Physical Therapist
About the role
Pillar High School is seeking a dependable and skilled Maintenance Technician to support and supervise daily operations by ensuring the school building and grounds remain safe, clean, and fully functional.
This role plays an important part in creating a supportive environment for students with disabilities and the staff who serve them. This is a temporary, leave coverage position from September 2026 through February 2027. (We are seeking a qualified professional for a 6 -month contract position with the potential for full-time hire based on performance and school's needs.)
Responsibilities
- Develops, implements and monitors high-quality therapy programs for individual therapy sessions.
- Designs, fabricates, adjusts or makes minor repairs to therapeutic equipment for individual students; suggests and monitors provision of appropriate assistive technology.
- Develops educationally relevant IEP goals and objectives; completes daily notes
- Works collaboratively with professional staff using a team-based approach.
- Provides supervision, guidance, and assistance to classroom aides and one-to-one nurses.
- Collaborates closely with families to support the students.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy.
- New Jersey license as a Physical Therapist.
- Certification by State of New Jersey as a school Physical Therapist, and fingerprint examination and approval.
Pay
Salary: $70,000.00 to $78,000.00 annually
Benefits
Pillar Care takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s work experience and qualification as well as the scope of the role, complexity and external market and internal market value when determining salary level.
This job description is a brief listing of the functions and requirements of the position named above. It is not intended to serve as a contract for employment nor to list in specific detail every aspect of the job nor to limit the performance of those duties.
Every Pillar Care employee is responsible for the implementation of the Exposure Control Plan (ECP).
As specified in our exposure control plan this position is classified as: Category 2
Category 2 Employees who perform tasks that involve no exposure to blood or body fluids but may perform unplanned procedures usually performed by Category I employees.
Company Information
Pillar Care Continuum is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Learn more about our schools here: Pillar Care | Special Needs Schools NJ