1247 Speech-Language Assistant - Early Childhood/Elementary (Sioux City and surrounding area)

Posting # 1247 Speech-Language Assistant - Early Childhood/Elementary (Sioux City and surrounding area)

Posting date: July 8, 2025

Closing date:  Interviews begin the week of July 21, 2025, with applications being accepted until the positions are filled

Starting date:  July 15, 2025

Location: Sioux City and surrounding area

Region:  West

Northwest AEA is seeking speech-language assistants to serve early childhood and elementary students in the Sioux City area. Those with a desire to serve children and help them reach their full potential are encouraged to apply. All full-time employees receive competitive pay and excellent insurance benefits.

Overview

Northwest AEA provides visionary leadership and quality, student-centered services through relationships with families, schools, and communities. In short, our focus can be summed up in these four words: Inspiring Learning. Changing Lives. 

Our vision is to be the first contact for timely and ongoing support to improve the performance outcomes and well-being of all learners.

About the Agency

Northwest AEA provides special education and school improvement services to 34 public school districts and 32 accredited, non-public schools. The agency serves 45,000 students and more than 5000 educators in a 10-county area of Northwest Iowa (Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O'Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury, Ida, Monona, and Crawford). 

Our headquarters is located at 5800 Discovery Blvd., near the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, with regional offices in Cherokee, Denison, Le Mars, Onawa, and Sioux Center.

Why Northwest AEA?

Our vision, mission, and anchors guide our actions. Staff at Northwest AEA believe that what they do inspires learning and leads to changed lives for the students, staff, and families we serve. Our work is anchored in building positive, professional relationships with stakeholders and with one another. We embrace responsiveness in how we serve so that students, staff, and families can see improved results.

Job Summary 

This role, in partnership with educators, families and communities, integrates provision of certain language, articulation, voice and fluency activities as assigned by the supervising speech-language pathologist.

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma

Essential Functions:
 

• Provide prescribed speech and language practice to designated students under the direct supervision of appropriate authorized speech-language pathologists.


• Follow treatment plans designated by the supervising speech-language pathologist using appropriate materials.


• Report and document student performance to the supervising speech language pathologist.


• Meet with the supervising speech language pathologist as directed by state guidelines to discuss student progress, receive direction for upcoming sessions, and exchange information.


• Use available technology to complete and disseminate appropriate documentation of activities and results.


• Other duties as assigned.

 Skills and Abilities 

• Cultural competence and sensitivity


• Technology Integration


• Collaboration and Teamwork


• Communication Skills and Documentation


• Time Management

If you are an internal candidate interested in this position you must complete the application process associated with this position.

It is the policy of Northwest Area Education Agency not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact Jerome Schaefer, Equity Coordinator, 5800 Discovery Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa, 51111, 712-222-6114.