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Douglas-A-Thom Clinic
Springfield, Massachusetts

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Pay as listed: $71k-$76k · Springfield, Massachusetts · pays below the median of 12 Speech Language Pathologist listings (23rd percentile).

Listed compensation

$71k-$76k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

This position offers a salary range of $71,000 to $76,000. Actual pay will be based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity working with the pediatric population (children birth to 3 years)? Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of families? Thom Child & Family Services located in Springfield, MA is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to join their team.

As an Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologist, you will be responsible for providing home and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers who have or are at risk for developmental delays and their families in both their homes and community settings.

You will partner with parents/caregivers to ensure service delivery is individualized, meaningful for the family, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Through this collaborative process, you ensure families’ priorities, needs, culture, and values are prioritized.

Thom Child & Family Services offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:

  • Flexible Schedules: FT, PT (minimum 6 hours) Per Diem, and family hours
  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, including Fitness Benefits and Wellness Incentive Program
  • Generous vacation and personal time
  • Sick time (96 hours every year)
  • Professional Development/Conference time
  • Paid holiday (12 paid holidays)
  • 403(b) with employer matching
  • Section 125 flexible benefits plan (Medical and dependent care)
  • Thom Sponsored Health Reimbursement Account
  • Employer-sponsored Long-term disability insurance
  • Employer-sponsored Life Insurance
  • Employer-sponsored Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Productivity Bonus Plan
  • Opportunity for scholarship through Fazzio scholarship and Thom Academy
  • Paid professional license renewal fees.
  • Clinical supervision, orientation program, mentoring and team support.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Employer issued laptop and cell phone

Other Optional Benefits

1. Short-term Disability Insurance

2. Accident Insurance

  • Cancer Insurance

Position Responsibilities

1. Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the client’s developmental status.

2. Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and progress.

3. Provide child and family centered services and activities developmentally appropriate for children birth to three and their families using parent coaching model.

4. Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the intervention plan for each family, ensuring that appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.

5. Partner with families in the development of Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) to identify goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.

6. Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage child's development; assist families to act as advocates for their child.

7. Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence as appropriate using the Thom electronic documentation system.

8. Provide individual and group intervention for infants and toddlers from birth to three years old who have developmental delays or who are at risk for delays in the areas of cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.

Position Requirements

  • Current Massachusetts licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA).
  • Or CF eligible
  • Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
  • Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.
  • Commitment to delivering individualized and culturally humble services.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
  • Abide by all confidentiality and professional boundaries standards.
  • Good computer skills as well as strong documentation skills.
  • Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.
  • Bilingual/Bicultural a plus.

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Thom Child and Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, or any other status protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist provides home and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays. They collaborate with families to develop and implement individualized intervention plans using a parent coaching model.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Massachusetts licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist or be CF eligible. A Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA) is required, along with strong communication skills and reliable transportation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Speech-language pathologyPediatric careMultidisciplinary team assessmentIndividualized family service plansDevelopmental screeningTherapeutic relationship buildingAdvocacyCultural humility

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist at Douglas-A-Thom Clinic a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,729 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 7.1
Among the best 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,729 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k≈ 4.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,853/mo≈ 31% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Douglas-A-Thom Clinic

Individual and Family Services
Framingham, Massachusetts
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedules (FT, PT, Per Diem)
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Fitness Benefits and Wellness Incentive Program
Generous vacation and personal time
Sick time (96 hours every year)
Professional Development/Conference time
12 paid holidays
403(b) with employer matching