ABOUT THRIVE THERAPIES
Thrive Therapies Group is a pediatric healthcare organization on a mission to revolutionize the care of children with disabilities and those facing barriers to access. We provide results-driven services and intelligent tools to support children’s development, well-being, and health. At the heart of this mission are the people who change the trajectories of children’s lives. We work for them.
We work exclusively in K–12 schools — because school is where clinical care becomes transformative. Roughly half of all children identified with a disability receive their services in schools, not in healthcare settings. For many of those children, the school-based clinician is the care. Thrive is built around that reality.
We work exclusively with historically under-resourced, neurodiverse K–12 communities. Equity isn’t a tagline — it’s the core of why we exist. Our school partners request Thrive by name because they want better outcomes for students with disabilities.
WHAT MAKES THRIVE THERAPIES DIFFERENT
OUR MISSION
There are organizations that place clinicians in schools. Thrive is something different. We are a pediatric healthcare organization built around a singular belief: that school is where clinical care becomes transformative — that a therapy goal in a clinic is a therapy goal, but a therapy goal in a school becomes a friendship on the playground, a kid who feels they belong, a child who gets to participate in the full arc of childhood. Everything we build — our technology, our workload model, our clinical community — exists to protect that work and the clinicians who deliver it.
THE WORKLOAD MODEL
Thrive uses a workload model that accounts for the full scope of SLP work — direct therapy, evaluations, IEP writing, meetings, documentation, and travel — and sizes your assignment to be sustainable for the long haul.
THE TECHNOLOGY
Our AI-powered tools were built by clinicians who were tired of losing evenings to documentation. They handle evaluation report generation, session notes, paperwork, and progress summaries — and they give our clinicians 10+ hours back every week. The tools are continuously improved based on clinician feedback. They belong to you as much as anyone.
THE CLINICAL COMMUNITY
You have a community here and are never alone. You have clinical supervision through a role-alike leader, quarterly professional development led by Thrive’s Senior Director of Related Services — substantive, school-based, and built for your level of expertise, and monthly role-alike communities of practice for case conferencing. You have a paid Summer Intensive that brings the full clinical team together each year. And you have peers across the organization you can reach every day.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Thrive SLP in the Durham, NC region, you will deliver evidence-based speech and language services to students K–12 with a range of communication needs: language disorders, articulation and phonological delays, fluency, voice, and complex/AAC users. You will evaluate, diagnose, develop IEP goals, deliver direct and consultative services, and collaborate with special education teams, general educators, families, and related services providers to build inclusive, data-driven intervention plans. You are a full member of the community.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
EVALUATION & ELIGIBILITY
Conduct comprehensive speech and language evaluations using standardized and dynamic assessment tools (CELF, GFTA, TOLD, PLS, CASL, and others) to determine eligibility for services under IDEA and applicable state standards
Complete full psycholinguistic profiles including receptive/expressive language, phonology, fluency, voice, and pragmatics as appropriate to the referral
Write evaluation reports that are clinically rigorous, legally defensible, and accessible to IEP team members across disciplines
Participate in eligibility determination meetings and provide clinical interpretation of results to families, educators, and administrators
Conduct re-evaluations (triennials) in accordance with IDEA timelines
IEP DEVELOPMENT & SERVICE DELIVERY
Develop individualized IEP goals that are measurable, standards-aligned, and meaningful to the student’s educational and communicative participation
Deliver direct individual and small-group therapy sessions aligned to IEP goals across articulation, language, fluency, voice, AAC, and social communication
Provide consultative services to general and special education teachers on communication strategies, classroom accommodations, and language-based learning supports
Participate in IEP meetings as the SLP of record, including annual reviews, amendment meetings, and manifestation determinations when relevant
Maintain accurate, timely service logs and progress notes in compliance with state documentation requirements — supported by Thrive’s AI documentation tools
COLLABORATION & TEAMING
Partner with special education teachers, OTs, PTs, BCBAs, school psychologists, and mental health clinicians on integrated, student-centered IEP teams
Communicate regularly with families about student progress, home strategies, and upcoming IEP decisions in a way that is clear, warm, and jargon-free
Consult with classroom teachers on language-based learning challenges, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and written language supports
Contribute to RTI/MTSS Tier 1 and Tier 2 language screening and progress monitoring at the universal level
Coordinate with outside providers, medical professionals, and community agencies when clinically appropriate
AAC & SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS
Evaluate for and implement augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems — including high-tech devices (Proloquo2Go, TouchChat, LAMP) and low-tech supports — for students with complex communication needs
Train classroom staff, paraprofessionals, and families on AAC implementation and aided language stimulation strategies
Serve students with a range of diagnoses including autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, developmental language disorder, and acquired communication disorders
Implement evidence-based approaches including PROMPT, Lidcombe, DTTC, PECS, social thinking frameworks, and language experience approaches as appropriate to each student’s profile
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from a CAA-accredited program
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from ASHA, OR active Clinical Fellowship (CF) with CCC-SLP supervision provided by Thrive
Active state SLP license in good standing, or documented initiation of licensure transfer prior to start date
Knowledge of IDEA, IEP process, eligibility criteria, and special education law as it applies to SLP services in K–12 settings
PREFERRED
1+ years of school-based SLP experience (CF year in a school setting counts)
Experience with AAC evaluation and implementation
Bilingual (Spanish) — bilingual SLPs are strongly encouraged to apply; additional compensation applies
Familiarity with RTI/MTSS frameworks and universal screening protocols
Experience serving students with autism, complex communication needs, or significant cognitive disabilities
COMPENSATION STRUCTURE
Compensation is paid over 10 months, aligned to the school-year calendar. All figures below reflect the Durham, NC market.
$65,000 – $78,200,based on experience
A salary that reflects the expertise you bring. W-2 employment means full benefits, paid time off, retirement match, disability coverage, and malpractice insurance — all on us. Your total compensation is built to reflect what this work is worth.
If flexibility is what fits your life, we built that in. Our 1099 option puts you in control of how you work — with a competitive hourly rate, full professional supports, and your career mobility fully intact.
Additional Earning Potential!
$4,000 —paid 25% at 30 days,25% at 90 days,50% at 6 months
Our sign-on bonus is a signal: we’re committed to you from the moment you say yes, and we want you to feel that.
Up to $2,000 —paid after completing your first full school year
We’re building Thrive around the people who commit to this work and to each other over the long haul — because that’s who our kids and schools depend on. Every year you come back, we reward it. And it grows with you.
$750 your first year growing up to $2,000after five years
Your practice is the whole thing. The more you grow as a clinician, the better the care our kids get. We put real dollars behind your continuing education, and it grows with your tenure. Investing in your expertise is investing in our mission.
Paid annually afterexceeding performancemetrics
When you go above and beyond for students, we notice. Our performance bonus is how we say we see you, we value what you’re doing, and this work matters.
BENEFITS OFFERINGS
HEALTH COVERAGE — AT NO COST TO YOU (W-2 Employees Only)
Medical, dental, and vision insurance — Thrive covers 100% of employee premiums
Coverage begins day one
Choice of HSA-eligible high-deductible plan or traditional PPO; nationwide PPO network
Dependent and family coverage available
401(k) with up to 5% company match
Optional voluntary benefits: supplemental life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and FSA
TIME OFF & SCHEDULE (W-2 Employees Only)
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS (All Employees)
Malpractice and professional liability insurance — fully covered by Thrive; no personal policy required
Quarterly professional development led by clinical leadership — school-based, substantive, and paid
Paid Summer Intensive — pre-year clinical PD that brings the full Thrive team together annually
No non-compete agreement — your professional mobility is yours to keep
Tennessee SLP licensure renewal and ASHA dues reimbursed annually; CCC-SLP exam and renewal fees covered
CF supervision provided by in-house CCC-SLPs for Clinical Fellowship year clinicians
APPLY TODAY
[email protected] · thrivetherapiesgroup.com/careers · 615-652-2344
