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TheraCare Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut

Developmental Therapist

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Required: Connecticut Initial, Provisional or Professional Teaching Certification

TheraCare offers our Developmental Therapist

  • Salary and Paid Vacation plus Medical Benefits for full time developmental therapist
  • Above average pay for part time developmental therapist including paid sick time
  • Semi-monthly payroll cycle
  • Work/life balance including flexible schedule and support
  • Caseload clustered in geographic area of your choice
  • Clinical support
  • Professional development opportunities

TheraCare is seeking dynamic Developmental Therapists for a comprehensive and rewarding experience to provide home, daycare, and school based pediatric developmental services in Connecticut, either in Bridgeport, Stamford, and East & West Hartford.

In this role, the Developmental Therapist will provide screening, diagnoses and treatment of children with various developmental delays in a variety of settings. Work with families and a team of other service providers to help achieve a child’s IFSP or IEP goals.

Qualified Developmental Therapist (DT) candidates will possess at least ONE of the following valid initial, provisional or professional teaching certificate from the Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE):

# 112 Birth-Kindergarten, # 113 Nursery-Third Grade, # 065 Comprehensive Special Education PRE- K-12, # 165 Comprehensive Special Education K-12, # 265 Comprehensive Special Education, # 057 Certificate Endorsement Pre-K-12, # 059 Certificate Endorsement Blind Pre-12, & # 055 Certificate Endorsement Partially Sighted 1-12.

For more than 30 years, TheraCare has been dedicated to setting the standards for excellence for multi-service healthcare, developmental and educational programs. Our philosophy reflects professionals working collaboratively with families, communities and children to maximize each child’s potential.

TheraCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Key Responsibilities

Provide screening, diagnosis, and treatment for children with developmental delays in home, daycare, and school settings. Collaborate with families and service providers to achieve child-specific IFSP or IEP goals.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid initial, provisional, or professional teaching certification from the Connecticut State Department of Education. Specific certifications required include Birth-Kindergarten, Nursery-Third Grade, or various Special Education endorsements.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningIFSP Goal ImplementationIEP Goal ImplementationCollaborative Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Developmental Therapist at TheraCare Connecticut a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,952 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

TheraCare Connecticut holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 4 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
PSLF eligible
28%
Loan repayment
25%
CME allowance
25%
Sign-on bonus
13%

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Work-life snapshot

7.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

Living in Stamford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$806k
Typical market rent
$2,966/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About TheraCare Connecticut

Hospitals and Health Care
White Plains, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Vacation
Medical Benefits (full-time)
Paid Sick Time (part-time)
Flexible Schedule
Clinical Support
Professional Development