Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsFull-time

Listed compensation

$70,000 a year

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

As a Speech-Language Pathologist with The Menta Education Group, you will work with students to provide speech-language assistance in accordance with the students’ IEP’s.

  • 904 N Hard Rd, Gillespie, IL 62033
  • 7:30am-3:00pm CT, Monday-Friday, following a school calendar
  • Direct Hire with our school: Return school year after school year (no annual contract)

Responsibilities

Supervise students, in groups and individually, monitoring behavior to ensure that it aligns with programmatic expectations.

  • Provide educational direction and support for students at times of confusion, frustration & emotional upset.
  • Develop and update IEP goals and progress reports for student caseload.
  • Provide Speech-Language related service minutes as dictated on the IEP.
  • Maintain accurate related service logs updated weekly.
  • Compensated Intrastate Travel Required

Qualifications

Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an ASHA accredited university program.

Current Speech-Language Pathology License from IDFPR

Clinical Competency Certification (CCC) preferred, but Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) welcomed.

Compensation & Benefits

In accordance with the Pay Transparency amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, information about pay ranges and employee benefits can be found at the following links:

Full Time Employee Benefits Overview

Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off (PTO); and a 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match. For more information visit:

menta.com

Compensation Information

menta.com

Please refer to the "Student Services" section for this position's category.

$38,000 - $70,000 a year

  • Menta Academy Gillespie
  • 904 N Hard Road, Gillespie, IL 62033
  • PK-21 Special Education

The staff at Menta Academy Gillespie is dedicated to seeing that each child reaches their potential in becoming 3-C Ready: College Ready, Career Ready, and Citizenship Ready.

Educational services are intended to meet both the developmental and individual learning needs of each student. Classrooms are designed to be active learning environments where young people have the opportunity to experience educational and behavioral success on a daily basis.

Students Served: PK-21

Professional Associations And/or Partnerships

The Menta Education Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC, CASE, Autism Speaks, ASBA, AAPSEC, AASA, CCSSO, SEAA, ASCD, and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Menta Education Group (“Menta”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression), color, national origin, religion, age, pregnancy or related conditions, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis protected under federal, state or local law.

Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact Menta’s office.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

IEP developmentStudent supervisionBehavioral monitoringEducational supportProgress reportingService documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist at Confidential Employer 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 6,763 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 45% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
22%
Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Gillespie

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$139k≈ 2.0× annual pay
Median resident rent
$750/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL 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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Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
403(b) retirement plan
Employer match