Job Posting for Speech Language Pathology Assistant SLPA at Orleans Southwest
The SLP-A will support licensed Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in providing a variety of services in preschool, elementary, middle, and highschool school settings to students with identified Communication disorders. The SLP-A executes specific components of a speech and language program as specified in treatment plans developed by the SLP. Goals and objectives listed on the treatment plan and implemented by the SLPA are only those within their scope of responsibilities and are tasks the SLP has determined the SLPA has the training and skill to perform. The SLP must provide at least the minimum specified level of supervision to ensure the quality of care to all persons served. The amount of supervision may vary and must depend on the complexity of the case and the experience of the assistant. This is a full-time, school-year position in the Support Staff Collective Bargaining Unit with full benefits.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
-Self-identify as SLPAs to families, students, patients, clients, staff, and others. This may be done verbally, in writing, and/or with titles on name badges.
-Exhibit compliance with The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Family Educational Rights and Privacy -Act (FERPA) regulations, reimbursement requirements, and SLPAs' responsibilities.
-Assist the SLP with speech, language, and hearing screenings without clinical interpretation.
-Assist the SLP during assessment of students, patients, and clients exclusive of administration and/or interpretation.
-Follow documented treatment plans or protocols developed by the supervising SLP.
-Document student, patient, and client performance (e.g., tallying data for the SLP to use; preparing charts, records, and graphs) and report this information to the supervising SLP.
-Program and provide instruction in the use of augmentative and alternative communication devices.
-Demonstrate or share information with patients, families, and staff regarding feeding strategies developed and directed by the SLP.
The communities of the OSSU share an enthusiastic commitment to place-based learning, sustainability education, whole child and trauma informed practices, proficiency based learning, and farm to school. Our educators are collaborative, creative, lifelong learners who value rural culture. Our students are connected to nature, each other and their community. We work together toward a vision of flourishing communities sustained by engaged, compassionate, skilled citizens.
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$77,811 to $103,901
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