SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST 2026-2027 School Year

Speech-Language PathologistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$48/hr

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Job Description

POSITION: SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST 2026-2027 School Year

STATUS: PRN, up to 29 hours per week

PAY: $48/hr

REPORTS TO: Testing Supervisor

LOCATION: St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, St. Charles County

Requirements

Qualifications

  • Master's degree from accredited school
  • Licensed in the state of Missouri

ASHA Certification

  • Experience in providing Speech and Language evaluations and treatment to children and/or adolescents.
  • Able to utilize personal computer to submit reports in a timely manner

Position Summary

The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates speech and language skills for children and adolescents and provides appropriate treatment/interventions to improve upon deficit areas.

Responsibilities

To provide a comprehensive and professional assessment of each child's strengths and weaknesses as they relate to speech and language issues.

To develop appropriate IEP therapy goals to access the general education curriculum and/or private therapy goals in order to assist the family in reaching realistic goals for treatment.

  • To develop a treatment plan and update the plan as appropriate.
  • To work as part of an educational team and establish rapport with school staff and parents.
  • To support Partner School Staff by providing expertise, input and advice in the areas of speech and language issues.
  • To maintain adequate progress notes for IEP goals, insurance and other stakeholders.
  • To write IEP goals, present level of performance, and quarterly progress notes as assigned by school staff.

To follow the Partner School's calendar with regular attendance and notify the school staff and MLC staff in case of an absence. In addition, student's IEP minutes would need to be made up in a timely manner and documented.

  • To maintain contact with other professionals to ensure coordinated treatment efforts.
  • To submit billing in a timely manner.
  • Any other duties as specified by the supervisor and/or school staff.

More about Miriam Learning Center: Miriam Learning Center is a leading provider of special education services in the St. Louis area for students age 2 to 18, catering to students with diagnosed or undiagnosed diverse learning needs.

Annually, we support nearly 1600 children, offering tailored services that enable students to realize their potential and thrive within their current school environments. Whether students require in-school assistance or after-school support, Miriam Learning Center strives to meet their individual needs.

Additionally, Miriam collaborates with over 100 local schools, providing them with access to our expert staff and resources. Through teacher training and consultation services, we help schools implement best practices when serving students with special needs, fostering inclusive and supportive learning environments.

Our special educational staffing division fills vacancies in schools; ensuring students receive vital interventions. Comprehensive evaluation services provide an economical solution to test IDEA eligible students or to obtain medical diagnoses and recommendations.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech EvaluationLanguage TreatmentIEP DevelopmentChild AssessmentTeam CollaborationCommunication SkillsReport WritingTreatment PlanningParent InteractionProfessional ExpertiseTimely BillingEducational Support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST 2026-2027 School Year at Miriam School and Learning Center 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.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 43% have no call, 57% 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 Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs

7
<$120k
4
$120k-135k
8
$135k-150k
7
$150k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
73%
Sign-on bonus
9%
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Pivot Home Health · Brighton, Colorado

$166k – $193k
#2

Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist - CPMC Van Ness Campus

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$65.01-$91.01/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) On-Call

$65-$70/hr
#4

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRN

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+ 37 more · ranked by pay

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.

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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