What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at Next Step Therapy?
Job Overview
Are you looking for a rewarding career helping children as an Occupational Therapist?
Next Step Therapy is looking for someone to join their experienced therapeutic team who is enthusiastic about helping children to enhance their developmental progress by addressing fine motor skills, sensory processing, emotional regulation and feeding difficulties.
Our early intervention therapists provide in-home services as Endorsed Coaches for children ages birth to three years. Therapists work closely with families to build caregiver confidence by coaching skills, using daily routines to support the child’s developmental needs and reach their developmental milestones.
Next Step Therapy also has an outpatient clinic to work with older children to improve their fine motor skills, handwriting skills, self-care skills (feeding/dressing/shoe tying), sensory integration and social and emotional regulation. Therapists independently perform the initial evaluation, determine the goals and write treatment plans to support the child to reach their highest potential.
Qualifications:
-Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
- Current PA Occupational Therapy License
- Must have a valid Driver’s License
- Must obtain new State Police Criminal Record, Child Abuse History, and FBI clearances, with a clean record.
- Obtain CPR infant/child upon hire.
Pay: Up to $50.00 per hour
Expected hours: 1.0 – 35.0 per week
Benefits:
- Health insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50