Pays $34-$39/hr — Occupational Therapy Assistant market median is ~$91k (48 jobs)
Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant
About the Role
Part-time COTA with evening focus. Aliso Viejo, CA. $70,720-$81,120.
Join Prava Therapy as a Occupational Therapist Assistant – Part-Time, Evening Focus in Aliso Viejo, California, United States. Part-Time COTA | Come Practice OT Where Life Happens Aliso Viejo, California | Independent Living + Assisted Living + Memory Care | Part-Time The best OT session might not look like a therapy session. It might look like getting dressed for dinner.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $39/hour.
Work Schedule
- Part-Time position.
- No call required.
- No weekends required.
- Day shift only - no nights.
This position offers no call requirements, weekends off, day shifts only. Work with Prava Therapy in Aliso Viejo, California, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide occupation-based care and ADL/IADL interventions for residents in independent living, assisted living, and memory care settings. Collaborate with community teams to implement therapeutic strategies that support resident independence and dignity.
Requirements
Must be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) with a passion for working with older adults. Requires the ability to adapt environments and routines to help residents succeed in real-world settings.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (882 salary observations; 1,682 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (6,867 salary observations; 20,678 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant at Prava Therapy a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,730 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 8.7/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapy Assistant roles. No call coverage keeps hours predictable.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
Benefits analysis: Compared to 48 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...
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