Occupational Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$31.5-$42/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Acts Retirement-Life Communities as a Occupational Therapist Assistant – No Mandated Group Treatment in Seaford, DE, US. Join our team and grow with us both professionally and personally! Next day pay: Work today, get paid tomorrow with our PayActiv benefit!
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $31.50 - $42/hour.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Next day pay (PayActiv)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Commuter benefits
- Scholarship awards
- Professional development programs
- University partnerships
- Referral and discount programs
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Acts Retirement-Life Communities in Seaford, DE, US.
Key Responsibilities
You will provide occupational therapy treatment services to residents and assist the Occupational Therapist in program development. You will perform delegated procedures in accordance with established treatment plans.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed an approved Occupational Therapy Assistant program and hold or be eligible for a valid state license. Experience in a skilled nursing or outpatient rehab environment is preferred.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Delaware, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (44 salary observations; 93 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,988 salary observations; 20,970 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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