Speech Language Pathology Assistant at Sky Ranch Academy (Part-Time)

Assist SLPs in conducting individual or group therapy sessions and implement treatment plans.

Assist with speech and language screenings and evaluations, and help gather data on student performance.

Prepare rooms for therapy sessions, gather necessary equipment, and organize therapy materials.

Communicate with students and other professionals to meet the emotional needs of students

Obtain case histories and completes observation checklists

Manage student behavior using appropriately designed management techniques

Summarize and record target behaviors during therapy sessions

Organize and manage student data and records

Manages, operates, programs, and/or monitors equipment and materials

Provide feedback to students and caregivers, and educate them on exercises to improve communication skills.

Work with SLPs, teachers, and other healthcare professionals. 

Additional duties as assigned.

Completion of an Associate’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology Assisting from an accredited institution of higher learning, community college, or equivalent program; or evidence of successful completion of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution as well as evidence of successful completion of courses developed by the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges.

Assistants must achieve a passing score on a competency test approved by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

Previous experience preferred.

Strong interpersonal communication skills, compassion, patience, adaptability, and attention to detail

Ability to operate computer

Thorough knowledge of anatomy and physiology, normal communication development, phonetics, developmental psychology, various types of disabilities seen in school children, and various speech-language disorders and approaches to therapeutic educational intervention, and roles of supervising speech-language pathologists and assistants