Speech​/Language Assistant

SPEECH/LANGUAGE ASSISTANT

Contract Period:
Academic‑year position, 186 days per year, non‑exempt, hourly

Supervisor:
Associate Dean of Academics – Special Education Director

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Licensed as a Speech/Language Assistant
• Specific knowledge in articulation, language, fluency, oral motor therapy, and sign language
• Strong communication skills; high degree of confidentiality

• Adapts educational materials and equipment to provide intervention and meet the individual student’s needs.
• Assists with finding or creating therapeutic materials to be used by speech students in the therapy or classroom settings.
• Assists with collecting data on student achievements to assist speech therapists with documenting activities, preparing reports, and updating IEPs.
• Consults with speech therapists and teachers to assist in gathering data.
• Implements instructions developed by speech therapists to implement goals for remediation of speech and language deficits.
• Attends and participates in supervision sessions.
• Supports speech therapists’ schedules by conducting makeup sessions or covering sessions as needed.
• Maintains and prepares a wide variety of manual and electronic materials (e.g., charts, logs, records, and reports) to document activities, provide written reference, convey information, and comply with mandated requirements.
• Sends passes to students, Case Coordinators, etc. via email, Remind, etc.
• Assists speech therapists with the maintenance of augmentative communication devices and equipment to ensure the availability of required tools.
• Assist with planning speech meetings as well as creating the agenda and submitting hours to Frontline.
• Additional duties as assigned by the Special Education Director