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American Senior Communities
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Director of Therapy SLP

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Director of Therapy (DOT) Opportunity at Glenbrook/Summit City

Must Be a Licensed SLP

As a Director of Therapy, you would play a key role in overseeing rehabilitation services (PT, OT, and SLP) while building meaningful relationships. The Director of Therapy also collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, provides leadership in staff development, and ensures therapy services are delivered efficiently and effectively.

Skills Needed

  • Clinical knowledge: Understanding therapeutic principles, psychosocial assessments and interventions. Familiarity with case management, discharge planning and crisis intervention.
  • Interpersonal Communication: Empathetic engagement with residents and families. Clear, effective communication with interdisciplinary teams.

Conflict resolution and mediation skills.

  • Supportive Presence: Creating a comforting and engaging atmosphere for our residents.
  • Collaboration: Works with and promotes collaboration among departments, professionals, consultants, and organizations including government regulatory agencies.
  • Teamwork: The ability to work towards a common goal of excellent care for our residents.

Requirements

  • Current and valid Speech Language Therapist (SLP) license in the state of Indiana.
  • Strong passion for geriatric advocacy and commitment to senior care excellence.
  • Previous management experience preferred.
  • Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values to our residents, family members, customers and staff.

Benefits and Perks Include

  • Competitive Compensation: Take advantage of lucrative employee referral bonus programs, 401(k), FSA program, free life insurance, PTO exchange for pay programs and more.
  • Health & Wellness: Medical coverage as low as $25, vision and dental insurance. Employee Assistance Program to help manage personal or work-related issues, as well as Workforce Chaplains to provide support in the workplace and Personalized Wellness Coaching.
  • Life in Balance: Holiday pay and PTO with opportunities to earn additional PTO. Employee Discount Programs that allow you to save on travel, retail, entertainment, food and much more.
  • Career Growth: Access to mentorship programs, clinical and leadership development pathways, education partnerships with colleges and universities across the state like Ivy Tech and Purdue Global, financial assistance for continuing education, company sponsored scholarship programs, and tuition reimbursement.
  • Team Culture: C.A.R.E. Values: Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence carrying a legacy for improving the lives of Seniors across Indiana. Celebrate the hard work you and your team put in each day through employee recognition events and monthly and annual awards.

*Full-Time and Part-Time Benefits may vary, terms and conditions apply

About American Senior Communities

Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., but they are also our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.

American Senior Communities has proudly served our customers since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Team members within each of our 100+ American Senior

Communities take great pride in our Hoosier hospitality roots, and it is ingrained in everything we do. As leaders in senior care, we are not just doing a job but following a calling.

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Therapy oversees rehabilitation services including PT, OT, and SLP while fostering relationships with residents and families. They also lead staff development and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure efficient and effective care delivery.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 62% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% 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 pathologyranked against 6,936 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSpeech-Language Pathology median $100k (middle half $86k–$104k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIndiana index 93.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Indiana193 active7,082 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 62% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIndiana Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus · 13% offer loan repayment203 active listings, Oct 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,936 Speech Language Pathology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs
8
<$95k
4
$95k-110k
5
$110k-125k
3
$125k-140k
5
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
31% this job
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$50-$70/hr
#2

Speech Therapist SLP

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$65 - $70 per hour
#3

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - San Mateo

Up to $140,000
#4

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Napa/Vacaville

Up to $140,000
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,936 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About American Senior Communities

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical coverage as low as $25
Vision and dental insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Workforce Chaplains
Personalized Wellness Coaching
Holiday pay and PTO
Employee Discount Programs
Mentorship programs

Living in Fort Wayne

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$230k
Typical market rent
$1,257/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Fort Wayne, IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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