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Eagle Butte, South Dakota

Speech-Language Therapist

CounselorNo callNo weekendsPart-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Job Type: Part-Time / School-Year Schedule
  • Location: BIE Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School, 122 East Street, Eagle Butte, South Dakota
  • Schedule: 3 days per week, 8 hours per day, for 44 weeks during the school year

Requirements

Current, valid, and unrestricted South Dakota license to independently practice Speech-Language Therapy, with applicable professional certification.

Minimum 2 years of school-based Speech-Language Therapy experience, including work with students with special needs.

Experience developing, implementing, monitoring, and updating IEPs.

Strong knowledge of South Dakota and Federal special education requirements, evaluations, eligibility, and timelines.

Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to complete required background/security clearance. Experience with Native American students is preferred.

Duties

  • Provide speech-language therapy to special education students in accordance with their IEPs.
  • Conduct evaluations and reevaluations, prepare reports, and develop or update IEPs.
  • Monitor student goals, maintain accurate therapy records, and document student progress.

Participate in IEP/eligibility meetings and coordinate with teachers, parents, Special Education staff, and school leadership.

Provide consultation, staff/parent guidance, and recommendations for appropriate therapeutic equipment and resources.

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech-language therapy to special education students and manage their individual education plans. Conduct evaluations, monitor student progress, and collaborate with school staff and parents.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

IEP developmentStudent evaluationRecord keepingDocumentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech-Language Therapist at Ladgov a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,851 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 38% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $66k–$86k)310 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingSouth Dakota index 88.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in South Dakota21 active7,907 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 38% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
12%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,851 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Eagle Butte

Median resident rent
$611/mo
Residents’ average commute
10 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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