Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$75k–$85k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Are you a compassionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact?
Devereux Texas is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary clinical team in League City, Texas!
In this role, you will work with children and adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), and co-occurring behavioral, emotional, and sensory processing challenges in a residential treatment setting.
You'll have the opportunity to help individuals build independence, develop essential life skills, improve sensory regulation, and achieve meaningful progress toward their personal treatment goals.
What You'll Do
Conduct comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and assessments utilizing standardized and non-standardized assessment tools.
Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans focused on functional independence, sensory processing, adaptive functioning, motor development, and daily living skills.
Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions tailored to each individual's unique strengths and needs.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of behavioral health professionals, educators, nurses, and direct care staff to support individualized treatment goals.
Evaluate progress, adjust interventions as needed, and maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
Provide training, guidance, and hands-on support to direct care staff to ensure consistent implementation of therapeutic interventions.
- Promote a safe, supportive, trauma-informed, and person-centered therapeutic environment.
- Participate in treatment team meetings, quality improvement initiatives, and ongoing professional development
Why Join Devereux?
At Devereux Texas, our mission is to change lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral, or cognitive differences.
As an Occupational Therapist, you'll be part of a mission-driven team committed to helping children and adolescents develop the skills and confidence needed to thrive.
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Qualifications
Education
- Masters’ or Doctoral degree in psychology, special education or related field.
- Current National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certification.
- Current Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (TBOTE) licensure.
Experience
Experience working with children, adolescents, or adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, challenging behaviors, and/or emotional or behavioral disorders.
Proficiency in occupational therapy evaluations, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions.
Knowledge of sensory processing, fine and gross motor development, visual-motor integration, adaptive functioning, and self-care skills.
Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.
Company Overview
Company Overview
Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.
Our Mission
Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.
With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.
Our Culture, Our Expectations
At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders.
Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead.
As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.
We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.
What Devereux Offers You
In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;
Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
- Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
- Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
- Employee assistance / work-life balance program.
- Visit mydevereuxbenefits.org to see why Devereux is a great place to work!
- Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will conduct comprehensive assessments and develop individualized treatment plans to improve functional independence and sensory regulation for children and adolescents. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and provide training to direct care staff to ensure consistent therapeutic implementation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (269 salary observations; 2,382 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (6,515 salary observations; 24,954 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$80k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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