Primary Purpose:
Provide speechlanguage pathology services to students as directed by a supervising State Board of Examiners for SpeechLanguage Pathology and Audiology (SBESPLA) licensed SpeechLanguage Pathologist.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Bachelors degree in communicative science and disorders
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Strong communication organizational and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of speechlanguage disorders and conditions
Experience:
Fifty hours of clinical observation and assisting experience as required for licensure
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Therapy
- Conduct speech language and hearing screening as directed by the supervising licensed speechlanguage pathologist.
- Implement the treatment program or the individual education plan (IEP) as designed by the supervising licensed speechlanguage pathologist.
- Conduct carryover activities to transfer a students newly acquired communication ability to other contexts and situations.
- Represent speech pathology at the admission review and dismissal (ARD) Committee as directed by the supervising speechlanguage pathologist.
- Conduct observations and prepare clinical materials.
Consultation
- Work with classroom teachers to implement classroom activities to improve communication skills of students.
Student Management
- Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for maturity level and interests of students.
- Establish control and administer discipline according to the Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.
Program Management
- Compile maintain and file all reports records and other documents required including maintaining clinical records in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations.
- Comply with policies established by federal and state laws State Board of Education rule and board policy. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Standard testing equipment; standard office equipment including computer and peripherals
Posture: Frequent sitting kneeling/squatting bending/stooping pushing/pulling and twisting
Motion: Frequent walking grasping/squeezing wrist flexion/extension
Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (under 15 pounds) occasional heaving lifting 45 pounds or more) and positioning of students with physical disabilities; controlling behavior through physical restraint; assisting nonambulatory students
Environment: Exposure to biological hazards bacteria and communicable diseases; may require districtwide travel
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under pressure