Occupational Therapist – Educational Services
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Job Description
Occupational Therapist | South Carolina Schools
Full-Time School-Based Opportunity
Help Students Participate, Learn, and Thrive
Join Clarifi Staffing Solutions and help students build functional skills that support greater access, participation, and independence at school. If you’re passionate about applying occupational therapy in an educational environment, we encourage you to explore this full-time opportunity.
Our organization is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to join a South Carolina school team, providing individualized support to help students overcome functional challenges, participate in classroom activities, and build greater independence through student-centered interventions and collaboration with educators.
Job Snapshot
- Recommend adaptive equipment and classroom strategies.
- Monitor student progress and maintain accurate therapy records.
- Assess students’ functional needs and provide individualized OT services.
- Support fine motor, handwriting, sensory processing, visual-motor, and daily living skills
- Contribute to IEP planning and collaborate with teachers, families, and school support teams.
Requirements
- Completion of the required supervised fieldwork experience.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, organization, and collaborative skills.
- Previous pediatric or school-based occupational therapy experience is beneficial.
Current, active South Carolina occupational therapy license, or eligibility to obtain state licensure. A valid license is required before practicing.
Successful completion of a board-approved occupational therapy certification examination and good standing with NBCOT or another board-approved certification program.
Graduate of an occupational therapy education program approved by ACOTE or another accrediting body accepted by the South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy.
Benefits
Learn more at clarifistaffing.com.
Clarifi Staffing Solutions – Where your skills create lasting impact!
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will provide individualized support to students to help them overcome functional challenges and participate in classroom activities. They will also collaborate with educators and families while contributing to IEP planning and monitoring student progress.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | South Carolina index 93.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in South Carolina | 185 active | 9,409 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 44% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | South Carolina Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 14% offer loan repayment214 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +1.1% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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