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Douglas-A-Thom Clinic
Waltham, Massachusetts

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$52-$64/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

This position offers an hourly range of $52.00 to $64.00.

Actual pay will be based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity working with the pediatric population (children birth to 3 years)? Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of families? Thom Child & Family Services located in Waltham, MA is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join their team.

As an Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologist, you will be responsible for providing home and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers who have or are at risk for developmental delays and their families in both their homes and community settings.

You will partner with parents/caregivers to ensure service delivery is individualized, meaningful for the family, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Through this collaborative process, you ensure families’ priorities, needs, culture, and values are prioritized.

Thom Child & Family Services offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:

  • Flexible Schedules: Hourly/Per Diem 15 Hours Minimum
  • Health and Dental Insurance, including Fitness Benefits and Wellness Incentive Program.
  • 1 hr of Sick accrued for every 30 hours worked.
  • 403(b) with employer matching
  • Continuing education leave and paid conference fees.
  • Paid professional license renewal fees.
  • Clinical supervision, mentoring and team support.
  • Mileage reimbursement

Position Responsibilities

  • Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the client’s developmental status.
  • Provide direct speech therapy services and activities developmentally appropriate for children 0-3 and their families.
  • Participate in the development of the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) with responsibility for identifying goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
  • Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence as appropriate
  • Provides individual and group intervention for infants and toddlers from birth to three years old who have developmental delays or who are at risk for delays in the areas of cognitive, adaptive behavior, social-emotional, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication development.
  • Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and progress.
  • Act as a service coordinator for the family by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the intervention plan for each family on the caseload, ensuring that appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.
  • Provides supportive professional assistance to families.
  • Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage child's development; assist families to act as advocates for their child.

Position Requirements

  • Current Massachusetts licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA).
  • Or CF eligible
  • Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
  • Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.
  • Commitment to delivering individualized and culturally humble services.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
  • Abide by all confidentiality and professional boundaries standards.
  • Good computer skills as well as strong documentation skills.
  • Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.
  • Bilingual/Bicultural a plus. (Spanish)

No Phone Calls or Recruiters Please

Thom Child and Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, or any other status protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist will provide direct, home and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers (birth to 3 years) with developmental delays, partnering with families to ensure services are individualized and evidence-based. Responsibilities include participating in multidisciplinary assessments, developing the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP), and acting as a service coordinator for the family.

Requirements

Candidates must possess current Massachusetts licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist and the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, or be CF eligible. Essential requirements include knowledge of family systems and early childhood development, excellent communication skills, and reliable transportation for community-based work.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Family Systems KnowledgeChild Development KnowledgeService CoordinationAssessment

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 41 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 44% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs

5
<$110k
7
$110k-125k
2
$125k-140k
3
$140k-155k
8
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
66% this job
Loan repayment
9%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$65.01-$91.01/hr
#2

Speech Language Pathologist - Part Time

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$55-$75/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) On-Call

$65-$70/hr
#4

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$68.00 per hour
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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,765 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Waltham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$846k
Typical market rent
$2,939/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Douglas-A-Thom Clinic

Individual and Family Services
Framingham, Massachusetts
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedules
Health and Dental Insurance
Fitness Benefits
Wellness Incentive Program
Sick Time
403(b) with employer matching
Continuing education leave
Paid conference fees