Early Childhood Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$60k-$110k
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Job Description
Thrive By 5 is a pediatric therapy agency providing services to children birth-3 years old. We are seeking strong part time or full time Physical Therapists to provide early intervention services in New York City. We have opportunities available in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Bronx.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential duties and responsibilities are not limited to the following:
Work 1:1 with developmentally delayed children and their families using an embedded coaching model to provide support, information, and skills to promote generalization/maintenance of goals and enhance the development of the child
Provide home and community based occupational therapy services, which includes reviewing IFSP goals and objectives
Collaborate with other service providers to support IFSP goals and objectives, including Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and Special Instruction/ABA providers
- Complete session notes and progress reports as required by the early intervention program
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Degree in Physical Therapy
- NYS License in Physical Therapy required
- Must demonstrate excellent written, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Must be able to collaborate with the clinical team and all related service providers on a caseload
Our mission is to provide the best possible services to children in their natural environments. We strive to teach families ways they can incorporate learning opportunities into their everyday routines. We work with families to find the right support to make their child successful in life. We believe that all families, with the right resources, can enhance their child's development.
We offer a supportive and progressive work environment with competitive compensation, benefit eligibility for full-time employees, retirement, flexible workdays and professional development. Please include cover letter and resume.
Visit us at thriveby-5.com
Key Responsibilities
Provide early intervention physical therapy services to children aged birth to three years in home and community settings. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support IFSP goals and maintain accurate session notes and progress reports.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (751 salary observations; 1,816 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,883 salary observations; 56,734 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $79k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Thrive By 5 holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 7 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Early Childhood Physical Therapist at Thrive By 5 a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,017 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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