Developmental Therapist (Bilingual Spanish)
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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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Connecticut | 158 active | 7,880 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% remote · 26% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Connecticut Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 28% offer loan repayment239 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,570 in the last 30 days | 1,547 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 Connecticut | silver tier, 75/100 | Top Employers work-life index4 active listings |
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