Special Communications LLC – For Florida PTs, OTs and SLPs. 800-222-7130

November 3, 2015November 19, 2023

Benefits

SALARY :
This varies with the position that you are interested in – call us. WE HAVE RECEIVED BIG RAISES IN MARION COUNTY & LAKE COUNTY, SO CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME COUNTIES. Most therapists choose an annual salary that is paid monthly or bi-weekly, however we can also arrange to pay hourly rates. Direct deposit is available. Independent subcontractors are welcome.

RETIREMENT :
We have a 401K Plan! You are eligible for participation typically after 6 months. Once participating, you are vested immediately. We make a company contribution into your retirement account monthly whether or not you make a deferral from your paychecks. Our 401K is managed by TRPC (The Retirement Plan Company) and the assets are held at Charles Schwab & Co. There are a variety of portfolios you can choose from , including target date portfolios, or you can direct your own investments. We have a Roth option for you as well.

HEALTH INSURANCE :
We have an excellent employee group plan including a pharmacy prescription plan, with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA. There is a choice of six health plans, so find the one that is right for you. Five plans are PPOs and one plan is an HMO. Family members and spouses are also eligible for inclusion in this health plan. Adult children up to age 26 may be insured under this plan (even if they are married and live out of state) ! Of course, domestic partners are welcomed and covered under this BCBSFL plan.

SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE : Available through AFLAC which includes Short term Disability Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Assurance, and Personal and Accident Indemnity Insurance.

ASHA MEMBERSHIP & CERTIFICATION FEES: Paid
APTA MEMBERSHIP & DUES: Paid
AOTA MEMBERSHIP & DUES: Paid
AND MEMBERSHIP & DUES: Paid

FLORIDA LICENSURE : Paid

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES : Paid

PERSONAL DAYS & VACATION : This varies with the position chosen. For school based jobs you get all summer off, two weeks at Christmas and a week for Spring Break, plus a modest personal leave allowance. Some districts even have the whole week off for Thanksgiving! Our non-school jobs are year round, but with awesome vacations, with some going up to 7 weeks off per year!

CF SUPERVISION : In most cases, CF supervision is provided. We do our best to make sure you have a good Clinical Fellowship experience.

STUDENT PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIPS : We encourage our experienced staff to mentor and train students in real life work settings. Current arrangements exist with several Florida Universities for Occupational Therapy and for Speech- Language Pathology practical work experience. This does depend on our therapists deciding they want to have a student work with them – we put no pressure on anyone to accept students. Some therapists like it, some do not – we are happy to check for you and see if anyone is up for it!

Posted on November 3, 2015September 10, 2026
Employment Opportunities

Full Time, Part Time, Independent Contractors, Small Practices welcomed!
email us at: specialcommunications2004@yahoo.com
call our office: 352-371-3680 or 1-800-222-7130

PHYSICAL THERAPIST – MARIANNA (1 hour west of Tallahassee)- Join another PT, 2 OTs, 2 SLPs and 2 Therapy Aides serving 120 residents with developmental disabilities. This is a residential campus with many separate houses. Therapy has its’ own building and a couple of golf carts. This is a different kind of job – everyone on campus qualifies for all the services on offer without any caps. The work week is Mon-Fri only, no weekends or holidays. Ideally we are looking for a three day a week person and we hope one of the days can be Friday (our other PT is off Fridays. We will consider a PT who wants 1 day, 2 days, or even 4 days. Four days is considered full time, at 28 hours per week. We offer partial benefits for 1,2 or 3 days and full benefits at 4 days. This is a swell job with lots of professional autonomy and a great group of co-workers. Please call to arrange a visit – check us out!

ST JOHNS COUNTY SCHOOLS: SLPS – ALREADY FILLED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, let us know if you are interested and we can call if anything opens up. Full or part time. Schools are in St Augustine and Ponte Vedra – really great places to live! Full time pay is $70,000 for the school year.

PHYSICAL THERAPIST – GAINESVILLE – 20 hours per week serving adults with developmental disabilities. Large campus, awesome department. Three other PTs in the department along with 2 therapy aides. We have our own Adaptive Devices department, led by a PT. We are looking for someone to put in about 900 hours per year – 20 hours a week for 45 week, which gives 7 weeks off. PTs are free to serve everyone in need on campus as long as needed- no insurance, no therapy caps. We are flexible on hours if you need something a little different. It is a low stress job and you will never have paperwork to do at home. Everything is on the clock – you have plenty of time to do reports and notes at work. Call us to arrange a visit, see if it’s for you.

ALACHUA COUNTY SCHOOLS: SLPs and OTs Full or part time welcome. Speech vacancies are shifting and include Terwilliger Elementary, Alachua Elementary and Williams Elementary. We have received a nice rate increase so the pay went up in August! Student therapy times are now being expressed as Minutes Per Month to allow for more time for documentation and meetings. The idea is to get close to the “three weeks of therapy followed by one week of indirect services.” Alachua has an awesome ESE director, a really nice Lead SLP and a really great Lead OT. CFs – we have some great supervisors for you. This is a nice position – great pay, wonderful hours, great kids, rewarding work and loads of vacations.

VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS SLPs – Excellent salary;Call us to check for vacancies. So far only one maternity leave remains open at Indian River Elementary from Nov to January. Independent Contractors and CFs welcomed. If you’re new to the district, you get a mentor. Almost all SLPs have an aide assigned to them a couple of times a week to help with paperwork. Volusia gives all SLPs an ASHA Learning Pass (in addition to our own company CEU budget,) plus SLP trainings throughout the year. This is a good district and it’s in a great Florida beach area!

OCALA / MARION COUNTY SCHOOLS SLPs – LARGE PAY INCREASE for 2026-2027 school year. Three openings left This has been a stable place to work in a pleasant area filled with springs, rivers, horse farms and outdoor activities. We’ve had SLPs working in this district for 40 years! Contact us for the latest openings. First you interview with us, then you need to interview with the ESE Coordinator – you will decide with her which school work for you. Training for SLPs new to the schools is provided. CFs welcomed, 1099s welcome.

DIXIE COUNTY- PART TIME SLP Two or Three days a week. Schools are Ruth Rains Upper Elementary in Cross City, FL and Dixie High, also in Cross City, FL This is a very supportive district! We’ve had a few therapists who had vacation homes here, and a couple who did not mind driving in from further away because we include a $50/day travel stipend. The district is flexible and allowed us to work later days to complete paperwork instead of having to come in an extra day or miss seeing kids.

HIGHLANDS COUNTY SCHOOLS: 1 SPEECH PATHOLOGIST & 1 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OUR HIGHEST PAY! Pay is excellent and takes your experience into consideration. This is a smaller district in the middle of the state, but it is perfect for weekend day trips to the beach, Orlando or Ft Myers. The city has grown and has all the usual amenities for happiness and recreation. This district requires SLPs to already have CCC. New grad OTs are welcomed. There is a cool car racing vibe here at Sebring International Raceway, plus a UNESCO Dark Sky area (see the Milky Way!!)

FLAGLER COUNTY- PRIVATE SCHOOL SPEECH PATHOLOGIST Part time SLP serving PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN Flagler County. This is a sweet job with a low caseload, low stress and nice private schools. Schools include the Christ the King, Elizabeth Seaton, First Baptist, Atlas and Sun Coast Community School. There are also Full-Time SLP spots are also available in the public schools.

FLAGLER COUNTY SCHOOLS – SLPs Full time Choice of three public schools. We work 180 days a year, 7.25 hours per day.Flagler is an old-time beach community where you can still park right next to the beach. It is also home to lots of affordable housing in Palm Coast. You would be warmly welcomed here!

LEVY COUNTY SCHOOLS– SLP for 26-27 school year. School located in CHIEFLAND, FL. Levy has long used a 3-1 schedule. Therapists love this! Three weeks treating kids, then 1 week to do paperwork, evals and meetings! It’s a smaller county that really cares and tries hard to ensure that students get the best services possible.

BREVARD SCHOOLS – TVI – For 26-27 school year. Certification by DOE required as TVI or O & M. You can have your choice of caseload: a few schools that have students with greater needs, or a larger number of schools with students having less intense needs. We work 180 days a year, but as a TVI you can probably add summer school if you want to. TVIs are much appreciated and valued. Full-time, part-time, temp or 1099s considered.

INTERESTED IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES? Call us – our vacancies don’t occur very often, but if you are into this population, let us know so we can call you first!

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Posted on November 3, 2015June 8, 2026
About Us

Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Language Pathology

Special Communications, LLC is a well established therapy group working in Florida since 1983. Our primary focus has been with school aged children (PreK-12) and people of all ages with intellectual disabilities. We’ve been lucky enough to have good jobs across Florida. Chances are we have an interesting job in a city near you!

What We Do: We love helping people with Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (all ages) & Pre-K to Grade 12 public school students!

Where We Work: Gainesville, Ocala, Flagler Beach, Palm Coast, Bunnell, Clermont, Eustis, Leesburg, Dunnellon, Palm Bay, Satellite Beach, Melbourne, Cocoa, Viera, Naples, Sebring, Lake Placid, Avon Park, Tallahassee area, Lake City, Williston, Bonita Springs, Chiefland, Cross City, Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach, Deland, Debary, Deltona, Lake Helen, and some great smaller counties as well!

Time Off Is Important: With loads of three day weekends, summers off, spring breaks, two weeks at Christmas and a week at Thanksgiving, you’ve got plenty of time to see the world & enjoy life !

Not interested in schools but still want time off?

Our non-school jobs offer VERY GENEROUS leave packages, usually 7 weeks.
Check out our Current Openings or Contact Us to let us know where you want to live, work and travel!

Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Language Pathology

Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Language Pathology