Speech Language Pathologist, Bilingual - $6k Signing Bonus

ABOUT THRIVE THERAPIES

Thrive Therapies Group is a pediatric healthcare organization on a mission to revolutionize the care of children with disabilities and those facing barriers to access. We provide results-driven services and intelligent tools to support children's development, well-being, and health. At the heart of this mission are the people who change the trajectories of children's lives. We work for them.

We work exclusively in K-12 schools - because school is where clinical care becomes transformative. Roughly half of all children identified with a disability receive their services in schools, not in healthcare settings. For many of those children, the school-based clinician is the care. Thrive is built around that reality.

We work exclusively with historically under-resourced, neurodiverse K-12 communities. Equity isn't a tagline - it's the core of why we exist. Our school partners request Thrive by name because they want better outcomes for students with disabilities.

WHAT MAKES THRIVE THERAPIES DIFFERENT

OUR MISSION

There are organizations that place clinicians in schools. Thrive is something different. We are a pediatric healthcare organization built around a singular belief: that school is where clinical care becomes transformative - that a therapy goal in a clinic is a therapy goal, but a therapy goal in a school becomes a friendship on the playground, a kid who feels they belong, a child who gets to participate in the full arc of childhood. Everything we build - our technology, our workload model, our clinical community - exists to protect that work and the clinicians who deliver it.

THE WORKLOAD MODEL

Thrive uses a workload model that accounts for the full scope of bilingual SLP work - dual-language evaluation, therapy, IEP writing, meetings, documentation, and travel - and sizes your assignment to be sustainable for the long haul.

THE TECHNOLOGY

Our AI-powered tools were built by clinicians who were tired of losing evenings to documentation. They handle evaluation report generation, session notes, paperwork, and progress summaries - and they give our clinicians 10+ hours back every week. The tools are continuously improved based on clinician feedback. They belong to you as much as anyone.

THE CLINICAL COMMUNITY

You have a community here and are never alone. You have clinical supervision through a role-alike leader, quarterly professional development led by Thrive's Senior Director of Related Services, and monthly role-alike communities of practice for case conferencing. You have a paid Summer Intensive that brings the full clinical team together each year. And you have peers across the organization you can reach every day.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Thrive Bilingual SLP in the Greater Houston, TX region, you will deliver evidence-based speech and language services to students K-12 in the Katy, TX area- with a primary caseload focus on Spanish-speaking and dual-language learners. You will differentiate language difference from language disorder, evaluate in Spanish and English, develop culturally responsive IEP goals, and serve as a key clinical resource for families and school teams navigating multilingual settings. You are a full member of the community.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

BILINGUAL EVALUATION & ELIGIBILITY

• Conduct comprehensive bilingual speech and language evaluations in Spanish and English using standardized and dynamic assessment tools appropriate for bilingual learners (BESA, SALT, CELF-5 Bilingual, and others)
• Differentiate language difference from language disorder in students who are English Language Learners or dual-language users
• Write bilingual evaluation reports that are clinically rigorous, legally defensible, and accessible to IEP team members and families
• Participate in eligibility determination meetings and provide clinical interpretation in both English and Spanish
• Conduct re-evaluations (triennials) in accordance with IDEA timelines

IEP DEVELOPMENT & SERVICE DELIVERY

• Develop individualized IEP goals that are measurable, culturally responsive, and meaningful to the student's communicative participation in both home and school environments
• Deliver direct individual and small-group therapy sessions in Spanish and/or English as appropriate to each student's language profile
• Provide consultative services to general and special education teachers on supporting dual-language learners with communication differences or disorders
• Participate in IEP meetings as the SLP of record; conduct meetings in Spanish when requested by families
• Maintain accurate, timely service logs and progress notes - supported by Thrive's AI documentation tools

COLLABORATION & CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS

• Partner with special education teachers, school psychologists, and related services providers on bilingual-informed IEP teams
• Communicate with Spanish-speaking families in their primary language; serve as a language and culture bridge between families and school teams
• Consult with classroom teachers on bilingual literacy development, vocabulary instruction, and language-based learning supports for ELL students
• Contribute to RTI/MTSS Tier 1 and Tier 2 screening and progress monitoring with attention to bilingual learner profiles

AAC & SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS

• Evaluate for and implement AAC systems for bilingual students with complex communication needs, including culturally and linguistically appropriate vocabulary programming
• Train classroom staff, paraprofessionals, and families on AAC implementation and aided language stimulation in both languages
• Serve students with a range of diagnoses including autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and developmental language disorder within a bilingual context

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from a CAA-accredited program
• CCC-SLP from ASHA, OR active Clinical Fellowship (CF) with CCC-SLP supervision provided by Thrive
• Active state SLP license in good standing, or documented initiation of licensure transfer prior to start date
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish and English - clinical bilingual assessment and treatment required
• Knowledge of IDEA, IEP process, and special education law as it applies to bilingual SLP services in K-12 settings

PREFERRED

• 1+ years of school-based bilingual SLP experience (CF year in a bilingual school setting counts)
• Certification or training in bilingual speech-language evaluation methodology (BESA, dynamic assessment, language sampling)
• Experience with AAC evaluation and programming for bilingual users
• Familiarity with RTI/MTSS and bilingual learner considerations within multi-tiered frameworks

COMPENSATION STRUCTURE

Compensation is paid over 10 months, aligned to the school-year calendar. All figures below reflect the Greater Houston, TX market.

Base Compensation

W-2 Base Salary

$73,200 - $88,100,based on experience

A salary that reflects the expertise you bring. W-2 employment means full benefits, paid time off, retirement match, disability coverage, and malpractice insurance - all on us. Your total compensation is built to reflect what this work is worth.

Additional Earning Potential!

Sign-On Bonus

$6,000 -paid 25% at 30 days,25% at 90 days,50% at 6 months

Our sign-on bonus is a signal: we're committed to you from the moment you say yes, and we want you to feel that.

Longevity Structure

Up to $2,000 -paid after completing your first full school year

We're building Thrive around the people who commit to this work and to each other over the long haul - because that's who our kids and schools depend on. Every year you come back, we reward it. And it grows with you.

CEU Stipend

$750 your first year -growing up to $2,000after five years

Your practice is the whole thing. The more you grow as a clinician, the better the care our kids get. We put real dollars behind your continuing education, and it grows with your tenure. Investing in your expertise is investing in our mission.

Performance Bonus

Paid annually afterexceeding performancemetrics

When you go above and beyond for students, we notice. Our performance bonus is how we say we see you, we value what you're doing, and this work matters.

BENEFITS OFFERINGS

HEALTH COVERAGE - AT NO COST TO YOU (W-2 Employees Only)

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance - Thrive covers 100% of employee premiums
• Coverage begins day one
• Choice of HSA-eligible high-deductible plan or traditional PPO; nationwide PPO network
• Dependent and family coverage available
• 401(k) with up to 5% company match
• Optional voluntary benefits: supplemental life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and FSA

TIME OFF & SCHEDULE (W-2 Employees Only)

• School-year calendar - school holidays off, amounting to 30+ paid days annually
• 3 PTO and 3 Sick days

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS (All Employees)

• Malpractice and professional liability insurance - fully covered by Thrive; no personal policy required
• Quarterly professional development led by clinical leadership - school-based, substantive, and paid
• Paid Summer Intensive - pre-year clinical PD that brings the full Thrive team together annually
• No non-compete agreement - your professional mobility is yours to keep
• SLP licensure renewal and ASHA dues reimbursed annually; CCC-SLP exam and renewal fees covered
• CF supervision provided by in-house CCC-SLPs for Clinical Fellowship year clinicians

APPLY TODAY

[email protected] • thrivetherapiesgroup.com/careers • View phone number on click.appcast.io

$73,200 - $88,100 a year