Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant (10 Month)

Summary

Assists students with special communicative needs to use the maximum communication possible. The employee is responsible for assisting identified speech-language delayed/impaired students to achieve their communicative potential both receptively through listening comprehension and/or expressively through oral expression.

Required education, training, and experience

Associates Degree in Speech-Language Pathology Assisting

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, normal communication development, phonetics, developmental psychology, various types of disabilities seen in students and various speech-language disorders and approaches to therapeutic educational intervention, and roles of supervising speech-language pathologists and assistants
• Administer screening protocols
• Escort students to and from testing or therapy area
• Administer therapeutic treatment protocols written by the speech-language pathologist
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and other professionals to meet the needs of students
• Obtain case histories and complete observation checklists
• Manage behavior using appropriately designed management techniques
• Summarize and record target behavior during therapy sessions
• Perform clerical and administrative functions
• Prepare and maintain accurate student data and records
• Tabulate and score tests
• Arrange the clinical-educational setting to maintain a safe and positive environment.
• Manage, operate, program, and/or monitor clinical-educational equipment and materials, including assistive listening devices, augmentative communication devices, voice equipment, and computer-based equipment and software
  
  

Physical environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, etc. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally; and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations. There may be changing priorities and interruptions during the workday.
  
  

• Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, composite characteristics of data, people, or things.
  
  
• Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to subordinates or assistants.
  
  
• Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, contracts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, policies, etc. using prescribed formats.
  
  
• Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form.
  
  
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal, and counseling terminology.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, at any time.