OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST REGISTERED-FULL TIME

Occupational Therapist 8.0 Work-LifeNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60K - $80K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Park Avenue Campus - Yonkers, NY 10703Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 Salary/yearJob Shift: DayPOSITION SUMMARY Education The qualified applicant must have completed at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy and hold a valid New York State License as Registered Occupational Therapist.

Experience It is preferred that the qualified applicant will have completed at least one (1) year of successful direct experience in a school settting. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Reasonable Accommodations Statement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential Functions Statement(s) Objectives: To develop and implement the Occupational Therapy (OT) program. To participate as a member of the Clinical Team in order to coordinate interdisciplinary efforts.

Specifications: To conduct evaluations and periodic re-evaluation in order to determine development levels in the areas of perceptual motor, A.D.L., prevocational, musculoskeletal, sensory and sensorimotor functioning, and to recommend the need for and use of adaptive equipment.

To determine treatment priorities, scheduling and procedures for providing therapy services. To recommend appropriate case loads. To provide therapy service on an individual and/or small group basis according to need as indicated on the students Individual Education Program (IEP).

To maintain appropriate student records including attendance, IEP information, initiation, and discharge summaries. To conduct re-evaluation on each student receiving therapy at least every three years, or as recommended by the team and or child’s school district, and to provide written progress reports as required.

To issue appropriate adaptive equipment and to development and supervise classroom therapeutic programs to be implemented by classroom staff and parents. To consult with school personnel regarding program recommendations and special equipment consideration.

To maintain and utilize evaluation and therapeutic materials necessary to conduct the OT Program. To participate in training programs within the school by conducting in-service programs and demonstrations for students, staff, and parents. To consult with physicians covering recommendations for program and equipment. Position Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education The qualified applicant must have completed at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy and hold a valid New York State License as Registered Occupational Therapist.

Experience It is preferred that the qualified applicant will have completed at least one (1) year of successful direct experience in a school settting. Competency Statements(s) Accountability-Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions. Accuracy-Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

Active Listening-Ability to actively attend to, convey and understand the comments and questions of theirs. Adaptability-Ability to adapt to change in the workplace. Analytical Skills-Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem. Autonomy-Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Coaching and Development-Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skills areas. Communication, Oral-Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely. Ethical-Ability to demonstrate conducts conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

Honestly/Integrity-Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace. Motivation-Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability. Responsible-Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.

Team Builder-Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal. Training-Ability to develop a particular skill in others to bring them up to a predetermined standard of work performance. SKILLS & ABILITIES Computer Skills Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office, the Internet, and email.

Key Responsibilities

The primary objective is to develop and implement the Occupational Therapy (OT) program, which includes conducting evaluations, determining treatment priorities, and providing individual or small group therapy services as outlined in the student's Individual Education Program (IEP). Responsibilities also involve maintaining appropriate student records, issuing adaptive equipment, supervising therapeutic programs implemented by staff and parents, and consulting with school personnel and physicians.

Requirements

The qualified applicant must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy and hold a valid New York State License as a Registered Occupational Therapist. It is preferred that the candidate has completed at least one year of successful direct experience working in a school setting.

Key Skills

Program DevelopmentInterdisciplinary CoordinationTherapy Service DeliveryRecord KeepingProgress ReportingClassroom Program SupervisionConsultation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST REGISTERED-FULL TIME at WESTCHESTER SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL CHIL 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 8,995 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 70% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 8.0
Among the top 10% of 8,995 Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

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Living in Yonkers

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$756k≈ 12.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,755/mo≈ 55% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
36 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Westchester School for Special CHIL

Primary and Secondary Education
Yonkers, New York
51-200 employees