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JCFS Chicago
Northbrook, Illinois

Occupational Therapist Northbrook - Per Billable Hour

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60-$65/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

The Integrated Pediatric Therapies (IPT) department works as a team with children with disabilities and developmental delays and their families to grow independence and help the person reach their greatest potential.

Work will primarily take place at the JCFS clinic and other possibilities to provide services in-home, group settings and preschool consultations. The schedule will be based on clinicians availability and client need. The clinic is open Sunday-Friday. Primary hours available are weekdays from 3pm-7pm.

About the Job

Clinical

  • Performs the full range of clinical duties, including the gathering and analysis of data, formulation of treatment plans, and implementation of the intervention for routine and complex cases.
  • Performs assessments of each client using information provided, standardized tools and/or analysis of clinical observation.

Intervention Also Implies

  • Consultation within a team setting.
  • Providing parent education, modeling, coaching as appropriate.
  • Formulates understanding of clients’ needs, including the family, providing appropriate services with supervisory consultation.
  • Develops and implements skills in providing appropriate services with increasing responsibility for the appraisal of the effectiveness of own work.
  • Completes documentation required for billing.
  • Collaboration with billing specialist to obtain maximum billing rate.

Program Support

  • Performs record keeping functions and other administrative duties as required by the Agency.
  • Collaborates with other agency personnel, supervisor, appropriate specialists or consultants on specific case related problems.

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy.
  • At least one year experience in the field.
  • Illinois Department of Professional Regulation State Licensure.

Job Category: Union Eligible

What You’ll Love About Us

  • Time off: Paid time off varies by position – can include sick time.
  • Benefits: Benefits including 401k - may be eligible based on position and number of hours worked.
  • Compensation: The minimum compensation for this position is $60-65 per billable hour.

Please visit us at jcfs.org

Jewish Child and Family Services (JCFS) is committed to serving the needs of the diverse Chicago metropolitan area. Accredited by COA, Charter member of CWLA, Licensed by DCFS

JCFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran. JCFS provides a reasonable accommodation to those who need assistance in completing this application

Key Responsibilities

The role involves performing the full range of clinical duties, including gathering and analyzing data, formulating treatment plans, and implementing interventions for both routine and complex pediatric cases. Responsibilities also include providing consultation, parent education, modeling, and coaching to help clients grow independence.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Data GatheringData AnalysisTreatment Plan FormulationIntervention ImplementationClient Assessment

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Illinois, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (258 salary observations; 920 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 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 Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $130k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 42 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 19 employers

12
<$105k
4
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
3
$135k-150k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
62%
CME allowance
52%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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21st Century Home Health Services · Galt, California

$130k-$160k
#2

Occupational Therapist

Sentara Health · Norfolk, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

$140k
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,471 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Northbrook

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$607k
Typical market rent
$3,004/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About JCFS Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off (varies by position)
Sick time
401k (may be eligible based on position and hours)