Pays $70-$95/hr — Counselor market median is ~$84k (114 jobs)
In-Home Certified Academic Language Therapist
About the Role
In-home academic language therapy for students with dyslexia. Consistent weekly schedule, choose your caseload. $70-$95/hr.
Join Thrive Education Partners as a Certified Academic Language Therapist – In-Home in Nashville, Tennessee. Thrive Education Partners is building a roster of Certified Academic Language Therapists to work with families in the Nashville area. Placements are in-home, on a consistent weekly schedule, with frequency and length set to support genuine therapeutic progress rather than periodic homework help.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $70 - $95/hr.
- Competitive hourly rate
- Consistent recurring weekly schedule
- Opportunities for additional placements
- Professional development and instructional support
- Access to educator network and resources
Work Schedule
- Contract position.
- No weekends required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers weekends off. Work with Thrive Education Partners in Nashville, Tennessee.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver consistent, in-home academic language therapy sessions using a structured, multisensory scope and sequence. Maintain detailed progress data, communicate regularly with families, and coordinate with school staff or outside providers as needed.
Requirements
Candidates must hold current Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) certification and have completed a supervised practicum. A master's degree in education, special education, or speech-language pathology is preferred, along with experience in diagnostic reading assessments.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates In-Home Certified Academic Language Therapist at Thrive Education Partners a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 26% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$172k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $187k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$172k midpoint, that is roughly $7k–$12k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.3/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
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