Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPA)

Job Title: Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)

Reports to: Director of Student Services

Salaried or Hourly: Hourly

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Normal Work Hours: 40 hours/week

Salary: $17 - $19.00/hr DOE

About Us:
The Vanguard School is currently seeking a detail-oriented and tech-savvy Administrative Assistant to join our team on a temporary basis. This position is ideal for someone looking to gain experience in a supportive work environment.

What are Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)?

The School Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) serves as a member of student services team, and is authorized to perform tasks prescribed, directed, and supervised by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), in implementing services for children/students with speech, language, cognitive, voice, oral-muscular, augmentative/alternative communication disorders, and hearing impairments. (1CCR 301-37, 4.11)

What may speech-language pathology assistants do?

All activities performed by the SLPA are under the supervision and direction of a certified SLP. The following tasks may be conducted by the SLPA (under the direction and supervision of the SLP):

• Follow through with interventions based on the IEP that were developed by the SLP and the IEP team.
• Implement lesson plans and activities designed by the SLP and based on IEP goals and objectives.
• Provide interventions through a variety of service delivery models developed by the SLP and the IEP team such as integrative, in-class therapy, or pull-out.
• Assist the SLP in making instructional materials.
• Collect data as designed by the SLP and report this information to the SLP for interpretation (e.g., tally data for the SLP to use in preparing charts, records, or graphs).
• Assist with clerical duties and departmental operations, such as preparing materials and scheduling activities as directed by the SLP.
• Perform checks and maintenance of equipment after being trained by the SLP.
• Support the SLP in research projects, in-service trainings, and public relations programs.
• Perform school-wide speech-language, preschool, kindergarten, and hearing screenings without interpretation.
• Attend parent or IEP meetings as an observer.
• Attend professional development for renewal of authorization status.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• PERA Retirement

DISCLAIMERS

• You are required to disclose relevant issues related to criminal history, employment history, and licensure history in order to apply.
• All employees must submit to and pass a CBI / FBI fingerprint background check as a condition of employment.
• The Vanguard School is subject to all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or ancestry in its programs and activities.
• Applicants who upload a copy of their transcripts or certifications to their application may choose to redact any dates included on the transcripts or certifications, including date of birth and dates of attendance/graduation/completion. An un-redacted copy will be requested if an employment offer is extended. In addition, submitted resumés may also exclude dates of attendance or graduation for high school and/or post-secondary education.

What credentials are available for SLPAs from the Colorado Department of Education?

A school SLPA shall hold a bachelor’s degree in speech communication, speech-language pathology or communication disorders, speech sciences, or a bachelor’s degree in any other field with 24 credits in speech language hearing sciences, from an accepted institution of higher education with approval by an official transcript review by the Department.

AND

The school SLPA shall have successfully completed a school speech-language pathology assistant program or equivalent that meets or exceeds recommended guidelines established by a national association of speech-language-hearing professionals.

AND

A school SLPA shall have successfully completed a minimum of 100 clock-hours of a school-based practicum, under the supervision of a nationally certified SLP