Speech and Language Assistant

2 months ago

Agassiz, Canada Seabird Island Band Full time

**Position Summary**

The Speech and Language Assistant will work directly under licensed speech pathologists, aiding them in their daily responsibilities to provide a range of clinical services that focus on promoting communication, language and speech that contributes to a client/patient’s overall cognitive, physical, social and emotional well-being.

**This is a Term Position with an end date of April 12th, 2024, with a possibility of extension.**

**Success profile**

What does it take to be successful working at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- ** Frequent Interaction with Others**: The job requires a strong “people orientation”, versus a task orientation. The job will comfortably deal with multiple interruptions on a continual basis, always maintaining a friendly interface with others.
- **Ethical**: Maintains and promotes individual and organizational integrity and values in conduct of all activities.
- **Effective Communicator**: Demonstrates open, honest, and respectful written and verbal communication.
- **Proactive Thinking**: the ability to evaluate future implications of current decisions and action; the ability to mentally
create the scenarios and outcomes of situations that could develop from decisions or plans of action.
- **Cultural Practice**: take culturally informed approaches to their day-to-day work.

PRE-SCREENING ASSESSMENT
- Submit your resume and complete our Prevue Assessment simultaneously. The assessment is an integral part of our evaluation process.
- Allow yourself a minimum of 35-40 minutes to complete the assessment.**Work that matters**
Are you looking to start a career where you'll make meaningful connections within the community? Our team is passionate about supporting our community.

Seabird Island is located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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**Benefits and perks**
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary teaching team,
- Equitable hourly rates in accordance with collective agreements, and
- Casual dress code

**What you’ll do**
- Use screening protocols selected by the Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP).
- Assist the SLP during assessments, including but not limited to preparing materials, and performing clerical duties as
requested.
- Implement individual service plans.
- Provide direct services to children, in groups or individually.
- Prepare materials for children’s sessions, home programs and centers.
- Document child’s performance during intervention
- Assist the SLP in in service training, and community education.
- Assist with departmental operations: scheduling, chart preparation, data collection, record keeping, safety precautions, maintenance of supplies/equipment and audio-visual equipment operation.
- Attend staff meetings when required.
- Attend and/or participate in any First Nations activities as requested by the Seabird Island Early Childhood Department
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by your Supervisor, Manager, Director, Executive Director, or Chief & Council.

**What you bring**

**Education**
- Diploma Speech and Language Assistant (SLA) or Communication Disorder Assistant or willing to obtain.

**Experience/Skills**
- Demonstrated ability to work and learn in a fast-paced team environment.
- Experience working in an Early Childhood Development Tram environment.
- Ability to develop and maintain a warm, caring, and responsive relationship with children.
- Demonstrates critical thinking and decision-making skills.
- Excellent organizational and management skills
- Physically able to perform all assigned tasks.

**Requirements**:

- Proficient computer skills with the Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.)
- Proficient interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Ability to agree as well as adhere to Seabird Island Band Human Resources (HR), Finance, and Information Technology (IT) Policies and Procedures, etc.
- Knowledge, respect and understanding of Stó: lō culture, traditions and language or willingness to learn.
- Experience working with First Nations community is considered an asset.
- Valid BC Driver’s License with a clean Driver’s Abstract within the last 5 years.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check

**Reports to**:MCFD Program Supervisor

**Pre-employment screening**
- Employment is conditional upon completing pre-employment screening to ensure a safe and secure work environment in which students, staff, members, families, community, as well as resources, and assets are protected. All background checks, reference checks and criminal record checks are performed in accordance with SIB HR Policy, protecting

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