2026-2027 Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Job Title: Speech-Language Assistant

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt Reports to: Speech-Language Pathology Supervisor Pay Grade: Commences with experience Dept.: School Campuses assigned: Date Revised: 02/05/2001

Primary Purpose Provide speech-language pathology services to students with speech, voice, or language disorders. Provide therapeutic intervention to eliminate or reduce problems or impairments that interfere with their students ability to derive full benefit from the educational program.

Qualifications Education Certification Valid Texas license as a speech-language pathologist assistant granted by the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (SBESLP) Bachelors degree Valid Texas Education Agency speech therapy certificate

Special Knowledge and 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

Experience One year of supervised clinical speech-language pathology experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Therapy

• Provide appropriate individual and group therapy to students consistent with speech and language goals contained in Individual Education Plans (IEP) written by speech supervisor.
• Consultation • Counsel and involve parents in remedial process. • Collaborate with classroom teachers to plan and implement classroom activities to improve communication skills of students. • Provide professional development in assigned schools to help school personnel identify and understand communication deficits in students. • Communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents regarding the accomplishment of therapy goals and needs of the student. Student Management • Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the maturity level and interests of students. • Establish control and administer discipline according to the Student Code of Conduct and student handbook. Program Management • Assist in the selection of equipment and instructional materials. Administration • Comply with policies established by federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and board policy. • Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations. • Participate in professional development activities to improve skills related to job assignment.

Working Conditions Mental Demands

• Maintain emotional control under stress.

Physical Demands

• Regular districtwide travel to multiple work locations as assigned.
• Moderate lifting and carrying.
• May be required to lift and transfer students to and from wheelchair or assist with positioning students with physical disabilities.

Environmental Factors Supervisors of licensed speech-language assistants must be licensed by SBESLPA as speech-language pathologists. A person with a TEA certificate who is not licensed may not be a supervisor of a licensed speech-language pathology assistant.