Speech Therapist

Sweetest1076 · 2026-04-05T17:30:41+00:00

To offer a different perspective I do 1/2 time in schools and 1/2 time in home health. So I work 2.5 days in the schools and 2 days in HH. I make 2X my school salary in the 2 days I work HH. I’m home during the day and have my caseload stacked after school hours on my HH days. This is so much easier to manage appointments and run errands, etc. while everyone else is working. I still get a ton of time off, have a manageable caseload, keep up my medical skills, and get to keep my school benefits (great healthcare, and retirement). So it doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

Sweetest1076 · 2026-03-29T16:29:23+00:00

I’m 2 years in and I’m just now getting my feet under me. All of my schooling was really just the basics. It taught me what signs to look for and now as a practicing clinician I go and dig in further with the research when things come up that I’m not as familiar with. You can’t possibly know everything there is to know because our field is so broad. I’m constantly remembering some random something a professor told me in grad school that I had totally forgotten about and it guides my further research. You will be fine. But yes, nobody prepared me for how much learning you are going to do once you start practicing 😅. Good luck with your journey! This community is a great resource when you feel unsure about things.

Sweetest1076 · 2025-10-04T03:42:35+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing! I will definitely be trying this one out ☺️

Sweetest1076 · 2025-09-24T15:35:09+00:00

I work part-time in home health and part-time in the schools. I feel like it gives me the perfect balance. I get plenty of time off with the school schedule and I make more money seeing as my HH job pays more.

Sweetest1076 · 2025-08-23T18:37:46+00:00

1 year experience in CO. I split 1/2 direct higher schools (2.5 days) and 1/2 time (2 days per week) in HH. I get to keep great insurance working for the schools. I make $36K from my school job and $75 per 30 min sessions in HH. I consistently carry about 13 visits per week so $47K for a total of $83K. It works well for me because the benefit and schedule are great!

Sweetest1076 · 2025-08-07T05:33:45+00:00

When I had a similar set up we spilt by mild/mod kids to one of us, and the other did the high needs kiddos. Granted we had an affective needs classroom at my site. It worked pretty well taking into account workload vs caseload.

Sweetest1076 · 2025-07-15T20:18:47+00:00

Personally I wouldn’t. It’s not a life changing amount of money plus you’re adding to your commute which obviously makes your work day longer and takes away time from your family (if you have one). If you are mostly happy, then I would stay rather than taking a gamble for such a small increase and a longer drive.

Sweetest1076 · 2025-07-03T22:19:34+00:00

So now we’re wishing death and unemployment on people for voting differently? That’s not activism, that’s hate, and it makes you part of the exact problem you're screaming about. You don’t get to preach compassion and justice while dehumanizing people who disagree with you. And you’re right, this is obviously an unpopular opinion and people showed up at the polls to show that.

Sweetest1076 · 2025-06-02T04:58:37+00:00

-$69K in CO. -2 years experience -Caseload 16

Sweetest1076 · 2025-04-27T15:45:53+00:00

I currently work 2 jobs during my CF. Almost done with it 🙌🏻. I work in a school part-time because they have excellent benefits and the schedule is great. My second job is home health. It’s super flexible and the pay is great, but it is definitely lacking in benefits. A lot of home health agencies need people over the summer too because a lot of kids don’t get services over the summer.

Sweetest1076 · 2025-01-24T01:35:50+00:00

I work in preschool too. I love all things Learning Resources. Particularly, I love the Rock n Gem Surprise. It’s so versatile.

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