Educational Therapist
Listed compensation
$93.6K - $114.4K
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Job Description
Benefits/Perks
- Competitive Compensation
- Great Work Environment
- Career Advancement Opportunities
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced, credentialed (mild/mod and mod/severe) Educational Therapist to join our team! As an Educational Therapist or Learning Specialist, you will be responsible for coordinating/collaborating with allied professionals and parents to improve the academic lives and educational trajectory of your clients with ADHD, Executive Functioning weaknesses, dyslexia, reading disorders, processing disorders, dyscalculia/math difficulties, weaknesses in written expression, and more The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of Educational Therapy, is able to provide compassionate care to every patient, and has excellent organizational skills.
The candidate will be responsible for providing intensive remediation to struggling learners in 1:1 sessions that are typically 50-minutes long, once or twice a week. You will be assessing students informally to measure baselines, establish ongoing goals, and progress monitor.
You should be comfortable providing parents with consistent feedback to keep them updated, in the loop, and to teach specific strategies in-line with the student’s psychoeducational goals.
At times, you will be participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings, engaging in consultation services to parents/caregivers, communicating with allied professionals, teachers, and collaborating with other therapists regarding client progress and recommendations.
We work either in-office, in-home, at school, and at times, virtually with our students, and we ask that the applicant is able to work with us for at least one year, and ideally longer to provide students with stable, consistent support.
Requirements
- Ed Therapist Certification and/or MA in Special Education (in process considered) teaching/tutoring experience
- Ability to drive to student’s home for in-home appointments
- Familiarity with writing, math, and basic knowledge of elementary/middle/high school academics.
- Ability to read assessment reports, formulate learning goals, manage a learning profile, document progress, and collaborate with allied professionals as needed.
- Write progress reports and session notes
- Have a warm, fun, engaging personality - ability to naturally establish rapport with students who may be a little bit resistant to support at first
- Master of Special Education
Key Responsibilities
Provide intensive 1:1 remediation and academic support for students with learning disorders and executive functioning weaknesses. Coordinate with parents, teachers, and allied professionals to monitor progress and implement psychoeducational goals.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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