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Occupational Therapist - Temporary

YAI

Manhattan, NY · HybridFull-time / Temporary$68K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$68K/yr
Location
Manhattan, NYHybrid
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

New York Occupational Therapist LicenseNBCOT Approval

Job overview

The Occupational Therapist evaluates, plans, and provides occupational therapy services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This temporary role covers a team member’s leave for an expected three to six months, beginning in late December or early January. The therapist provides training on home therapeutic programs and assistive devices, documents care, coordinates with an interdisciplinary team, and participates in supervision.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Occupational TherapyHome Therapeutic ProgramsAssistive DevicesElectronic Health RecordsLimited Supervision

Qualifications

New York Occupational Therapist LicenseAccredited Occupational Therapy ProgramNBCOT Approval1+ Years Occupational Therapy Experience

Full job description

Manhattan

Full time

R026029

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This is a temporary position to cover a team member on leave for an expected 3 - 6 month period beginning in late December or early January.

Evaluate, planning, and provision of Occupational Therapy Services for pediatric/adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

  • Instruct/provide training on home therapeutic programs and/or assistive devices to eliminate or reduce areas of deficit

  • Contemporaneous documentation using electronic health records

  • Meet productivity expectation

  • Participate in scheduled supervision, patient communication, coordination of care with interdisciplinary team to help improve the quality of life of the people we support

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g., lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.)

  • Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of New York and has graduated from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program approved by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).

Preferred Qualification Requirements (desired requirements beyond MQRs above)

  • A minimum of one year Occupational Therapy experience in a healthcare setting working with individuals with intellectual and developmental delays.

  • Ability to work effectively with limited on-site supervision

Compensation:

$68,139 per year

Schedule:

  • Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 9:30 AM - 7:00 AM

  • Wednesdays: Admin/Remote day; flexible hours

  • Saturdays: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.

Our Roots

YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today

Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together

At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.

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How this job compares

Set against the 4,948 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$68K/yr
  • New York median$80–94K/yr110 salary ranges
  • US median$85–118K/yr986 salary ranges

This rate, $68K, is 20% below the New York median midpoint ($85K) — in the lowest quarter of Occupational Therapist salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 333 open Occupational Therapist jobs in New York and 4,948 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,370 postings).
Education
1,963 of the 4,948 open Occupational Therapist jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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