Occupational Therapist - School-based

About the Role

CORA Services, Inc. is a dynamic non-profit organization in Philadelphia with a mission to empower children, young people, and families to thrive through quality and compassionate service. For more than 50 years, CORA has served children and families experiencing emotional, academic, and social challenges that impact their development and productivity. Our School Services Division provides a range of school support services to students in more than 100 non-public and charter schools throughout the Delaware Valley.

We are currently seeking an Occupational Therapist for Charter Schools in Philadelphia for the 2026-2027 school year. This is a full-time, 10-month position with a minimum starting salary of $66,500 (salary commensurate with experience). This position requires travel and work with children at multiple Charter Schools in the Philadelphia area.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, treatment planning, and implementing school-based therapy for school-aged children with intellectual and developmental delays to enhance students’ ability to access and make progress in their educational program.
• Treating and instructing students in perceptual and motor activities, and activities of daily living to enhance ability to access educational programming.
• Educating school staff on necessary procedures, special precautions, and safety measures applicable to individual students as well as the student population as a whole.
• Developing therapeutic goals and completing progress reports.
• Consulting with teachers, parents, paraprofessionals, and others as appropriate.
• Engaging parents to ensure students utilize skills acquired in therapy.
• Adherence to all program and agency guidelines and requirements concerning caseload management, and maintaining a consistent schedule of services at assigned schools.
• Supervising COTA or OT fieldwork students as needed.
• Completing other related duties and projects as assigned or required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited occupational therapy program; Master’s degree preferred.
• License to practice as an Occupational Therapist in Pennsylvania.
• Experience in a school setting.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain positive, productive working relationships within CORA team members as well as with students, families, teachers, and other paraprofessionals.
• Demonstrated passion for engaging children and supporting their therapeutic needs.
• Good computer skills and working knowledge of Office 365 applications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverages with a competitive company premium contribution (eligible 1st day of the month following date of hire).
• Company paid life/AD&D and LTD coverages.
• Supplemental voluntary benefits including STD, accident, critical illness, etc.
• 403b retirement plan with generous company contribution after one year of service.
• Paid time off + paid agency holidays.
• Employee Assistant Program.
• Family Planning Benefits (including cash benefit to assist with IVF, egg freezing, adoption, or surrogacy).
• An outstanding, inclusive work environment.