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Autism Care Partners
Cranston, Rhode Island

Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist (Center-based)

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$80k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 13m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Find your passion!

ACP is looking for friendly faces, positive attitudes, and playful personalities to bring our services to life. We offer opportunities for individuals at all stages of their careers the opportunity to join a team of like-minded individuals who are passionate about changing the lives of the children and families we serve. Come grow with us!

We have an exclusive training from Boston Children’s Hospital for the use of the Visual Immersion System™ (VIS) – an evidenced-based, technology supported language acquisition system that utilizes a variety of augmentative and alternative communication tools to deliver innovative instruction and exceptional outcomes.

What Do We Offer Full-Time SLPs?

  • Great Pay + Bonus Opportunities
  • No non-competes!
  • Great Benefits!
  • Competitive and consistent pay
  • Flexible Schedules (salaried M-F 8-4pm)
  • $500 for CEUs and 1 Paid CEU day + ASHA approved In House CEU Opportunities
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • 10 Paid Holidays + 16 PTO Days in year 1
  • 401k + Company Match
  • Company Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • Voluntary Benefits – Accident and Critical Illness Coverage

Liability Insurance

  • Clinical support from experienced clinicians and collaboration.
  • Opportunities to run training for fellow clinicians.

Who Are We?

At Autism Care Partners (ACP), our mission is to empower families to reach their potential through early diagnosis and exceptional, innovative, interdisciplinary care. Our collaborative teams provide comprehensive care throughout all stages of a child’s development by offering these services: Applied Behavior Analysis, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, and Diagnostic Evaluations (service availability varies by location).

What You’ll Be Doing at Autism Care Partners

Ethically implement services based on knowledge and skills in speech language pathology and related subject areas.

Demonstrate ability to conduct appropriate comprehensive evaluation and treatment for individuals who may be experiencing a variety of communication disorders.

Use appropriate and dynamic service delivery methods consistent with the wide variety of individual needs, including use of evidence-based treatments such as the Visual Immersion System.

Create individually tailored Plans of Care (POC) that reflect an understanding of each client’s age and skill level.

Collaborate with families and caregivers to report progress and challenges as well as provide opportunities for them to be involved, promoting the carryover of services.

Collaborate and communicate effectively with all staff and team members, both within and external to ACP, to consistently serve the needs of the clients.

Complete necessary documentation and billing that reflect patient care accurately. This includes the conversion/verification of daily SOAP notes (within 24-hours of sessions), update Plans of Care (POC) at least every 6 months, and completion of annual evaluations or as needed by specific insurance requirements.

Document duties performed (billable and non-billable) within the approved number of hours worked on EMR system before pay period ends.

Maintain agreed upon number of treatment sessions per week as communicated by your supervisor.

Make every effort to attend scheduled team meetings including monthly SLP team meeting and scheduled check-in meetings with Regional Lead Speech Language Pathologist.

Perform other duties, responsibilities, and projects at any program or location as assigned by Regional Lead Speech Language Pathologist or other member of leadership at Autism Care Partners.

Promote a positive public image of Autism Care Partners and demonstrate an understanding of philosophy and values of the agency.

Adhere to Autism Care Partners Policy and Procedures, which protects the privacy and security of consumer health information and reserves the rights, dignity, and privacy of individuals and families supported.

Adhere to the mission, vision, and values of Autism Care Partners, and conduct oneself within any published Standards of Professional Conduct of the organization.

Education and Experience

Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) or in pursuit of ASHA CCC
  • State license in Speech-Language Pathology (dependent on locations conducting therapy)
  • Proficiency in the field of autism/developmental disabilities
  • Basic computer skills required - includes understanding of Microsoft Office, Windows, Central Reach, and other software as needed
  • Familiarity with AAC is preferred
  • Physical Demands
  • Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.

Must be able to frequently assume and maintain a variety of postures (kneeling, squatting, crawling, sitting, standing) while attending to the needs of active children.

Must be willing and able to utilize quick body movements as indicated in the Behavior Intervention Plan while working with challenging behavior.

  • Physical Demands
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Visual acuity

Additional Requirements

  • No prior criminal history
  • Ability to utilize technology
  • Basic computer skills- Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Windows
  • Ability to operate basic office equipment
  • Must be at least 18 years of age

Our Mission

Empowering families to reach their potential through early diagnosis and exceptional, innovative, interdisciplinary care.

Our Vision

Transforming lives as a leader in innovative, integrated, and person-centered care.

Our Values

Clinical excellence: Our services are evidence based, outcome driven, effective, and high quality. Collaborative: Our interdisciplinary teams work together to provide the best care. We create a relationship-driven, inclusive community where everyone’s ideas are welcome.

Optimism and hope: We maintain a positive attitude and bring our clients hope. Inclusive: We value diversity and seek equity. We serve all communities, including many that are often underserved and under resourced. Ethical: We act with integrity and transparency.

Disclaimer The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work necessary to adequately execute the job responsibilities.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. It is the policy of Autism Care Partners to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals.

Autism Care Partners values all employees’ talents and supports an environment that is inclusive and respectful. All recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and other employment- related programs are provided fairly to all persons on an equal opportunity basis. All information is subject to change without notice.

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Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist will implement evidence-based speech therapy services and create tailored Plans of Care for pediatric clients. They are responsible for collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and families while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and billing records.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and possess or be in pursuit of the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence. A state license in Speech-Language Pathology and proficiency in working with developmental disabilities are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pediatric TherapyTreatment PlanningInterdisciplinary CollaborationAutism Spectrum DisorderPatient Evaluation

Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathologist listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 57% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

What does the Speech-Language Pathologist market look like in Rhode Island?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · above average in pediatrics (speech-language pathology)ranked against 630 Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$75k–$80kSpeech-Language Pathologist median $99k (middle half $86k–$107k)26 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$76k in purchasing powerRhode Island index 102.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathologist listings in Rhode Island26 active7,572 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 57% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pediatrics listings1,211 in the last 30 days738 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathologist pay trend+4.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (630 Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 20 employers
5
<$105k
3
$105k-125k
10
$125k-145k
6
$145k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
76% this job
CME allowance
57% this job
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech and Language PathologistContract

Enspire Consulting Group · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$70-$80/hr
#2

Pediatric Outpatient Speech Pathologist

MultiCare Health System · Federal Way, Washington

$49.36-$78.25/hr
#3

Speech Therapist, SLP, Fl

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$65-$75/hr
+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 630 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Autism Care Partners

Mental Health Care
New York, NY
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Great Pay + Bonus Opportunities
No non-competes
Flexible Schedules (salaried M-F 8-4pm)
$500 for CEUs and 1 Paid CEU day + ASHA approved In House CEU Opportunities
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
10 Paid Holidays + 16 PTO Days in year 1
401k + Company Match
Company Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability coverage

Living in Cranston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$466k≈ 6.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,092/mo≈ 33% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.