Speech Language Pathologist (2025-2026)

Green Hills Area Education Agency is looking to fill an anticipated opening for a Speech Language Pathologist position. We offer a competitive starting wage and excellent benefits, including IPERS. Green Hills pays 100% of employee single coverage for medical, dental and vision. We also offer family insurance at a great rate.

Certified Job Description

Position Title: Speech-Language Pathologist

Assignment Level: Certified Professional

Direct Supervisor: Field Director or Director of Specialized Services

Qualifications: Completion of training with a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language

Pathology and a current license from the Iowa Board of Speech
Pathology and Audiology, in the Department of Public Health
(DPH), and a Statement of Professional Recognition (SPR) from the
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. Or meet Iowa Board of
Educational Examiners guidelines for a Speech-Language
Pathologist and possess the ability to obtain the Iowa DPH licensure within two years of hire.

General
Responsibilities: Essential Functions:

(1) Assume responsibility for all aspects of providing speech-language services, including identification, remediation, referral, resource and research as appropriate for all children, birth to 21, with communication delays.

(2) Assume responsibility for the identification and comprehensive diagnosis of those children with communication delays.

(3) Assume responsibility for designing and designating the service delivery model(s) for providing speech-language services to children with communication delays.

(4) Develop and follow a flexible schedule based on student need as stated in the Individualized Education Program (i.e. service delivery model (s), frequency of sessions, duration of sessions, etc.).

(5) Assume responsibility for the provision of speech-language services to students within one’s identified caseload for the regular school year as well as provision of speech-language services during the extended school year for those same students.

(6) Regular attendance is required

Non-Essential Functions:

(7) Assist the Green Hills Area Education Agency Administration in matters of priority as well as bring to the attention of an Regional Administrator issues of concern in regard to efficient and effective provision of special education services.

Specific

Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:

(1) Conduct a communication adequacy screening consistent with

Agency policies.
(2) Prepare and distribute reports indicating results of the screening.
(3) Assume responsibility for completing referrals and obtaining parental consent for Extended Evaluation (formal and informal measures) as indicated by Agency policies.

(4) Administer and reliably interpret Problem Solving Assessments in the areas of articulation, language, fluency and voice to determine appropriate diagnosis and service delivery options.

(5) Prepare and distribute written Problem Solving Assessment reports which include a statement of concern, problem definition, relevant background information, problem solving questions and findings.

(6) Participate in the staffing process and assume responsibility for the completion and distribution of IEPs consistent with Agency policies.

(7) Prepare and distribute information as needed for the completion of annual state reports to the designated lead speech-language pathologist.

(8) Respond promptly to special requests for reports, attendance at meetings, staffings and special assignments as given by the
Regional Administrator, Lead Speech-Language Pathologist and/or
Director of Special Education.

(9) Supervise Speech-Language Pathology Assistants as assigned.

Non-Essential Functions:

(10) Participate in professional development activities, coordinate and exchange ideas through conferences, committee participation and discipline meetings with fellow speech-language pathologists.

(11) Provide inservice education for teachers, school administrators and parents with respect to speech-language services as well as provide consultative services with respect to the development and improvement of communication skills.

Physical
Requirements: (1) Ability to travel to serve itinerant caseload

(2) Hearing level proficiency to perform duties.

Green Hills AEA is committed to being Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Contact Human Resources,

Tami Pauley, 712-366-7762, tpauley@ghaea.org