Senior SLP — Clinical partnership, not employment (Davis)
- Senior Slp
- Davis, CA
- $108,000–$130,000 / year
- Full-time
- School
After 8+ years, the burnout you feel isn't a personal failure — it's what happens when talented professionals are trapped in systems that don't respect their expertise.
About this role
After 8+ years, the burnout you feel isn't a personal failure — it's what happens when talented professionals are trapped in systems that don't respect their expertise. These senior roles are built for the clinician who's watched too many of those systems up close.
Davis Joint Unified caps SLP caseloads in writing at 55 — rare in California — and runs a well-organized SpEd team with a dedicated AT specialist co-managing AAC devices so you're not troubleshooting hardware solo.
Senior school SLPs run Davis-area caseloads with the autonomy you've earned and a reduced IEP count (35-40 max) so you can take on mentorship, complex-case consultation, and protocol work inside the 7:45am-3:30pm day. You set your service-delivery grid. Summers are off. Your methods, your documentation templates, your IEP-writing approach.
What this role looks like
- Reduced caseload (30–35 at schools, 18–22 home-health visits/week) to protect mentorship and complex-case time
- Compensated mentorship time for CF supervision — paid as lead-clinician hours, not added to a full caseload
- Your methods become the protocol: direct influence on clinical standards, assessment batteries, and intake screening
- Peer-level collaboration with other senior SLPs — weekly clinical huddles, quarterly case presentations
Who thrives here
We designed senior roles around clinicians who've earned the right to leave work at work. Administrative burden is minimized by design. The 30% of your week that isn't direct care is spent on things that matter — mentorship, protocol development, complex cases — not paperwork we could have automated years ago.
Highlights & benefits
- Optional equity / partnership pathway
- Peer-level collaboration, not hierarchy
- Full clinical autonomy — your methods, your protocols
- Reduced caseload + compensated mentorship time
- Davis JUSD: caseload caps written into the job description
Requirements
Required
- Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an ASHA-accredited program (CAA)
- CCC-SLP (ASHA) — active
- Current California SLP license
- Minimum 5 years post-CF clinical experience; documented supervisory, mentor, or lead-clinician experience (formal title not required — 2+ years as the go-to for case consults counts)
- California Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential (CTC) — required for school-based placement. Out-of-state SLPs: we'll help you apply via CTC's out-of-state pathway (allow 6-10 weeks).
- DOJ/FBI Live Scan fingerprint clearance, TB clearance within 12 months, current CPR certification (we reimburse renewal)
Nice to have
- Prior EMR experience (TheraNest or Homecare Homebase)
About Speech Therapy Consulting, Inc.
Speech Therapy Consulting, Inc.
Speech Therapy Consulting, Inc. is a California-based speech-language pathology practice that hires the way we wish someone had hired us. Clinicians get real supervision, fair caseloads, and a leadership team that still sees patients.
We run pediatric clinics, school contracts, and home-health caseloads across Northern California — and we staff them with SLPs who stay because the work is good, not because we trapped them in a non-compete.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does the application process take?
Most candidates hear back within three business days of applying. After a 20-minute intro call, we schedule a working conversation with the clinical lead — usually wrapped up inside two weeks from first contact to offer.
Will I hear back if my application isn't a fit?
Yes. Every applicant receives a direct reply — a yes, a no, or a 'not right now, here's why.' We read every application ourselves; no ghosting.
Can I apply to multiple roles?
Absolutely. If more than one posting looks like a fit, apply to whichever resonates most — we review candidates holistically and will surface other openings that match your background during the first call.