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New Britain, Connecticut

Developmental Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Kidsteps early intervention program is seeking an outstanding Developmental Therapist to ensure the development and implementation of activities that are family-centered and promote positive outcomes! If you're looking for a career that makes a huge impact in the lives of children and families, we want you!

Compensation is great (salary, quarterly incentives, and profit sharing), ample benefits (company sponsored health, dental, vision, 401k with match, paid holidays, paid time off, professional licensure reimbursement and various stipends) and flexibility! We are committed to providing family centered practices and professional growth opportunities. We offer weekly team meetings where you will be supported by your co-workers, who share your professional values.

Hours: 40 hours/week

Location: New Britain area

  • Responsibilities of our Developmental Therapist will include:
  • Evaluating and assessing children and families to assist with and planning, development, implementation, and review of curriculums and IFSP's that will meet the individual developmental needs of young children and their families.
  • Completing and maintaining records in accordance with applicable regulations and as assigned.

Performing functions of service coordinator including ensuring that Early Intervention services achieve desired outcomes for families and children served and meet the standards as established by the state’s quality assurance team.

Requirements

BA from accredited college or university in related field required. MA preferred.

Must possess a valid initial, provisional or professional teaching certificate from the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) in endorsements #112, #113, #065, or #165.

  • Experience in children and family services with a focus on Early Intervention.
  • Must have a valid United States driver’s license with an acceptable driving history as defined by Lumibility’s policy.
  • Must have internet access, cell phone, and reliable transportation.
  • Lumibility is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

The Developmental Therapist will evaluate and assess children and families to develop and implement individualized curriculums and IFSPs. They will also perform service coordination duties to ensure early intervention services meet state quality assurance standards.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Curriculum developmentIFSP implementationChild assessmentFamily-centered practiceRecord keeping

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Developmental Therapist at Lumibility a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,932 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,932 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Connecticut157 active7,918 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 24% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 28% offer loan repayment238 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,426 in the last 30 days1,523 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,932 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Lumibility

Non-profit Organizations
Westbrook, CT
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Quarterly incentives
Profit sharing
Company sponsored health, dental, vision
401k with match
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Professional licensure reimbursement
Various stipends

Living in New Britain

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$318k
Typical market rent
$1,661/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

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

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