Job Description
This position will be for the 2024-2025 school year.
Primary Purpose: Provide speech-language pathology services to students as sanctioned by the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (SBESPLA) and with appropriate supervision and training from a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Qualifications: The assistant may represent Special Education and Speech-Language Pathology at ARD meetings after 3 years of experience as an assistant in the school setting and written documentation from the supervisor.
Education/Certification: Bachelor's degree in communicative science and disorders
Texas license as Licensed Assistant in Speech-Language Pathology
Special Knowledge/Skills: Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of handicapping conditions in IDEA
Knowledge of speech-language disorders and conditions
Knowledge of augmentative communication tools and devices
Knowledge of assistive communication strategies, tools, and devices
Experience: Twenty-five hours of clinical observation and twenty-five hours assisting experience as required for licensure
Major Responsibilities and Duties: Therapy - At the direction of the supervising Speech-Language Pathologist and with appropriate training, the assistant shall: - Conduct or participate in speech, language, and/or hearing screening with the appropriate training and as directed by the supervising licensed speech-language pathologist.
- Implement the treatment program or the individual education plan (IEP) designed by the licensed speech-language pathologist.
- Provide carry-over activities to transfer a student's newly acquired communication ability to other contexts and situations.
- Collect data.
- Maintain clinical records.
- Prepare clinical materials.
Consultation - Work with classroom teacher to implement classroom activities to improve communication skills of students.
Student Management - Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for maturity level and interest of students.
- Establish control and follow discipline procedures according to the Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.
Program Management - The assistant may present IEP goals and objectives that have been developed by the supervisor and reviewed with the parent by the supervisor.
- The assistant may attend with written approval of the supervisor, a student's annual review ARD if the assistant provides services to the student
- 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.
- Provided a minimum of 8 hours per month supervision ( at least 4 hours direct supervision)
- Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Other duties as assigned by the Director of Atascosa-McMullen Cooperative
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including computer and peripherals, assistive technology tools and devices, augmentative communication equipment and devices.
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 non-ambulatory 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
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