Play Skills Therapist
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.
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.3 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,459 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $42k–$54k | Mental Health Therapy median $78k (middle half $63k–$109k)50 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$43k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in California | 571 active | 7,533 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 44% remote · 34% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California 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 listings | 2,575 in the last 30 days | 1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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