T26/27 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Listed compensation
$59k-$145k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Function as an itinerant clinician to provide appropriate "educational model" occupational therapy services for identified students.
- Collaborate with teachers and school staff to provide integrated programs for special education students.
- Determine through occupational therapy evaluation procedures appropriate model and level of service required for each student.
- Document student progress with periodic updates.
- Keep accurate records on caseloads including attendance.
- Willing to work with students preschool-age through 21 years, with a variety of disabilities.
- Willing to collaborate with regular and special education teachers to provide integrated educational programming.
Experience
- Experience in public school system occupational therapy program or pediatrics preferred.
Qualifications
- Must have or be eligible for Virginia licensure.
- Must be registered nationally as qualified by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), or completion of registration upon employment.
- Dual endorsement in English as a Second Language and/or Special Education, or in any other content area, is preferred but not required.
Salary Range
Salary will be based on the FY27 salary schedule – T Scale $59,429
- $144,723
Please Note
Arlington Public Schools receives a high volume of applications for many positions. As a result, only candidates who are identified as meeting the qualifications and whose experience and skills best align with the needs of the school, department, or office may be contacted for an interview. We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, submission of an application does not guarantee an interview or individual contact regarding the status of an application.
Arlington Public Schools Is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the Arlington School Board, as stated in Policy G-2.30, Employee Relations – Equal Employment Opportunity - that “Employment opportunities shall not be restricted, abridged or otherwise adversely affected on the basis of race, national origin, creed, color, religion, gender, age, economic status, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, and/or disability.”
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (127 salary observations; 629 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,153 salary observations; 28,851 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$102k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapy | ranked against 9,043 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Virginia vs national | $100k median in Virginia | $97k nationally (+3%)127 state / 5,153 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$101k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia | 244 active | 9,022 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 45% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Virginia occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 13% offer loan repayment277 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,238 in the last 30 days | 1,701 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +4.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates T26/27 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST at Arlington Public Schools a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,043 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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