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Child'sPlay Therapy Center
Pell City, Alabama

School-Based Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$45-$57/hr

The week · per this posting

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

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Job Description

Looking for a great school placement? We partner with local public schools to offer you the best of both worlds, a small practice feel with a great school schedule. Apply to join our Schools Team today!

As part of a public benefit company, Cicero Therapies, Child’sPlay is proud to combine high-quality therapeutic services with a mission-driven approach that prioritizes children, families, and communities. In addition to our school partnerships, we also provide comprehensive outpatient therapy services, creating opportunities for collaboration across settings and disciplines.

The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated PT or PTA to join our school team part-time. This is a desirable school system outside of the metro Birmingham area. This is an ideal opportunity to join a practice with over 10 years of history delivering therapeutic services in the academic setting.

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
  • PT only - 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

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 schools 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
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient advocacy

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$106k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $119k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Alabama?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$94k–$119kPhysical Therapy median $92k (middle half $69k–$107k)286 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$119k in purchasing powerAlabama index 88.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Alabama237 active21,360 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
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 Physical Therapy listings7,754 in the last 30 days4,473 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% 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

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist-NEW GRADS WELCOMEPer Diem

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 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,256 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 Pell City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,410/mo
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

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