We are a small, clinician-owned clinic in practice for almost 20 years. We believe in neurodiversity-affirming practices, play-based and child-led therapy, family involvement, and community outreach.

We provide high-quality therapy, which allows us to support families within our community. We value work-life balance for our highly trained, compassionate staff, resulting in the best treatment outcomes for patients. We encourage therapists to pursue their own specialties based on personal passion and experience. Our therapists are salaried, so we do not have minimum billable hours. Therapists earn bonuses for achieving billable hours goals—when the clinic makes more money, therapists make more money. Paperwork time is built into the schedule, so therapists don't have to take work home or work off the clock. 

The salary is guaranteed regardless of how many patients are seen.

Therapists can earn weekly bonuses on top of their salaries for achieving billable hours goals.

1. Simple IRA

a. Up to 3% matching (est. $1890/year or $157.50/month)

b. Available immediately, no waiting period

c. Deducted from the paycheck pre-tax

2. Health/Dental/Vision

a. Speech Tree pays 50% of the Gold Plan, but employees can select any plan (i.e. Employees can select the Silver Plan with a lower premium and Speech Tree will apply 50% of the gold premium, not just the silver premium) (est. $2400/year or $200/month)

b. Available first of the month after hire date

c. Dental and Vision insurance premiums are paid by employees, but are slightly lower than marketplace

d. Deducted from the paycheck pre-tax

3. PTO

a. For full-time employees, Speech Tree provides 160 hours of PTO annually, prorated to hire date (est. $4846/year or $404/month)

b. For full-time employees Speech Tree provides 4 paid holidays in addition to PTO (est. $1211/year or $101/month)

c. Available immediately, no waiting period

d. Speech Tree closes Christmas Eve to New Years Day and employees are expected to reserve 40 hours of PTO to cover this closure. Employees may reserve more to ensure no change in pay.

Our clinic is open 8am–6pm Monday thru Thursday, so we always have three-day weekends! All our patients are scheduled individually for 30 minutes.

Full-time therapists see their first patient at 8am and finish seeing patients at 6pm. We have an hour for lunch together every day. Therapists have two 30-minute breaks daily (one before lunch and one after) as well as two 90-minute blocks of time per week. Therapists can expect that one block will be used for a new patient evaluation and the other will be used for paperwork.

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Full-time therapists receive 160 hours of PTO available immediately, prorated to hire date. PTO does not roll over and therapists will be paid out for any unused PTO at the end of the calendar year. PTO resets each calendar year and does not have to be earned. PTO encompasses all leave - sick, personal, vacation, etc. Employees email their manager with a PTO request. Managers work to find sub therapists and/or reschedule patients to maintain continuity of care.

Speech Tree is closed New Years Day, Memorial Day (paid), Fourth of July (paid), Labor Day (paid), Thanksgiving Day (paid), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day.

We close Christmas Eve to New Years Day and employees are expected to reserve at least 40 hours of PTO to cover this closure.

When the Fourth of July falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, we close our clinic one day that week.

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At the very busiest, a new patient evaluation and every appointment is booked and everyone arrives, therapists can expect to see 58 regular sessions and one evaluation. This has never actually happened. Our therapists average closer to 44 sessions per week.

Individual office

We are proud to offer a parental leave policy even as a really small company. 

a. Employees working at least 30 hours per week are eligible for our leave policy

b. Employees may take up to a 12-week leave of absence and be guaranteed their position will be available to them when they return

c. Employees must use at least 75% of their annual PTO to cover the initial part of their leave.

d. Speech Tree will provide a stipend of $100 per week not covered by PTO. This will be paid at the beginning of leave for the anticipated amount.

Service Oriented: We are here to help as many families as possible and our therapists need to have that desire too. We are not here to simply check boxes—we are here to change lives!

Coaching: Therapists work closely with families and need to feel comfortable providing feedback and HEPs about how caregivers can support their kids.

Flexibility: Therapists need to be ready to pivot when the perfectly planned art project gets thrown against a wall. Kids are unpredictable and it's our job as therapists to roll with it and find a new way to connect and build skills.

Time Management: Timely completion of SOAPs, evaluations, and progress reports is important to avoid overwhelm and burnout.

Personality: We're a small clinic and we spend a lot of time together! We like to have fun, laugh, and form friendships that generalize to ADLs.

Experience: Therapists with more than three years of experience preferred.

State licenses: Idaho

CCCs required: Yes

Other required qualifications: Therapists must pass a background check and drug test.

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Accepts CFs? Yes

% of SLPs in company who are CFs: 0%

CF supervision provided: Yes

Training program: We provide on-site supervision which includes sitting in on sessions, reviewing all evaluations/treatment plans and progress reports, collaboration meetings, and monthly meetings to discuss CFs' progress toward independence. Supervisors have lighter caseloads and are available to sit in on therapy sessions regularly. We have a policy log that helps employees understand our expectations and how things work.