Pediatric Occupational Therapist-Part-Time (Palatine)

Job description

Express Yourself Pediatric Therapy is a small business in Palatine, Illinois. We are a supportive, fun, and rewarding business to work for.

Our work environment includes :

• Safe work environment
• Regular social events
• Relaxed atmosphere
• Casual work attire

Express Yourself Pediatric Therapy is hiring a neuroaffirming, pediatric occupational therapist or COTA to join our amazing team of holistic, transdisciplinary therapists for a part-time after-school hour position. We employ expert level clinicians who are motivated, passionate, and have a love of working with the pediatric population. We are seeking a playful, nurturing, and flexible candidate. Advanced knowledge using a play based model or DIR / Floortime and understanding sensory processing, emotional regulation, and praxis is preferred but not required.

At Express Yourself Therapy we believe in honoring the strengths of all our employees and clients we serve. We pride ourselves on our family oriented clinic culture and work hard to help each employee feel respected, valued, and appreciated. You will be supported and empowered to reach your full potential as an expert level clinician.

Other reasons you will love working at Express Yourself Pediatric Therapy :

Clinical Autonomy : Exercise full clinical freedom to implement personalized treatment plans.

Collaborative Environment : Work alongside a team of passionate therapists, learning and growing together.

Mentorship & Development : Benefit from team of experienced clinicians and our flexible continuing education package, designed to keep you at the forefront of the field.

A Rewarding Culture : Be part of a culture that prioritizes teamwork, open communication, and fun. Our team enjoys monthly outings, staff lunches, birthday dinners out on the town, and annual company retreats.

Focus on equity - We are listening and learning so that we can create a climate of equity. We believe our team must create a culture of equity and opportunity for all people.

Offsite Clinical Placements : We are contracted with many graduate programs and proudly train the next generation of clinicians across all disciplines.

Roles and Responsibilities :

Conduct occupational therapy assessments utilizing standardized and criterion based measures and develop meaningful treatment plans

Work closely with parents and other professionals

Provide 1 : 1 occupational therapy utilizing research based methodologies

Co-treat with speech / language pathologists

Run occupational therapy dyads, groups, camps

Requirements :

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program

Current state licensure as an Occupational Therapist or COTA in IL

Strong interpersonal, communication skills, and report writing skills

Experience working with pediatric patients

Job Type : Part-Time, After-School Hours

Pay : $60-$75 / hr ranging

Expected hours : 15-20 hours

Benefits :

Flexible schedule

Opportunities for advancement

Paid time off

Medical Specialty :

Pediatrics

Schedule :

Ideally therapist can pick their own days that they would like to work, but we are looking for someone to work three days a week around 3-7pm

Start Date : anticipated start date will be November 18, 2025

There is also flexibility to begin sooner if you are interested.

Training will tentatively begin the week of October 13, 2025.

License / Certification :

Occupational Therapy License (Required)

Ability to Commute :

Palatine, IL 60067 (Required)

Work Location : In person