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Child'sPlay Therapy Center
Huntsville, Alabama

Pediatric Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$45-$55/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About Us

Child’sPlay Therapy Center, part of the Cicero Therapies Family of Practices, is currently seeking a part-time experienced Pediatric Physical Therapist (PT) to join our growing team in our clinic in Huntsville, Alabama. We are dedicated to supporting children and their families in reaching goals and building skills in the most meaningful and motivating ways.

At Child'sPlay, Our Clinicians Enjoy

  • Industry-leading compensation and benefits
  • Balanced productivity and documentation time expectations
  • Robust training, clinical education, and research opportunities
  • Dedicated peer-to-peer mentorship and support
  • A long-term career path and leadership opportunities

Responsibilities

Provide individual therapy services for clients

Complete All Required Documentation for Clients

  • Collaborate with Child'sPlay colleagues and school team to discuss progress and recommendations for clients
  • Perform diagnostic evaluations and document, analyze, and interpret results
  • Collaborate with teachers, special education coordinators, and other services providers to help clients reach their goals
  • Attend IEP meetings to advocate for the clients school based services
  • Participate in our mentorship network as either mentee or mentor

Requirements

  • Licensed to practice Physical Therapy
  • DPT in Physical Therapy, or equivalent from an accredited college or university
  • Pediatric physical therapy experience or other experience working with children in a clinical capacity

Interviews at Child'sPlay

We care deeply about our teams and the people who make them up. Our interview process is designed to make you feel like you know us and are a good fit for our team. The first step in our interview process is a video or phone chat with a member of our recruiting team.

We encourage you to use this as an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the Physical Therapist (PT) role and career opportunities. From there, we will invite candidates to an in-person interview.

You will meet members of our team (your future co-workers!) and this interview may also include a brief observation of a therapy session. By the end of the interview process, you should have a sense of who we are and how our PTs are helping children take their next steps.

We can’t wait to meet you!

Our diverse, multi-disciplinary family of professionals looks forward to welcoming another talented member to our team!

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Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Collaboration

Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 40% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$94k–$114kPediatrics median $85k (middle half $76k–$98k)234 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$117k in purchasing powerAlabama index 88.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 40% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedAlabama Physical Therapist listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 28% offer loan repayment242 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pediatrics listings1,217 in the last 30 days782 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pediatrics pay trend+5.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs
3
<$110k
5
$110k-125k
2
$125k-140k
10
$140k-155k
3
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
43%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Transition Care Telemetry · San Diego, California

$80-$120/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Per DiemPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Diego, California

$80-$110/hr
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist

$75-$80/hr
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist

$75-$80/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 458 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Child'sPlay Therapy Center

Individual and Family Services
Birmingham, Alabama
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Industry-leading compensation and benefits
Balanced productivity and documentation time expectations
Robust training, clinical education, and research opportunities
Dedicated peer-to-peer mentorship and support
Long-term career path and leadership opportunities

Living in Huntsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,335/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Huntsville, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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