About this role
This temporary substitute, school-year position with employment through Edustaff. This substitute position begins on or after November 2, 2026. Service delivery spans Dickinson and Iron Counties, with a current focus on Dickinson County. This posting will remain open until filled, with preference granted to qualified current members of the Dickinson-Iron ISD Education Association.
Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Report To: Director of Special Education
Length of Contract: Negotiated School Calendar and In-service hours per the current Master Agreement
Employment Status: Temporary; Part-time
Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Speech and Language Pathology
- Meet the requirements of Special Education Rules
- Possess a valid license for speech and language pathology in Michigan.
- Driving may be necessary for this position which would require a valid driver's license.
General Description: Identify, assess, and provide treatment for communication function and their disorders. Evaluate overall speech, and receptive and expressive language communicative abilities. Provide early speech-language intervention as well as speech, language, and voice therapies through individual and/or group therapy.
Essential Functions
- Perform comprehensive evaluations to determine the presence, type, and severity of communication disorders for suspected disabled students as assigned by the Director of Special Education or his/her designee.
- Provide speech and language therapy to eligible students in the home or school setting as determined by the IEPC and assigned by the Director of Special Education.
- In service classroom teachers in the area of speech and language techniques in the classroom.
- Identify, through referral and diagnostic evaluation, speech and language impaired children.
- Serve as a Multi disciplinary Evaluation Team member for assigned students.
- Participate as a member of assigned IEP Team.
- Process identified children in accordance with established procedures.
- Develop and implement an individualized plan for each student.
- Annually review each speech and language student's program through the IEP process.
- Regularly monitor and report speech therapy caseload as required.
- Work cooperatively with parents and teachers regarding each assigned student and the therapy program.
- Develop a delivery service schedule for IEP implementation.
- Provide documentation and data as requested by the Director of Special
Education.
- To participate in an interagency delivery service system to work with students and families where assigned.
- Must have regular and reliable attendance.
- Other similar duties as assigned.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as a positive role model for DIISD constituents demonstration how to be a responsible citizen and productive member of society.
- Adhere to DIISD Code of Ethics.
- Ability to carry out other associated duties as assigned by administration
Additional Working Conditions
- Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluid and tissue.
- With reimbursement, may be required to use personal vehicle to perform job related functions.