Hearing and Speech Advanced Specialist

• Coordinates hearing and speech services at the Kiley Developmental Center
• Provides direct professional clinical speech pathology and audiology services to an assigned caseload
• Develops and oversees practicums for graduate students for internship training and clinical practicums
• Serves as designated lead worker
• Functions as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team
• Translates functions/procedures into sign language for individuals who are deaf and/or hard of hearing
• Prepares routine and specialized reports
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

• Requires possession of a master’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from an approved program
• Requires a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR)
• Requires a valid, current Professional Educator License (PEL) with endorsement as a speech-language pathologist (either teaching or non-teaching) issued by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
• Requires three years (3) of directly related clinical experience in an advanced clinical setting
• Requires the ability to communicate in sign language at a colloquial skill level
• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law

Bilingual skills welcome

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)