Vacancies for Speech and Language Therapy Assistants
Now, numerous vacancies exist for locally as well as internationally trained speech and language therapy assistants in various parts of the US.
Online, June 18, 2010 (Newswire.com) - In the rehabilitation sector, the job of a speech therapy assistant is a popular and rewarding career option for SLP professionals.
Maximize the Patients' Skills and Abilities
A speech language therapy assistant assists licensed speech pathologists in developing treatment plans and improving the patients' vocal production, speech production and a variety of speech language disorders. Therapy assistants perform a variety of tasks, which include:
• Speech language screenings
• Supervising specified treatment protocol
• Monitoring patients' progress and documenting it
Qualifications Necessary to Practice as SLP Assistants
An associate degree or certification in SLP is the minimum requirement necessary to work as an SLP assistant. The associate degree program you choose must fulfill ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) guidelines. Therapy assistants can advance to become therapists after obtaining the required qualifications.
A wide variety of healthcare settings in the United States now offer permanent, travel, temporary, short term, long term, full time and part time job positions for therapy assistants.
Competitive Salary/Benefit Package
A speech language therapy assistant can earn great pay and associated benefits. Salary-bonus benefit package may vary depending on experience, type of setting and location. In addition, you receive:
• Life insurance
• Excellent medical, vision and dental insurance
• Professional liability insurance
• Short term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid housing
• Relocation expenses
• Immigration processing
• Additional licensure
• Travel allowance
Your Ideal SPLA Job Right Away
To obtain quality experience, find excellent placements via experienced recruiters. They know exactly what therapy assistants are looking for in an ideal position. Understanding your needs, they assist you in finding a suitable position in the right environment, quickly and easily. New graduates as well as experienced speech language therapy assistants, interested in assistant job opportunities, can apply online.
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