Speech-Language Pathologist - School - Bolingbrook
Listed compensation
$60 per hour
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Job Description
Join Therapy Care and Launch Your Career with Confidence
Are you a speech-language pathologist (SLP) clinical fellow or an experienced clinician seeking a supportive and collaborative environment where you can grow professionally while making a meaningful difference in the lives of children? Therapy Care invites you to join our team of dedicated professionals committed to helping children achieve their fullest potential.
For more than 34 years, Therapy Care has provided exceptional support, resources, and mentorship to new and experienced clinicians, empowering them to deliver outstanding services to the children and families they serve.
Our comprehensive clinical fellowship program is designed to help new graduates build confidence, develop clinical expertise, and transition successfully into independent practice.
Experienced clinicians will be paired with another experienced clinician to collaborate on patient care, counseling families, and evidence-based research.
For new and experienced clinicians, we offer monthly collaborative meetings with other clinicians in your same setting (e. g., school, early intervention), quarterly collaborative and social dinners with Therapy Care clinicians, a very large lending library, in-house continuing education, and access to collaboration with an experienced SLP at any time.
Flexible scheduling, part-time options, and the ability to split time between school and early intervention settings. For experienced clinicians, we offer the opportunity to do disability evaluations under social security.
Why Choose Therapy Care?
- Comprehensive Clinical Support for New Graduates and Experienced SLPs
- Structured mentorship with experienced speech-language pathologists
- Regular meetings and collaboration with your CF mentor
- Participation in clinical rounding and professional development sessions
- Opportunities to network and collaborate with fellow clinicians
- Access to an extensive lending library of therapy materials and resources
Meaningful and Rewarding Work
- Make a lasting impact on children’s speech and language skills, academic success, and overall well-being
- Work within educational or early intervention settings that value interdisciplinary collaboration and student-centered care
- Work-Life Balance and Benefits
- Flexible scheduling options
- Competitive compensation
- Paid time off
- Comprehensive benefits package
- W-2 employee status with access to full company benefits
- 401k with company match
- Professional Growth
- Unlimited continuing education opportunities
- Bi-monthly training programs
- Ongoing support from experienced clinicians and leadership
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Communication Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology from an ASHA-accredited program
- Illinois Speech-Language Pathology License or eligibility to obtain licensure
- Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) or eligibility to obtain licensure
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to collaboration, lifelong learning, and evidence-based practice
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive evaluations of child's speech, language, fluency, voice, and social communication skills
- Develop individualized treatment plans and measurable goals based on assessment findings
Provide direct speech-language therapy services to children with a variety of communication needs using various therapy approaches (e. g., play-based).
- Collaborate with educators, families, and multidisciplinary team members to support a child’s success
- Integrate communication goals into educational programming, classroom activities, daily routines
Educate and support students, families, and caregivers regarding communication development and intervention strategies
Maintain accurate and timely documentation, including evaluations, progress reports, treatment plans, and service records
Compensation is available up to $60 per hour, based on experience, setting, and client placement. All employees are hired as W-2 employees and receive access to Therapy Care's comprehensive benefits package.
If you are passionate about helping children communicate, learn, and thrive, we encourage you to apply and begin your professional journey with Therapy Care. Join a team that values mentorship, collaboration, clinical excellence, and the children and families we proudly serve.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech-Language Pathologist - School - Bolingbrook at Therapy Care 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 6,951 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Therapy Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 11 active listings.
Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 43% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $125k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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