
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Pawtucket, RIJob$75K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Occupational Therapist joins Small Steps’ multidisciplinary team to partner with families and clinicians in designing and delivering individualized treatment. The role evaluates and supports children with sensory, motor, and developmental needs using evidence-based, play-centered approaches aligned with each child’s strengths and goals. The clinic describes its approach as neurodiversity-affirming, child-led, and play-based, with mentorship and collaboration supporting clinicians’ professional growth.
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Full job description
Sevita provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.
Occupational Therapist -
$75,000 starting, going up based on experience
At Small Steps, therapy is more than a service - it’s a collaborative, creative, and deeply human experience. We are a multidisciplinary team of speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and feeding specialists who are united by a shared purpose: helping children and families thrive through compassionate, individualized care.
Our clinic is built on mentorship, collaboration, and the belief that every clinician brings unique passions and strengths to the team. Whether you’re developing a specialty, exploring new approaches, or refining your craft, you’ll be supported by experienced colleagues who are invested in your growth. We don’t just work alongside each other—we learn from each other.
We take a neurodiversity-affirming, child-led, play-based approach to therapy. That means we honor each child’s individuality, follow their lead, and create meaningful, engaging experiences that support development in a way that feels natural and empowering. Our work is guided not only by clinical excellence but by respect, curiosity, and joy.
About the Role
As an Occupational Therapist at Small Steps, you’ll play an integral role in a collaborative care team, partnering with families and fellow clinicians to design and deliver thoughtful, individualized treatment. You’ll evaluate and support children with sensory, motor, and developmental needs, using evidence-based and play-centered approaches that align with each child’s strengths and goals.
This is a place where your voice matters, your interests are cultivated, and your impact is felt every day—in the lives of the children you support and the team you grow with
Qualifications
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Masters Degree or Bachelors in Occupational Therapy or related field
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Current RI state licensure/certification as an Occupational Therapist
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Strong communication, documentation, and clinical reasoning skills
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Commitment to a collaborative, multidisciplinary team approach
Why Join Us?
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Work within a truly collaborative, multidisciplinary team
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Receive ongoing mentorship and professional development
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Grow and specialize in areas you’re passionate about
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Practice in a neurodiversity-affirming, child-led environment
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Be part of a supportive, creative, and mission-driven culture
We have meaningful work for you – come join our team – Apply Today!
Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.
We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.
As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,005 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$75K/yr
- US median$85–118K/yr962 salary ranges
This rate, $75K, is 26% below the US median midpoint ($101K) — in the lowest quarter of Occupational Therapist salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Occupational Therapist jobs in Rhode Island and 5,005 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Genesis Healthcare429 open
- HCA Healthcare267 open
- Select Medical242 open
- 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 (1,372 postings).
- Education
- 1,884 of the 5,005 open Occupational Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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