlessly within universal and tiered Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) frameworks, emphasizing early intervention.
• Ensure accessibility to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and related technology to support student learning in the general education curriculum.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree and full Approval as a Speech-Language Pathologist as per the Michigan Department of Education (MDE).
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) through the American Speech & Hearing Association (ASHA).
• Minimum of three (3) years of successful experience providing school-based speech-language services.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices in speech-language services, including integration into Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication, and technology skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with educational teams.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Five (5) or more years of experience as a school-based Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Experience mentoring new SLPs or supervising clinical fellows (CFs).
• Knowledge of assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and inclusive practices within MTSS frameworks.
• Knowledge of a variety of service delivery models for speech-language services (e.g., push-in, pull-out, co-teaching, consultative support, 3:1 model).
• Familiarity with diverse approaches to communication development, including Gestalt Language Processing, Navigating School Dynamics, and other evidence-based practices for social communication and language learning.
• Familiarity with school districts within Marquette and Alger counties.