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Role: Speech-Language Pathologist (Full Time) This is a hybrid position with approximately 80% of your week spent in a school setting, and 20% spent in our beautiful Livonia clinic. As we build up your caseload, this would shift to approximately 60% school and 40% clinic.

 

Time: 32 hours per week (school year) 24 hours per week (summer)

Example 25/26 School Year Schedule:

• Monday 9:00-4:00 (school)

• Tuesday 9:00-3:00 (school), 4:00-7:00 (clinic)

• Wednesday 9:00-4:00 (school)

• Thursday 9:00-4:00 (school)

• Friday Off

 

Example Summer Schedule: 

• Monday Off

• Tuesday 9:00-3:00 (school), 4:00-7:00 (clinic)

• Wednesday 9:00-5:00 (clinic)

• Thursday 9:00-3:00 (school)

• Friday Off

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Example 26/27 School Year Schedule:

• Monday 9:00-4:00 (school)

• Tuesday 9:00-4:00 (school), 5:00-7:00 (clinic)

• Wednesday 9:00-5:00 (clinic)

• Thursday 9:00-4:00 (school)

• Friday Off

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Compensation: 

• Salary: $57,000 starting for CFs, increasing to $59,000 upon receipt of your CCCs*

• Seasoned SLPs: up to $65,000 starting depending on experience.

• Sign on Bonus: $2,500 added to your first paycheck, and $2,500 in June 2026. 

• 8 PAID weeks off per year (split into 4 two-week breaks) plus accrued PTO

• Reduced summer hours without a paycheck reduction for those months. 

• License and Certification dues paid in full, CEU stipend of $200 per year

• Annual Raise (3% or greater) 

• Clinical Fellowship Supervision available

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Short Term Disability Insurance

• 401K with matching (up to 3.5%) 

• Caseload maximum below state maximum (43 max)* 

 

*If desired, you can choose to work a 5th day in the school during the school year for a salary bump and a caseload max of 53.

 

Requirements: 

• Master’s degree or higher in Speech-Language Pathology (required)

• Michigan Speech-Language Pathologist License, or Educational Limited License if CF (required)

• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology or working toward certification during CF. 

• Clean Background Check

• CPR certification or willingness to become certified

 

Responsibilities: Play Awhile LLC is a small, specialized pediatric therapy practice based in Livonia, MI. We are seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to work one-on-one with clients in-clinic, and with small groups in schools. 

• In-Clinic Responsibilities: 

  • Provide evidence-based and Play-Based treatment of speech-language and communication impairments.

  • Complete assessments and evaluation reports for incoming clients. 

  • Complete timely and succinct therapy documentation (using our quick electronic template) 6-month progress updates and treatment plan updates sent to clients’ families. 

  • Participation in quarterly staff meetings and our summer client appreciation picnic. 

 

• In School Responsibilities:

  • Provide evidence-based treatment of speech-language and communication impairments, using principles of play-based learning to the extent possible. 

  • Attend IEP meetings and complete related documentation

  • Document therapy sessions using 

  • During summer vacation from school, hours will take place in the clinic, either through our summer camp or with extra clients. 

**We cap school caseloads lower than the state maximum, and cap paperwork requirements to the minimum legally necessary. Support from Play Awhile leadership is readily available during busy paperwork seasons and throughout the school year** 

The ideal candidate will have a  passion for neurodiversity-affirming and play-based therapy. Play Awhile therapists should have the willingness to learn from the populations we serve, and adjust therapy approaches when necessary to avoid ableism and/or harm to our clients. Since we specialize in early childhood, candidates should demonstrate excitement for early childhood development, particularly ages 18 months through 7 years. Knowledge of or willingness to learn about AAC is ideal. 

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Why should I work at Play Awhile? 

Balance: At Play Awhile, we understand that being a therapist is only one part of your identity. We want you to feel passion for the work you do here, but also to leave your work behind when you go home. Actually, we use the term “Life-Work Balance” instead of “Work-Life Balance”, because we know your work can only be top-notch if you have time to enjoy your life. With this in mind, we shut down our practice for two weeks every quarter, and also keep our work weeks short. Paid time off to enjoy your families and hobbies is essential to happy and effective employees. 

 

Respect: We consider our practice to be radically neurodiversity-affirming. The current wave of the disability rights movement indicates that we must, above all else, respect the clients we serve. This means we do not use any applied-behavioral-analysis techniques, and instead opt for child-led play and connections as the conduit for our sessions. Through our work, we also advocate for change at the community level by teaching our communities that neurodivergent play and socialization may be different, but it’s not wrong. At Play Awhile, you know you’ll be on the right side of history. 

 

Community: Play Awhile prides itself on providing a playful, happy environment for our clients AND staff. Support with clinical questions, problem solving, paperwork, and more is available readily and enthusiastically. The unique play-based approach to therapy means you will spend your time authentically connecting with your clients while having fun and inspiring growth. 

 

Fun: Therapy never feels like “work” here.  We PLAY, and it is awesome. 

 

Interested candidates should email their resume to

olivia@playawhile.net 

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