School Occupational Therapist
Job Description
About the Role
Join Merakey as a School Occupational Therapist in United States. Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
- implement activities that will help individuals to learn work and life management skills within the limits of.
- implement individual and/or group therapy goals for each child as specified in the child's IEP.
- provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year.
Requirements
- Master of Arts in Occupational Therapist Program certified by National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
- Must possess a valid Pennsylvania Occupational Therapist License.
- Experience working with children with Autism preferred.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $25 - $50/hr
Work Schedule
- Flexible schedule.
- Flexible scheduling available.
Apply to join Merakey as a School Occupational Therapist.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Occupational Therapist at Merakey a 5.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as moderate. This places the position in the average range of all Occupational Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.
Occupational Therapy — Psychologist Career Context
This Occupational Therapy position at Merakey is open to psychologist candidates.
Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.
Compensation Analysis
This position also offers production-based compensation: $50000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in Leechburg, Pennsylvania.
Why This Position Stands Out
- No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
- No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
- Transparent compensation ($50k–$50k)
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Occupational Therapy, IEP Team Collaboration, Multidisciplinary Evaluation, Individual Therapy Goals, Group Therapy Goals, Work Management Skills, Life Management Skills, Autism Experience. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Occupational Therapy role.
Core responsibilities: The Occupational Therapist will select and implement activities to help individuals learn work and life management skills within the limits of their disabilities. This involves working with IEP team members, clinicians, families, and staff to create and implement individual and/or group therapy goal...
Benefits package: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, DailyPay, Work/Life Balance, Flexible Schedules, Cell Phone Discount Plans, Employee Referral Bonuses. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.
About WeekdayDoc
WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Occupational Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.
Benefits & Perks
Work-Life Balance Score
Protective Factors (3)
No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)
Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Contract
Posted
1mo ago
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