Speech Language Pathologist (Pediatric)
Listed compensation
$60-$65/hr
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Job Description
Join a Growing Speech Therapy Team at SportsMed
SportsMed Physical Therapy is expanding its Speech Therapy services and looking for a passionate, experienced Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist to join our growing team.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a developing Speech Therapy department within an established, multidisciplinary healthcare organization. You'll have the opportunity to work with pediatric patients, collaborate with other healthcare professionals, and help grow our pediatric services as the department expands.
If you're looking for an opportunity where you can make a meaningful difference in children's lives while growing professionally alongside a developing team, we'd love to hear from you!
Why Join SportsMed?
- Join a growing Speech Therapy department with opportunities to grow as the team expands.
- Focus on providing speech and language services to pediatric patients.
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals in an established multidisciplinary rehabilitation organization.
- Be part of expanding Speech Therapy services across SportsMed.
- Build relationships with families and help children reach important developmental and communication milestones.
- Enjoy the opportunity for professional development and career growth as the department develops.
What You'll Be Treating
Our pediatric Speech Therapy services will focus on helping children develop the communication, language, and functional skills they need to thrive.
Potential Areas of Treatment Include
- Speech sound disorders and articulation difficulties
- Expressive and receptive language delays
- Childhood language disorders
- Childhood apraxia of speech
- Fluency disorders, including stuttering
- Social communication and pragmatic language difficulties
- Voice disorders
- Feeding and swallowing difficulties, as appropriate to clinical training and experience
- Other pediatric communication and developmental needs
What We're Looking For
- Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
- Current New Jersey Speech-Language Pathologist license.
- At least 1 year of post-graduate professional experience working as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
- Experience treating pediatric patients preferred.
- Strong clinical judgment and communication skills.
- Ability to build positive relationships with children, parents, and caregivers.
- A collaborative approach to patient care and an interest in growing with a developing department.
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) preferred.
What We Offer
- $60–$65 per hour
- Part-time opportunity.
- Opportunity to grow with SportsMed's expanding Speech Therapy department.
- Potential for increased hours and future full-time opportunities as the department develops.
Why SportsMed
SportsMed is an established multidisciplinary rehabilitation organization with a growing network of clinical services. Our Speech Therapy department is an exciting new area of growth, creating opportunities for clinicians to contribute to a developing program while benefiting from the support and infrastructure of an established organization.
Join us and help make a difference in the lives of the children and families we serve!
Key Responsibilities
Provide speech and language therapy services to pediatric patients to help them reach developmental and communication milestones. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to support patient care and contribute to the growth of the speech therapy department.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and a current New Jersey state license. Candidates must have at least one year of post-graduate experience and hold or be eligible for the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP).
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $119k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 53% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $125k–$135k | Pediatrics median $127k (middle half $108k–$130k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$119k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in New Jersey | 13 active | 627 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 53% no call · 40% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Jersey speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment109 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pediatrics listings | 1,152 in the last 30 days | 734 the 30 days before (+57%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +1.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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