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Chandler, Arizona

Student Clinical Placement: Speech Language Pathologist / Speech Language Pathology Assistant

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant

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Job Description

Speech-Language Pathologist/Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Student Clinical Placements

Are you an SLP or SLPA student seeking meaningful, hands-on clinical experience? Arbor Therapy welcomes students enrolled in accredited speech-language pathology and speech-language pathology assistant programs for clinical placements at our outpatient clinics throughout the greater Phoenix area.

Students work alongside experienced clinicians while developing their clinical knowledge, confidence, and professional skills in a supportive, interdisciplinary environment.

  • What You'll Gain at Arbor Therapy
  • Hands-on experience in a private outpatient clinic setting
  • Guidance and supervision from experienced, licensed speech-language pathology professionals
  • Exposure to diverse client populations, diagnoses, and communication needs
  • Experience with evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming practices

Opportunities to participate in evaluations, treatment planning, documentation, caregiver education, and intervention activities, as appropriate for the placement

Exposure to speech, language, social communication, feeding, and augmentative and alternative communication services, depending on placement availability

Collaboration with speech-language, occupational, physical, and feeding therapy professionals

Preferred Qualifications

  • Current enrollment in an accredited SLP or SLPA program
  • Completion of all educational and clinical prerequisites required by your program
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
  • Interest in supporting clients with diverse communication needs
  • Willingness to learn, accept feedback, and take initiative
  • Ability to meet the scheduling and hour requirements of the assigned placement
  • Placement Requirements
  • Before beginning a clinical placement, students must provide:
  • Current CPR certification
  • Valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
  • Current Article 9 certification

Any additional documentation or training required by Arbor Therapy, the student's educational program, or applicable funding sources

How to Apply

Please submit your resume through this job posting for consideration. In the screening questions, provide your school and program, anticipated placement dates, required number of clinical hours, and preferred Arbor Therapy location.

Placements are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are not confirmed until all required documentation has been received and approved.

For additional information, contact studentprogram@arbortherapies.com.

Begin building your clinical skills with a team committed to helping students learn, grow, and make a meaningful difference. Apply today!

Key Responsibilities

Students will participate in evaluations, treatment planning, documentation, and intervention activities under the supervision of licensed professionals. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide speech, language, social communication, and feeding therapy services.

Requirements

Applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited speech-language pathology or speech-language pathology assistant program. Candidates are required to hold current CPR certification, an Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card, and Article 9 certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical documentationCommunication assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practiceNeurodiversity-affirming practice

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Arbor Therapy holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 7 active listings.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in speech-language pathology assistantranked against 132 Speech-Language Pathology Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSpeech-Language Pathology median $52k (middle half $49k–$53k)17 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Arizona140 active6,904 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 3% offer loan repayment160 active listings, Oct 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+6.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Arbor Therapysilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index7 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (132 Speech-Language Pathology Assistant listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top SLPA Jobs

1 matches · ranked by pay
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Speech-Language Pathology Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 132 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Chandler

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$469k
Typical market rent
$1,893/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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