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Child'sPlay Therapy Center
Pell City, Alabama

School-Based Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistContract

Listed compensation

$32-$55/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Child'sPlay Therapy Center is seeking a passionate and collaborative Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to fill multiple maternity leave positions during the 2026–2027 school year in Pell City. This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician who enjoys working in the school setting and is looking to gain valuable pediatric experience within a supportive and team-oriented environment.

  • What We’re Looking For
  • Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology
  • Active Alabama SLP license or eligibility
  • ASHA CCCs
  • Passion for working with children and collaborating with educational teams
  • Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills

Why Join Child’sPlay?

At Child'sPlay Therapy Center, we value clinicians who are compassionate, flexible, and excited to support children and families. While this position is for a temporary maternity leave assignment, there may be opportunities for continued employment following the assignment, including:

Additional school-based opportunities

Outpatient pediatric clinic positions

Opportunities Within Our Growing Therapy Network

This is a great opportunity for a SLP looking to build school-based experience, explore pediatric settings, or potentially grow into a long-term role with our team.

Requirements

CCC or CF or SLPA

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech and language therapy services to students within a school setting. Collaborate with educational teams to support the developmental needs of children.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pediatric TherapyCollaborationSchool-based Therapy

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 73% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$67k–$114kSpeech-Language Pathology median $137k (middle half $129k–$151k)183 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$102k in purchasing powerAlabama index 88.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Alabama90 active6,957 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 73% no call · 38% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,521 in the last 30 days1,411 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 17 employers
5
<$105k
2
$105k-125k
11
$125k-145k
4
$145k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
74%
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
37%
Relocation assistance
26%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

Kalesta Healthcare Group · Sacramento, California

$72-$80/hr
#2

Pediatric Outpatient Speech Pathologist

MultiCare Health System · Federal Way, Washington

$49.36-$78.25/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$65-$75/hr
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,764 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Pell City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,410/mo
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.