Now hiring: PRN Speech-Language Pathologist
Join our team.
We’re looking for a speech-language pathologist who shares our belief that every way of communicating is worth celebrating, and who is drawn to play-based, neurodiversity-affirming, child-led therapy and real relationships with kids and families.
The opening
Two ways to shape the role.
Pick what fits your life right now, or combine both. Tap a card to flip it.
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Regular weekly caseload
Standing after-school appointment slots, 2:30–6:00 PM, on the days that work for you. Build a consistent caseload of your own clients within this window.
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PRN / as-needed coverage
Cover an extended medical leave and occasional travel or illness days. The full schedule is in the position details below.
The scheduleFull position details
- Leave coverage: a full caseload (approximately 40 pediatric clients) Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 AM–4:45 PM, with a built-in 90-minute to 2-hour lunch break daily.
- Occasional coverage for travel and illness outside of that window.
- The options aren’t mutually exclusive: a clinician taking the after-school caseload can also pick up PRN coverage, or vice versa.
How we workOur approach, in depth
At Little Luminaries, therapy is never about drills, pressure, or compliance. We believe children thrive when they feel safe, supported, and seen. Our work is strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming, grounded in play, relationship, and natural language modeling, not demands.
If you join our team, you’ll be stepping into a practice built around these same values: reducing demands rather than adding them, honoring every form of communication as legitimate, and treating families as the experts on their own children.
Who we’re looking for
Is this you?
- 5+ years in pediatricsMinimum 5 years of pediatric SLP experience
- Experience supporting AAC usersComfortable with aided language modeling, core vocabulary approaches, and speech-generating devices
- Child-led and affirmingAn autism-informed, child-led, neurodiversity-affirming clinical approach: genuine alignment, not just familiarity with the terminology
- Open to GLP/NLAWilling to learn Gestalt Language Processing/Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA) principles if not already trained; prior experience is a strong plus
- Open to DIR/FloortimeWilling to pursue DIR/Floortime coursework if not already certified; we’re happy to support this
- LicensedAn active Tennessee SLP license and ASHA CCC
- Ready for credentialingWilling to complete payer credentialing with a current CAQH attestation (we’re in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield); we’ll support you through the process
What we offer
Support, so you can focus on the kids.
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A competitive per-session or hourly contractor rate
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Malpractice coverage under the practice’s policy
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Access to our EMR, established documentation templates, and existing client charts and plans of care
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A warm, collaborative culture built around genuine clinical alignment, not just credentials
How to apply
Tell us about you.
Attach your resume and a short note, and we’ll be in touch.
We can’t wait to meet you.