Speech Language Pathologist
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.
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
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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