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CBC Education
San Gabriel, California

Play Skills Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$20-$26/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Saturday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 34m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Sometimes the most powerful therapy happens on the floor — through play.
  • We’re hiring Part-Time DIR/Floortime Developmental Specialists to work with children ages 3–12 in our Floortime Program at CBC Education.
  • This is relationship-based, play-driven developmental work.

You’ll

  • Follow the child’s lead
  • Build emotional connection and shared attention
  • Support communication and regulation
  • Coach parents in DIR/Floortime strategies
  • Help children reach meaningful developmental milestones

If you are creative, patient, and passionate about early childhood development, this role allows you to combine clinical purpose with imagination and connection.

  • Paid training (CPR & CPI included)
  • Paid mileage & drive time
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Bilingual incentive
  • Growth opportunities
  • Serving Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley
  • Bachelor’s in Psychology or related field required

Since 2002, CBC Education has supported children and families through ABA, DIR/Floortime, and Social Skills programs.

If you believe play is powerful — we’d love to connect.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Psychology or related field
  • 1-year experience working with children preferred but not required
  • Be available for a minimum of 15 hours per week Monday - Saturday (Monday – Friday between the hours of 2pm - 8pm and Saturdays between the hours of 8am - 6pm)
  • Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin)
  • Valid Driver's license, car insurance, and personal vehicle for means of transportation.
  • Be willing to drive to clients homes within a 25 mile radius from our San Gabriel Office.
  • Daily Computer & Internet Access

You can visit our website for more information at cbceducation.net

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

CBC education provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide relationship-based, play-driven developmental work to children ages 3-12 using DIR/Floortime strategies. Responsibilities include supporting communication and regulation, coaching parents, and helping children reach developmental milestones.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Child developmentEmotional regulationParent coachingPlay therapyRelationship-based therapySocial skills training

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Play Skills Therapist at CBC Education a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,459 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$48k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,459 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$42k–$54kMental Health Therapy median $78k (middle half $63k–$109k)50 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$43k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California571 active7,533 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 34% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,575 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,459 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.3
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About CBC Education

Individual and Family Services
San Gabriel, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid training (CPR & CPI included)
Paid mileage & drive time
Flexible scheduling
Bilingual incentive
Growth opportunities

Living in San Gabriel

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.07M
Typical market rent
$2,706/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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