SLP Assistant

Job Description

Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist Assistants starting at $78,000

Speech-Language Pathologist Assistants starting at $73,000

• All starting amounts include a $5,000 Liberty County Stipend. The starting amount for a Bilingual SLP includes a $5,000 Bilingual Stipend.

The mission of IL Texas is to prepare students for exceptional leadership roles in the international community by emphasizing servant leadership, mastering the English, Spanish, and Chinese languages, and strengthening the mind, body and character.

Primary Purpose : Plan and provide speech-language pathology services to students with speech, fluency, voice, or language disorders under supervision of licensed SLP.

Qualifications :

Education / Certification :

Bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology from an accredited college or university

Valid Texas license as a speech-language pathologist assistant granted by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (TDLR)

Special Knowledge / Skills :

Ability to use the accepted tests and measurements to assess communication disorders and conditions

Knowledge of evaluation, habilitation, and rehabilitation of speech-language disorders and conditions

Ability to instruct and manage student behavior

Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Major Responsibilities and Duties :

Therapy

Consultation

Student Management

Program Management

Additional Duties : Any and all other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

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 non-ambulatory students

Environment : Exposure to biological hazards, bacteria, and communicable diseases; may require charter wide travel

Mental Demands : Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under pressure