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Kalasho Education & Youth Services

Speech Language Pathologist at Kalasho Education & Youth Services

Kalasho Education & Youth Services No longer available $75,000+/year

Job Description

Job Summary  

Founded in 2001, Kalasho Education & Youth Services is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting youth with comprehensive educational programs, advocacy, health and wellness, legal aid, and business literacy training.


The Speech Language Pathologist will work with children and adolescents to help assist in preventing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders. This position will also work with the MINDgarden team of therapists and social workers in order to create specialized treatment plans for the individual.


Specific responsibilities for the speech therapist position include:

  • Assess speech, language, and swallowing skills
  • Create individualized treatment plans
  • Help children learn to make sounds correctly and use them in words, phrases, and sentences
  • Help improve the quality and volume of speech 
  • Aid in developing language skills, improving vocabulary and sentence structure
  • Document progress and collaborate with team members


Qualifications

  • A Master’s degree in speech pathology or a related field
  • State licensure in speech-language pathology 


Salary

  • Competitive, starting at $75,000 and may be increased based on experience.


Benefits

  • Salary compensated based on experience
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Vision insurance
  • Qualified for student loan forgiveness


Application 

Please provide a resume and a copy of your degree & licenses. Send by email to: Sumaiya Ahmed Sheikh, Executive Director, at [email protected].

$75k is below typical pay for Speech-Language Pathologists nationally

National salary averages
$75k
↓ 21% vs typical mid-level
Entry
Mid
Senior
This job
$60k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $133k

You may have room to negotiate or find better offers elsewhere.

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Strong hiring activity gives you options. Use competing offers strategically.

Hiring leverage
Lean candidate
Wage leverage
Balanced
Mobility
Limited

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options, Credentialed candidates
Weaker for: Self-taught practitioners

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Limited mobility: Few adjacent roles—switching employers is harder.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
High turnover market

Many openings, but pay doesn't scale as much with experience.

+15%
10yr growth
Advanced degrees are common in this field.
Typical: Master's degree

Good time to build expertise—demand will chase supply.

Labor data: BLS 2024