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HSMC
Palmer, Massachusetts

Early Intervention Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathologist Top 25% in Speech Language PathologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

USD 70000 - USD 74000 - yearly

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Company Description

About Us

Our Early Intervention programs provide services to families with children birth to 3 years of age with developmental delays or at risk for developmental delays. The primary focus of early intervention is to provide education, training, and support to families to help their children learn and grow. We provide services in the home, at our early intervention centers, and in the community.

  • Make a difference in the lives of young children and families!
  • Full Time, Part Time, and FFS Positions Available
  • $5,000 sign on bonus
  • Monthly performance-based incentives

Job Description

  • Responsibilities:
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all areas of infant-toddler development.
  • Utilize a parent coaching model in work with families.
  • Participate in screenings, assessments, child groups, parent groups, center visits, and home visits as a member of a trans-disciplinary team.
  • Provide home-based services to families across the catchment area.

Collaborate with community providers to ensure continuity of services for families including child care providers, medical providers, social service agencies, and specialty providers serving children with autism or hearing/vision loss.

Provide service coordination to assigned caseload including coordinating the development, monitoring, and review of the Individual Family Service Plan.

Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from a graduate program of a college or university.

Current licensure in Speech Pathology by the Massachusetts Board of Registration for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech and Hearing Association or Clinical Fellowship Year candidate.

  • Two (2) years of pediatric experience preferred
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Working knowledge of Word, Excel, Adobe, and Office365 including Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams.
  • Ability to use computer-based technology including a computer/laptop and cell phone
  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation is required.
  • Bilingual/Bicultural candidates encouraged to apply
  • Additional Information

Benefits

  • Competitive wages and compensation
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance plans
  • Flexible spending account
  • Retirement plan with employer contribution
  • Productivity bonus for salaried staff
  • Generous time off, including vacation, personal, and sick time
  • Paid holiday time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Voluntary Benefits

Please visit our website at www.criterionchild.com to learn more about our organization!

Selection for employment is made regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, martial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, handicap, genetic information, someone who is a member of, applies to perform, or has an obligation to perform, service in a uniformed military service of the United States, including the National Guard, on the basis of that membership, application or obligation; veteran status, or any other bases protected by law. Criterion Child Enrichment participates in E-Verify.

Compensation: USD 70000 - USD 74000 - yearly

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

ScreeningAssessmentTrans-disciplinary team collaborationMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Excel

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Early Intervention Speech Language Pathologist at HSMC a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,328 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, 3% are remote, 75% have no call, 90% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$72k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k 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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Salary Distribution16 jobs · 13 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks14 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
57%
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
7% this job
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 6,328 Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Palmer

Purchasing power

$72,870–$77,034/yr

At national-average prices · Before taxes

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$348k≈ 5.0× annual pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

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

Ratios use the advertised annual pay range’s lower bound, before taxes. Regional prices are not a personal budget.

Peer group: speech language pathologist · speech-language pathology · Full-time · hours not stated · Pay composition not stated. National listings with usable annual USD pay and local data, posted within 180 days of the 2026-09-22 snapshot. Rankings use lower pay bounds; higher percentiles mean more favorable comparisons. Only the same rent observation month is compared.

Ratings need at least 30 other listings, five employers and three locations; no employer may contribute over 35%. Strong: top quarter; Typical: middle half; Weaker: bottom quarter. Missing ratings mean insufficient comparable data, not a poor offer. These are offer comparisons, not city grades.

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About HSMC

Business Consulting and Services
Milford, Massachusetts
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, and vision insurance plans
Flexible spending account
Retirement plan with employer contribution
Productivity bonus for salaried staff
Generous time off, including vacation, personal, and sick time
Paid holiday time off
Professional development opportunities
Voluntary benefits