TITLE: Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
REPORTS TO: Supervising Speech-Language Pathologist, Principal, Special Education Director
WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Non exempt
LENGTH OF CONTRACT: 190 Days
HOURS: 7:50 am - 3:50 pm
SALARY: $36,005.10 - $43,640.10
PRIMARY PURPOSE: A speech-language pathology assistant (SLP-Assistant) is an individual who, following academic and on-the-job training, performs tasks as prescribed, directed, and supervised indirectly and/or directly by master’s level speech-language pathologists certificated/licensed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) or licensed by the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA).
QUALIFICATIONS: As set by federal and state laws and regulations governing the provisions of special education and related services to children with disabilities.
Education/Certification/Registrations:
-Bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university
-Yearly registration through Arkansas Board of Examiner in Speech Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA) for
Medicaid billing
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
Knowledge of:
- Proving quality speech-language therapy to students with disabilities individually or in groups under supervision from supervising speech-language pathologist
- Accurately collecting data from therapy sessions
- Confidentiality of all information concerning students with disabilities
- Technology
Ability to:
- Assist speech-language pathologist with therapies
- Communicate effectively in oral and written form
- React with flexibility to unexpected schedule changes and sensitivity to changing situations and student needs
- Maintain cooperative work relationships
- Follow all rules of confidentiality when working with and accessing student information.
- Organize and maintain accurate records that are easily accessed when requested by the public or state agency
- Effectively use technology
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Provide routine maintenance/generalization tasks as prescribed by the supervising speech-language pathologist.
- Follow IEPs, therapy schedules, and therapy protocols developed by the supervising speech-language pathologist
- Document student progress toward meeting established goals and/or objectives as stated in the student’s individualized education program, and report this information to the supervising speech-language pathologist.
- Assist speech-language pathologist during assessment of students, such as those judged to be difficult to test.
- Assist with informal documentation (e.g., tallying notes for the speech-language pathologist to use), prepare materials, and assist with other clerical duties as directed by the supervising speech-language pathologist.
- Assist SLP in performing checks and maintenance of assistive technology equipment.
- Participate with the speech-language pathologist in professional development trainings
- Assist the speech-language pathologist with getting students to/from therapy sessions.
- Assist in the creation of therapy materials and/or classroom visual schedules/materials for student with disabilities
- Any other duties as assigned by the supervising speech-language pathologist
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