ABA/RBT/PCA therapist
Listed compensation
$21-$23/hr
- 80%better work-life than Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) peers
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Discovery Therapy, company that truly cares for our family of therapists, is seeking Personal Care Assistants to join our Early Intervention team!
Discovery Therapy is seeking an excellent Personal Care Assistants 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 Personal Care Assistant Services.
We have full-time, part-time, and contract/per-diem positions available. *1099 Contractor Position*
Available Positions
- Full Time
- Part Time
Contract
The Personal Care Assistant will work directly, one-on-one (1:1) with children in preschools, daycares or home environment. Generally, the kiddos we help will receive support for 4-7 hours each day. The Personal Care Assistant 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
The Personal Care Assistant provides one-on-one support to children with developmental or learning disabilities in preschools, daycares, or home settings. They are responsible for implementing instructional strategies and assisting with behavioral, medical, or physical needs.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates ABA/RBT/PCA therapist at Discovery Therapy a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) — ranked against 227 active Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Mental Health Therapy Career Context
Discovery Therapy holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 80/100, 22 active listings.
In Pennsylvania, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (24 salary observations; 53 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (559 salary observations; 1,344 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% are remote, 18% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 17.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$46k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $47k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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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.
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