Pediatric Physical Therapist - Part Time
Pay as listed: from $31/hour · part-time · Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Job Description
Riverside Community Care
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Pediatric Physical Therapist - Early Intervention - Part Time
Great opportunity for a Pediatric Physical Therapist to join our dynamic, professional, multidisciplinary team in a supportive family-focused environment!
The Pediatric Physical Therapist (PT) participates on a multidisciplinary team within the Early Intervention (EI) program providing home-based services to children (0-3 years) and their families.
The PT is responsible for coordinating gross motor, handling, positioning, and adaptive equipment aspects of the child's treatment plan.
Other Responsibilities Include
- conducts developmental assessments
- fulfills coordination duties
- leads and supports group activities
- maintains an individual caseload
Schedule: Part Time, 20 hours
Pay Range: Salaried position, rate depending on years of experience
- hourly range from $31.06 to $37.09
Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.
Benefits Include
- Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
- Eleven paid holidays
- Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
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Key Responsibilities
The Pediatric Physical Therapist provides home-based early intervention services to children aged 0-3 and their families. Responsibilities include conducting developmental assessments, coordinating treatment plans, and managing an individual caseload.
Requirements
The role requires a qualified Pediatric Physical Therapist to work within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should be capable of handling gross motor, positioning, and adaptive equipment needs for young children.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Physical Therapist - Part Time at Riverside Community Care a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) — ranked against 508 active Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 43% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Somerville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.07M
- Typical market rent
- $3,414/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.