SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANT

Midwest City, OK
United States

JOB DESCRIPTION: SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANT
SALARY SCHEDULE: SCHEDULE HHIII
DEPARTMENT: SPECIAL SERVICES
FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT
SAFETY-SENSITIVE: YES
POSITION SUMMARY:

To work in cooperation with appropriate district administrators, teachers, parents, and students. The Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA) shall be responsible for providing, under the direction of a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), intervention services for students with speech, language, and hearing disorders, helping students to access the general education curriculum.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides direct and indirect therapy to students with disabilities under the supervision of an ASHA Certified Speech Language Pathologist:

Assist with Speech-Language and Hearing Screenings (without interpretation)

Maintains appropriate speech therapy records (documentation, schedules, daily plans, progress notes, etc.) developed by the supervising speech-language pathologist.

Communicates with educational and related services staff, parents, speech pathologists, and other professionals concerned with the student's educational progress.

Assist the team in determining assistive technology/augmentative communication device needs and maintenance of equipment.

Maintain and submit information/records, including progress reports for all students.

Participate in multidisciplinary meetings to address student goals and needs, ensuring compliance with IDEA requirements.

Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with administrators and school staff.

The immediate supervisor may assign additional duties.

Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Special Services.