Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$35-$37/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Mountain Lakes Services’ mission is to partner with people of all abilities to live their very best lives. Its vision is to be an inspirational model for advancing people’s journey through excellence, innovation, and connections.
Pay Range: $35.00-$37.00 per hour
Hours Available: Flexible 10-hour Schedule
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to work with an early intervention program and also have access to a flexible schedule? Then Mountain Lake Services might be the place for you!
We are offering a flexible 10-hour weekly schedule for our Occupational Therapist position that provides services all throughout Essex County, NY.
What you get to do: Includes but is not limited to the following.
Write reports including but not limited to evaluation reports, evaluation results on the child’s IEP, as well as goals if necessary. Annual review testing, reports, and IEP updates for preschool students on therapist caseload. IFSP review reports every 6 months, testing if necessary, and goal planning for IFSP.
Perform occupational therapy evaluations using standardized evaluations and clinical judgement to make assessments on child’s current levels of functioning and determine the need for OT therapy.
Provide occupational therapy services using evidence-based practices.
Requirements
Minimum of master’s degree with current N.Y.S. Occupational Therapy license and registration.
- Experience as an occupational therapist working with children under 6 years old is preferred but not required.
- Develop your skills in an environment rich with training opportunities and career advancement.
- Employees matter! Benefits include:
- Paid Time Off (a heavy focus on work life balance)
- Pay on Demand
- Health, Dental, Vision, Agency funded Life Insurance at 4x annual salary
- Agency Paid Retirement
- Educational Assistance
- Eligible Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Opportunities for advancement and training
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Mentorship program
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will perform evaluations and provide therapy services to children using evidence-based practices. They are also responsible for writing evaluation reports, updating IEPs, and conducting IFSP reviews.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (258 salary observations; 772 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,196 salary observations; 23,534 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 45% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% 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 ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k 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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