26/27 SY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
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Job Description
This position is a 1.0 FTE position located at Taylor, ATS, and Wakefield.
Responsibilities
- Function as an itinerant clinician to provide appropriate "educational model" occupational therapy services for identified students.
- Collaborate with teachers and school staff to provide integrated programs for special education students.
- Determine through occupational therapy evaluation procedures appropriate model and level of service required for each student.
- Document student progress with periodic updates.
- Keep accurate records on caseloads including attendance.
- Willing to work with students preschool-age through 21 years, with a variety of disabilities.
- Willing to collaborate with regular and special education teachers to provide integrated educational programming.
Experience
- Experience in public school system occupational therapy program or pediatrics preferred.
Qualifications
- Must have or be eligible for Virginia licensure.
- Must be registered nationally as qualified by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), or completion of registration upon employment.
- Dual endorsement in English as a Second Language and/or Special Education, or in any other content area, is preferred but not required.
Salary
- Salary based on the 2026-27 salary schedule.
Arlington Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the Arlington School Board, as stated in Policy G-2.30, Employee Relations – Equal Employment Opportunity - that “Employment opportunities shall not be restricted, abridged or otherwise adversely affected on the basis of race, national origin, creed, color, religion, gender, age, economic status, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, and/or disability.”
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (164 salary observations; 636 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,664 salary observations; 25,616 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates 26/27 SY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST at Arlington Public Schools a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,356 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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