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Summerville, South Carolina

Occupational Therapist – Educational Services

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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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

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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

Pediatric therapyFine motor skillsVisual-motor skillsStudent assessmentIntervention planning

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.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in South Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in South Carolina185 active9,409 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 44% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 29 employers
16
<$105k
4
$105k-120k
5
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k
3
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs · 29 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist, OT, Flexible Schedule, Home HealthContract

Concierge Home Care · Melbourne, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#2

Occupational TherapistContract

Luna Physical Therapy · Chicago, Illinois

$68-$75/hr
#3

School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT)

$67-$73/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist

$57-$70/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,375 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Summerville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k
Typical market rent
$1,892/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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