Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Early Intervention
Listed compensation
$56/hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
$3,000 Sign On Bonus Offered!
Powerback Pediatrics offers high-quality early intervention services for infants and toddlers in natural environments, serving the Greater Chicago area!
Why Powerback?
Benefits
We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to Full-Time team members. We offer Dental and Vision to Part-Time team members.
- Paid Time Off: We offer generous paid time off to Full-Time and Part-Time team members.
- Support for New Grads: Our Powerback Clinical Mentorship Program kicks off on day one, helping you learn from the best in the field.
- Continuing Education: Keep growing with free CEUs through Medbridge.
Travel Program: Our Journey Travel Program allows you to work across the U.S. with the security of a full-time role.
Perks at Powerback: Enjoy exclusive discounts on a variety of services. Earn rewards through our PowerZone Employee Recognition Program, and expand your expertise with our Clinicians in Action professional development program.
Responsibilities
Our Early Intervention Speech Language Pathologists provide and direct speech therapy services to children aged birth to three, including assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, related documentation, and communication.
- Provides occupational therapy services to children aged birth to three.
- Performs evaluations and assessments and makes updates to the IFSP.
- Establishes treatment schedule and delivers services as mandated in the IFSP.
- Participates in family and caregiver education.
Qualifications
They must possess a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders or similarly titled area that is consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
They must possess or be eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or be eligible to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow, or ASHA clinical fellowship (CF status).
The Speech Language Pathologist must be licensed, certified or credentialed, as required in the state of practice.
- Early Intervention Temporary or Full Credential.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Effective leadership and customer relationship skills.
- Ability to exercise mature judgment with initiative in analyzing and solving problems.
- Treats all clients with dignity, compassion, empathy and respect.
- Proven track record with high volume workloads.
Posted Salary Range
USD $51.00 - USD $56.00 /Hr.
Bonus
USD $3,000.00
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 48% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$111k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $111k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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