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Discovery Therapy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PCA therapist - Part-Time Flexibility

Counselor Above average in CounselingContract

Listed compensation

$20-$21/hr

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Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Discovery Therapy, company that truly cares for our family of therapists, is seeking Personal Care Assistants (PCA) to join our Early Intervention team!

Discovery Therapy is seeking an excellent Personal Care Assistant to join our Early Intervention community team within Philadelphia County.

Services will be for children with a variety of developmental and/or learning disabilities that are in the need of PCA services. Available cases are located throughout Philadelphia County only.

We have full-time, part-time, and contract/per-diem positions available. *1099 Contractor Position*

Available Positions

  • Full Time
  • Part Time

Contract

The PCA will work directly, one-on-one (1:1) with children in preschools, daycares or centers environment. Generally, the kiddos we help will receive support for 3-7 hours each day. The PCA therapist will work 1:1 with the child to ensure their success in preschool, daycare or home environment.

Responsibilities Include

  • One-on-One (1:1) support for kiddos
  • Providing assistance to children who could have behavioral challenges, medical/physical limitation or a neurological diagnosis
  • Implementing instructional strategies

Requirements

High School Diploma REQUIRED

CPR and First Aid Certifications REQUIRED

Experience supporting children with behavioral challenges and self care needs in 3-5 age group PREFERRED

Key Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one support to children with developmental or learning disabilities in preschool, daycare, or home settings. Implement instructional strategies and assist children with behavioral challenges or medical limitations.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Behavioral ManagementChild Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PCA therapist - Part-Time Flexibility at Discovery Therapy a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,338 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

Personal Care Assistance — Counselor Career Context

Discovery Therapy holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 80/100, 22 active listings.

Of the 40 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 15% have no call, 90% require no weekends.

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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 25 employers

CME allowance
76%
401k / retirement match
59%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.6
Higher than about 6 in 10 of 13,338 Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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