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St ANNE Institute
Albany, New York

Therapist- Occupational

CounselorPer Diem

Listed compensation

$55.00 Per Diem

The week · per this posting

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

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Occupational Therapist

Mission

St. Anne Institute is a human service agency whose mission is to partner with individuals and families in a supportive and inclusive environment to achieve shared goals and strengthen communities. The vision of St. Anne Institute is to be the leading provider of innovative and equitable human services through the Guiding Principles of Loving, Caring and Protecting.

Hourly Rate

$55.00

Per Diem

Job Description

St. Anne Institute is currently seeking a Occupational Therapist to join our growing team in our early childhood education program and school age students through the residential and day services programs.

Responsibilities

Provide services according to individual IEP

Collaborating with classroom teachers, teaching assistants and therapists

Complete documentation including therapy notes, progress reports and annual testing

Evaluate preschool aged children to determine eligibility for services

Maintain open communication with parents, guardians and teachers about progress towards goals and carryover strategies

Requirements and Education

Masters or Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy, New York State Occupational Therapist licensure (or in the process of obtaining), NPI number (or willingness to obtain), valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.

St. Anne Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Requirements

Requires a Master's or Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy and New York State licensure. Candidates must possess or be willing to obtain an NPI number and have a valid driver's license with reliable transportation.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

IEP ImplementationClinical DocumentationPatient EvaluationInterdisciplinary CollaborationProgress Reporting

Occupational Therapy — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist- Occupational at ST ANNE INSTITUTE a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 13,751 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution39 jobs · 25 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
Sign-on bonus
34%
CME allowance
31%
PSLF eligible
9%
Loan repayment
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,751 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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