Speech Language Pathologist - School SLP
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) with pediatric experience to join a supportive school district in Carlsbad, NM. This is a wonderful opportunity to grow your expertise while making a meaningful difference in students' lives.
The role involves delivering speech and language therapy services to students, helping them overcome communication challenges and succeed academically. If you’re passionate about working with children and committed to student progress, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, diagnose, and treat speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders in students
- Identify appropriate treatment plans and modify them based on student response and clinical indicators
- Educate and support students and their families, tailoring therapy strategies to individual needs
- Maintain thorough, accurate, and timely documentation of sessions and student progress
Requirements
- New Mexico Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) License
- New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) License
- Current BLS/CPR certification
- Minimum of 6 months of recent SLP experience within the last 5 years
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Continuing Education (CE) reimbursement
- Opportunity to make a lasting impact in the school community
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist - School SLP at TheraEd Staffing Group 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
TheraEd Staffing Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 138 active listings.
Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 82% 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 New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Carlsbad
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $290k
- Typical market rent
- $1,658/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.