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TheraCare Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut

Developmental Therapist (Bilingual Spanish)

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Developmental Therapist-Bilingual Spanish-Stamford, CT.

Required: Connecticut Initial, Provisional or Professional Teaching Certification

TheraCare Offers Our Developmental Therapist

  • Salary and Paid Vacation plus Medical Benefits for full time developmental therapist
  • Above average pay for part time developmental therapist including paid sick time
  • Semi-monthly payroll cycle
  • Work/life balance including flexible schedule and support
  • Caseload clustered in geographic area of your choice
  • Clinical support

Professional Development Opportunities

TheraCare is seeking dynamic Developmental Therapists for a comprehensive and rewarding experience to provide home, daycare, and school based pediatric developmental services in Connecticut, either in Bridgeport, Stamford, and East & West Hartford.

In this role, the Developmental Therapist will provide screening, diagnoses and treatment of children with various developmental delays in a variety of settings. Work with families and a team of other service providers to help achieve a child’s IFSP or IEP goals.

Qualified Developmental Therapist (DT) candidates will possess at least ONE of the following valid initial, provisional or professional teaching certificate from the Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE):

# 112 Birth-Kindergarten, # 113 Nursery-Third Grade, # 065 Comprehensive Special Education PRE- K-12, # 165 Comprehensive Special Education K-12, # 265 Comprehensive Special Education, # 057 Certificate Endorsement Pre-K-12, # 059 Certificate Endorsement Blind Pre-12, & # 055 Certificate Endorsement Partially Sighted 1-12.

For more than 30 years, TheraCare has been dedicated to setting the standards for excellence for multi-service healthcare, developmental and educational programs. Our philosophy reflects professionals working collaboratively with families, communities and children to maximize each child’s potential.

TheraCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Key Responsibilities

The Developmental Therapist will provide screening, diagnosis, and treatment for children with developmental delays in home, daycare, and school settings. They will collaborate with families and service providers to help children achieve their IFSP or IEP goals.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Connecticut State Department of Education teaching certification, such as Birth-Kindergarten or Comprehensive Special Education. Proficiency in Spanish is required for this bilingual role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Developmental therapyTreatment planningIFSP implementationIEP implementationCollaboration

Counselor Career Context

TheraCare Connecticut holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 4 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 26% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Connecticut158 active7,880 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 26% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 28% offer loan repayment239 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,570 in the last 30 days1,547 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
TheraCare Connecticutsilver tier, 75/100Top Employers work-life index4 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Loan repayment
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About TheraCare Connecticut

Hospitals and Health Care
White Plains, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid vacation
Paid sick time
Flexible schedule
Clinical support
Professional development

Living in Stamford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$799k
Typical market rent
$2,971/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

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

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