Speech Language Pathologist

Looking for a clinic role with flexibility, autonomy, and minimal paperwork?

Wordplay Speech Therapy is hiring an experienced SLP to join our private-pay, clinic-based team, where therapy comes first and clinicians are trusted to do what they do best.

Rancho San Diego, CA | Flexible Hours | W-2 Employee

Wordplay Speech Therapy partners with families across San Diego to provide high-quality, evidence-based speech, language, and literacy services for children. Our team of speech-language pathologists and literacy interventionists delivers personalized, engaging therapy tailored to each child’s unique strengths and needs.

We specialize in relationship-driven, research-backed intervention that supports both academic success and real-world communication. Through a collaborative and compassionate approach, Wordplay fosters consistency, connection, and measurable progress, helping children build the communication and learning skills they need to thrive in school and beyond.

Wordplay Speech Therapy is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Speech-Language Pathologist to join our clinic-based, private-pay team. This role is ideal for a clinician who is fun, personable, resourceful, and passionate, and who values flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful relationships with families.

We are intentionally growing and currently have a waitlist, with anticipated continued demand. Hours are flexible and may increase over time based on availability and interest.

• No SOAP notes. Minimal paperwork. Our primary focus is on therapy, not documentation.
• Short, session-based video updates to support home carryover, family engagement, and visual progress tracking
• Private-pay setting that prioritizes quality over productivity quotas
• Consistent clients and small caseloads for strong rapport and measurable progress
• High clinical autonomy and trust in your professional judgment
• Warm, collaborative clinic culture rooted in joy, curiosity, and balance

• Employment Type: Part-time, W-2 hourly employee
• Setting: Clinic-based
• Schedule: Flexible, with hours available now and opportunity to grow

• $70/hour for all direct, billable client sessions
• Includes sessions canceled with less than 24 hours’ notice
• $30/hour for approved administrative time
• Planning, collaboration, and professional development

• Annual ASHA CEU Pass
• Mileage reimbursement at IRS standard rate (approved workday travel)
• Worker’s Compensation insurance (per California law)
• Access to engaging therapy materials and clinic resources
• Ongoing mentorship and clinical collaboration
• Supportive leadership that values clinician wellbeing and sustainability

• Provide evidence-based speech-language therapy to pediatric clients
• Create engaging, individualized sessions aligned with client goals
• Use streamlined, clinically meaningful documentation appropriate for a private-pay clinic
• Share brief, parent-facing video updates to highlight progress and support carryover
• Build positive, trusting relationships with families

• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Active California SLP license
• ASHA CCC-SLP
• Clinical Fellows (CFs) not accepted at this time
• Experience with pediatric speech, language, and communication disorders
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Positive, flexible, professional demeanor
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and ongoing professional development
• Bilingual skills a plus, but not required

• Warm, energetic, engaging clinicians
• Creative, resourceful, solution-oriented SLPs
• Professionals who take pride in their work and love what they do
• Clinicians seeking flexibility without sacrificing clinical excellence

If you’re an experienced SLP who loves what you do and wants a flexible, clinician-centered role in a supportive private-pay clinic, we’d love to hear from you!