Language Specialist Jobs in Utah

Position Type:

CERTIFIED - Special Education/Speech Language Pathologist

Date Posted:

6/15/2026

Location:

Special Education

Date Available:

08/14/2026 Position starting: 08/14/2026

FTE: 1.0

Hiring Manager: Lisa Robinson

email: lrobinson@alpinedistrict.org

phone: (801) 787-9271

Certification:

+ MA/MS in Speech Pathology
+ Professional Educators license of DOPL License

Endorsement: Speech Language Pathologist

Essential Functions

+ Organizes and facilitates developmentally appropriate learning opportunities for the purpose of ensuring student participation and improving the student academic success to foster a smooth and successful transition to elementary school.
+ Adapts classroom work for the purpose of providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning within established curriculum guidelines.
+ Assesses student progress toward objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents, and administration.
+ Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations, student's achievements, and developing methods of improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
+ Directs assistant teacher and special education paraeducator, volunteers, and/or student workers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
+ Collaborates effectively with special education teacher, related servers, instructional coach, and other colleagues for the purpose of providing appropriate services to all students as outlined in the IEP.
+ Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
+ Monitors preschool students in a variety of educational environments for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
+ Models conversation, manners, clean up activities, listening skills, etc. for the purpose of demonstrating appropriate social and interpersonal behavior.
+ Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g. weekly newsletters, assessment reports, lesson plans, etc.) for the purpose of communicating with parents, documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
+ Attends IEP meetings for students as needed.
+ Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to the appropriate personnel for resolution.
+ Administers first aid and/or dispenses medications for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
+ Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) for the purpose of resolving issues, providing information, and/or direction.
+ Participates in a variety of meetings for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
+ Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.