Are you passionate about working with students who struggle with language, literacy, and learning? The ones who become confused and forgetful when they listen or read, get all muddled up when they talk or write, and flounder with homework and time management? If your passion is helping students like these become confident and capable learners, we’d love to meet you!

We are small, thriving, family-owned private practice located in Needham Heights, MA, just steps from the MBTA Needham Line. We provide speech-language, literacy, and academic support services to K-12 and college-age students whose school success is hindered by challenges in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and/or executive functions. We bridge gaps in students’ skills and teach them more effective strategies, systems, and habits so they are able to tackle what comes their way in school and life with confidence.

Yes, the hours and salary are guaranteed.

The specific salary within the above range will be commensurate with the candidate's experience. Typically, a candidate joining us directly from their CF will be offered the low end of the range. The high end is typically offered to candidates with 5+ years of experience in a related position.

- SLPs are immediately eligible for health insurance. Architects For Learning covers 60% of the premium and the remainder is deducted pre-tax from each paycheck.

- SLPs are eligible for a 401K after one year of service. Architects For Learning matches the employee's contribution dollar-for-dollar up to 3% and then matches 50% of their contribution up to 5%. The contribution is deducted from the paycheck pre-tax.

School Year Schedule: Mondays through Thursdays, SLPs work two days 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and two days 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. The specific days are determined in consultation with the Director of Clinical Operations and will be consistent from September through June. On Fridays, all SLPs work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Summer Schedule: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The specific hours are determined in consultation with the Director of Clinical Operations and, if desired, can vary from week to week.

No

SLPs are allotted a total of 160 hours of PTO, including 40 hours of sick time. They receive 160 hours on their date of hire and then subsequently on the anniversary of their date of hire; 40 hours of PTO may be carried over each year. To request time off, SLPs email their request to their Director of Business Operations.

Yes, our SLPs do work some federal holidays in order to create equitable treatment schedules for all clients. When this happens, the practice will close for a paid holiday on another day of the week. For example, we were open on Veterans Day and then added a paid holiday the day after Thanksgiving.

No

Our SLPs have a maximum caseload of 25 students. A typical caseload for our SLPs is 19-21 students seen weekly for 1 hour each.

Yes: individual office

We offer Massachusetts's Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. Full details of the program are available on the Massachusetts PFML program website.

Yes. SLPs may not call upon, solicit for any reason, divert, or attempt to solicit or divert any clients about whom they obtained confidential information within the prior two years of employment without prior written consent from the Director of Clinical Operations.

Accepts CFs? Yes

% of SLPs in company who are CFs: 0

CF supervision provided: Yes

Training program: All SLPs are provided a combination of hands-on and self-paced training in Architects For Learning's proprietary methods, which were developed by Dr. Bonnie Singer. Typically, experienced SLPs are able to begin seeing clients independently after one week of training.