Speech Language Pathology Assistant

Position:  Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

• $48,205 - $68,054 annually, Depending on Experience
• Encompass Child Development Center, 9050 384th Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065
• FT 40 hours per week with benefits; 51 weeks per year
• Medical + HSA/Dental/Vision
• Company paid Life/AD&D, EAP, Wellness
• IRA & IRA Matching
• Vacation/Sick Leave
• 11 Paid Holidays, plus bonus week of company PTO

Our Pediatric Therapy Team is hiring a Speech Language Pathology Assistant! Join our team of providers and our mission as we partner with families to build healthy foundations and community where all children thrive.

You will be joining a team that is focused on holistic care to meet the critical individual needs of the developing child and support for the family. You will be working with a team of providers offering multidisciplinary care in a community that connects with, encourages, and builds relationships with one another.

SCOPE: The Speech Language Pathologist Assistant is responsible for the implementation of treatment plans developed by supervising SLP for children age birth to eight years old in a clinic or community-based program setting. This includes participating in a multi-disciplinary team with Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Therapists, Public Health Nurses and Special Educators monitoring treatment progress, and participating with team members two times per month at clinical pediatric meetings. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Professional interaction with one or more supervising SLPs during weekly one on ones
• Review of completed documentation on children to be added to caseload prior to start of service
• Providing direct therapy services addressing treatment goals developed by the supervising SLP to meet the needs of the client, including offering parent participation during treatment to encourage parent involvement and training.
• Monitor treatment progress by administering and scoring screenings for clinical interpretation by the SLP
• Participate with team members on a regular basis and provide inter-disciplinary consultations with other therapists as needed
• Complete written daily treatment notes to document services rendered
• Maintain records on each child as mandated to monitor progress
• Monitor and track caseload requirements with on-going new referrals
• Participate in staff development/training opportunities
• Attend Bi-monthly team meetings
• Developing low tech AAC materials and programming high tech AAC devices as needed
• Commuting to our Early Learning Center to provide group-based speech therapy to preschool students using both pull-out and push-in service delivery models and collaborating with their teachers as needed
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: 

• Valid Washington DOH Certified Speech and Language Pathology Assistant license
• Pass Washington State DSHS criminal history and background check and FBI fingerprint check if not in state for more than the past 3 years
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination
• Preferred: At least one year of pediatric experience

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Required within 90 days of hire:

• First aid and CPR card

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is an active job requiring lifting of up to 50 lbs, frequently squatting, sitting on the floor and active work with children. Incumbent may come into contact with bodily fluid.

Encompass is a private non‐profit serving the Snoqualmie Valley and Issaquah communities for over 50 years. Our mission is to partner with families to build healthy foundations for children. We believe what happens early in life matters. We offer high quality, leading edge early childhood educational and therapeutic services to all children in our communities.

Encompass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on gender, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.

The information in this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees in this job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.