Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
Listed compensation
$60 per hour
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
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Job Description
Adelphi is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to provide speech-language assessments, therapy, consultation, and related services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing students at a school setting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The provider will support communication development, language access, and educational participation in accordance with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), applicable state and federal requirements, and professional standards.
Job Quick Facts
- Reference #: EDU-1559-02
- Profession: Allied Health
- Specialty: Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
- Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Facility Type: School
- Job Type: Contract
- Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a. m.-3:45 p. m.; Friday, 8:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m.; excluding a 30-minute lunch daily
- Anticipated Caseload: 40 students
- Anticipated Contract Term: November 1, 2026-June 30, 2027
- Compensation: $60 per hour
Requirements
- Master's degree or higher in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited institution.
- Current New Mexico SLP license and any additional credentials required for services in a New Mexico public educational setting.
- Experience serving school-age students; knowledge of IDEA, IEP processes, school-based related services, and documentation.
- Ability and willingness to communicate effectively with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in an educational environment where ASL is used.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, Deaf culture, ASL, multidisciplinary special education teams, and school-based Medicaid documentation.
- Knowledge of bilingual/bimodal language development and assessment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
Responsibilities
- Conduct evaluations, reevaluations, screenings, and assessments of speech, language, articulation, pragmatics, communication, and listening/auditory access.
- Select and interpret assessments suited to each student's linguistic and communication profile, distinguishing language difference, language deprivation, and disability.
- Provide direct, indirect, individual, group, classroom-based, and consultative services according to student IEPs.
- Develop IEP present levels, goals, accommodations, service recommendations, and progress reports; attend required meetings.
- Adapt assessments and interventions to student communication needs, including visual access, lighting, positioning, and access to interpreters and instructional materials.
- Collaborate with teachers of the Deaf, educational audiologists, interpreters, families, and other educational team members.
- Maintain timely service, attendance, evaluation, and Medicaid/third-party billing documentation; coordinate schedules and report service concerns.
- Protect confidentiality and comply with IDEA, FERPA, HIPAA where applicable, and professional standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 50% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · above average in speech language pathology | ranked against 6,823 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $125k | Speech-Language Pathology median $146k (middle half $133k–$156k)211 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$135k in purchasing power | New Mexico index 92.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Speech-Language Pathology listings in New Mexico | 35 active | 6,952 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 50% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Speech-Language Pathology pay trend | +4.2% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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