Occupational Therapist
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Job Description
Position Opening – Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Location - 100 Enterprise Place, Dover DE 19904
Easterseals is seeking dedicated Occupational Therapist who finds fulfillment in working with children, to join our inter-disciplinary team. Play a major role in children meeting their milestones while having the opportunity to treat a wide variety of diagnosis.
This role is a mix of center and community-based treatment. Mileage reimbursement is provided for travel.
Qualifications
- Must have compassion for others and the desire to support children with disabilities
- Valid Occupational Therapy or Assistant Occupational Therapy licensure in DE
- Must have a driving record in good standing
- Ability to pass a 10-panel drug screen
Preferred Skills
- Experience working with children with disabilities is a plus, but not required
- Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply
What Easterseals Offers Full Time Employees*
- A welcoming environment filled with people who are committed to changing lives.
- Mentoring, collaboration and professional development
- Guaranteed hours and salary.
- Competitive wages and a comprehensive, affordable benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage
- Sign on bonus
- Generous PTO package upon hire, which increases to three weeks’ vacation after just two years’ service
- 12-paid holidays
- Annual performance-based pay increases
- Retirement plan with company match up to 5%
- Funding for professional association dues, licensure and continuing education
- Student loan forgiveness opportunity through the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and Savvi
*Benefits adjusted for part-time employees
The salary range for this position is negotiable based on experience.
Easterseals is proud to create a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Visit easterseals.com to learn more about our CARF accredited programs. EEOE
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Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will provide pediatric treatment in both center and community-based settings as part of an inter-disciplinary team. They will play a major role in helping children meet developmental milestones while treating a variety of diagnoses.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Delaware, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (24 salary observations; 93 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,886 salary observations; 27,166 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 Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Occupational Therapy median $95k (middle half $87k–$105k)207 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Delaware vs national | $93k median in Delaware | $97k nationally (−4%)24 state / 5,886 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Delaware index 99.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Delaware | 29 active | 9,123 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 48% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | US Occupational Therapist listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +3.3% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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