Speech-language therapy assistant, Kaiāwhina haumanu reo-kōrero
Also known as
- Communication support worker
Speech-language therapy assistants help speech-language therapists assess and treat patients.
Your pay could be
$51K
Lower
$54K to $69K
Most common
$87K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Speech-language therapy assistants
- usually work regular business hours but may work evenings
- usually work in hospitals, health centres, schools and rest homes and may travel locally
- need to be methodical, responsible and communicate well
Tasks
- Implement therapeutic programmes to improve patient functioning.
- Maintain medical records.
- Prepare medical instruments or equipment for use.
- Perform clerical work in medical settings.
- Prepare medical reports or documents.
- Develop patient therapy programmes.
- Administer screening tests to determine abilities or treatment needs.
- Monitor medical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Teach medical procedures to health care personnel.
You usually need experience to become a speech-language therapy assistant and a qualification may be useful.
You may need
- experience in similar work
- a New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3)
- a bachelor's degree in speech and language therapy or pathology
- a driver licence
- to pass a police check
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 2 or University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
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