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Tummy Time Academy
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Physical Therapist (PT) Early Intervention | Part Time | Flexible Schedule

Physical TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$90/hr

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Job Description

About Tummy Time Academy

Tummy Time Academy provides playful & personalized early intervention services for children ages 0-3 years old.

  • We believe that caring for children starts with caring for our therapists.
  • Meaningful therapy should not come at the cost of burnout. We offer:
  • Flexible schedules & realistic caseloads so your work fits your life
  • A collaborative team and dedicated administrative support, you can focus on building connections and helping families and children grow

Competitive Pay Because Therapists Deserve It

Just as every child deserves to be seen and supported, we believe our therapists deserve that same care, respect, and encouragement in their work.

Overview

Tummy Time Academy is seeking a Physical Therapist interested in a career that schedules around your life, works 1-on-1 with families, and brings out your inner child and creativity.

Our dedicated admin staff alleviates the pressure of doing prep & paperwork at home, so you'll be able to focus on doing PT.

As an early intervention PT, you'll be helping children ages 0-3 and teach families on how they can help their child achieve their established goals!

What Your Day with Tummy Time Academy Would Look Like:

Providing 1-on-1 physical therapy to children ages 0-3 years old at their everyday settings (i. e. family's home, daycare, playground, library) using toys and furniture at that location.

  • Travel to location of session (family's home, daycare, playground, library).
  • Reflecting with family on progress since last session.

Observing & assessing your assigned child's gross motor skills to determine strengths/needs as it relates to their goal.

Demonstrating exercises & activities for your assigned child by adapting play to focus on addressing concerns in range of motion, flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination as it relates to their goal.

Teaching & guiding families on adapting their play and problem solving on how they can fit these activities into their daily routines to assist with achieving their goal.

Sharing and reviewing the session note with families using family-friendly language via provided technology and email at the end of session.

Collaborate and meet with other professionals who are part of child's multi-disciplinary team to share quarterly progress reports and plan/update the child and family's physical therapy plan as needed.

Initial and annual evaluations are completed by a different team

Benefits

  • High compensation - $90.00 per billable hour
  • 1-on-1 care - clients deserve it and you deserve it
  • Dedicated administrative support - so you can focus on only working during billable hours instead of at home

Flexible schedule - 1x/week, 1hr/day, or hustle-bustle? Tell us when you want to work and that will be your schedule, simple.

Mentorship - new grad or never worked with kids? Not a problem, our mentorship program will give you the confidence to push the imposter syndrome aside!

  • CEU reimbursement
  • Technology provided (iPad Air with data, Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil)
  • Business communication included - keeping work and personal phone/email communication separate

Qualifications

  • Active Pennsylvania Physical Therapy license
  • Active driver's license with reliable transportation
  • Ability to pass required background checks
  • We are excited to invite you to join our team!
  • Apply today and look out for an email with next steps.

Key Responsibilities

Provide 1-on-1 physical therapy to children ages 0-3 in their natural environments and guide families on therapeutic activities. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to review progress and update treatment plans.

Key Skills

Gross motor skills assessmentPediatric therapyRange of motion exercisesFlexibility trainingStrength trainingBalance trainingCoordination trainingFamily educationMulti-disciplinary collaborationDocumentationTime management

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 44 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 57% have no call, 59% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (299 salary observations; 2,146 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,237 salary observations; 53,813 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Tummy Time Academy holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 80/100, 4 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist (PT) Early Intervention | Part Time | Flexible Schedule at Tummy Time Academy a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,195 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 18 employers

3
<$125k
6
$125k-140k
10
$140k-155k
5
$155k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
69%
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
Relocation assistance
7%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$80-$110/hr
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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lancaster

Typical market rent
$1,547/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.3
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lancaster, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Tummy Time Academy

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
Palmyra, Pennsylvania

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Mentorship Program
CEU Reimbursement
Technology Provided (iPad Air, Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil)
Dedicated Administrative Support
1-on-1 Care