Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Occupational Therapist - Birth to Three Program

Make a Difference During a Child's Most Important Years

Are you passionate about helping young children reach their fullest potential?

As a Birth to Three Occupational Therapist, you will partner with families to support infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities during the critical early years of life. Through coaching, collaboration, and evidence-based interventions, you will empower families to help their children thrive in everyday routines and activities.

What You'll Do

As a valued member of an interdisciplinary early intervention team, you will:

  • Conduct developmental evaluations and assessments to determine program eligibility and service needs.
  • Assess and address functional skills related to self-care, play, adaptive behavior, sensory processing, motor development, and postural control.
  • Collaborate with families to identify priorities and create individualized outcomes that support their child's growth and development.
  • Provide coaching, strategies, and education that build on family strengths and enhance parent-child interactions.
  • Deliver services in natural environments, including homes and community settings, where children learn and grow best.
  • Coordinate care and collaborate with service coordinators, healthcare providers, educators, and community partners.
  • Complete plans of care, documentation, prior authorizations, and other required records in a timely manner.
  • Participate in team meetings, professional development, and continuous quality improvement efforts.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.
  • Current Wisconsin Occupational Therapist license.
  • Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel throughout the service area.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Two or more years of pediatric occupational therapy experience.
  • Experience supporting infants, toddlers, and families in home or community-based settings.
  • Knowledge of early intervention services and family-centered practices.

Why You'll Love This Role

  • Meaningful work that changes the lives of children and families.
  • Flexible, community-based service delivery.
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment.
  • Opportunity to coach and empower families rather than provide traditional clinic-based therapy.
  • Ongoing professional development and growth opportunities.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing compassionate, trauma-informed, family-centered services that honor the strengths, culture, and unique needs of every family. We seek professionals who share our mission, demonstrate respect and dignity for all people, and are dedicated to helping children build a strong foundation for lifelong success.

Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will conduct developmental assessments and provide evidence-based interventions for infants and toddlers within their natural environments. They will collaborate with families to create individualized outcomes and provide coaching to enhance parent-child interactions.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and a current Wisconsin Occupational Therapist license. A valid driver's license and the ability to travel throughout the service area are also required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Developmental assessmentFamily-centered practiceCare coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Lutheran Social Services of WI & Upper MI a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,052 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 52% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 27 employers

11
<$110k
8
$110k-130k
4
$130k-150k
7
$150k-170k
1
$172k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Virtual Occupational TherapistContract

Lets Therapy · Media, Pennsylvania

$82.50 per hour
#2

Head Occupational Therapist (Inpatient Rehabilitation & Acute Care) | NYP-CUIMC | Full-Time | Mon - Fri | Day Shift

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital · New York, New York

$70.76-$81.01/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist

$129k–$160k
#4

Occupational Therapist

$56.5-$76.75/hr
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,052 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Waukesha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$404k
Typical market rent
$1,481/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lutheran Social Services of WI & Upper MI

Non-profit Organization Management
West Allis, Wisconsin
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible, community-based service delivery
Collaborative and supportive team environment
Ongoing professional development and growth opportunities