Pediatric Occupational Therapist Jobs at Soar Autism Center
Help young children build everyday skills
Your schedule
4×10 or 5×8 schedules, depending on the center
Whole-day impact
RBTs reinforce your goals throughout each child’s day
One team
Shared plans with SLPs and BCBAs
Bonus potential
Annual performance bonus, plus pay for clinical certifications
Introduction to the role
Help children build the skills they use every day
As an OT at Soar, you lead the development of each child’s motor, sensory, feeding, and daily living goals, and the whole team helps carry them out. You’ll work in a center-based setting alongside SLPs, BCBAs, and RBTs on the same clinic floor.
Skill builder
Develop individualized interventions that address fine and gross motor skills, feeding, sensory needs, and activities of daily living. Sessions are naturalistic, engaging, and built around each child.
Collaborator
Conduct assessments and develop coordinated treatment plans with SLPs, BCBAs, and other clinicians. You’ll work with RBTs so OT goals are reinforced throughout each child’s day.
Family coach
Partner with families to develop meaningful goals and practical strategies they can use outside of therapy, so skill practice continues at home.
OT role requirements
- Master’s or Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy, unless eligible for licensure based on a Bachelor’s degree
- Experience working with children preferred
- Interest in interdisciplinary pediatric care
- Current license to practice occupational therapy in the state of your center
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, and relationship-building skills
- No ESDM experience needed. We provide the training
Now hiring pediatric occupational therapists
Occupational therapist roles at our centers in Colorado, Arizona, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Filter by state or city, then open any opening for its full description, pay, and schedule.
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Occupational Therapist
$86,000 to $108,500 a year
Arcadia center · Phoenix, AZ
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $108,500 a year
Bayview center · Baltimore, MD
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $103,500 a year
Arvada center · Arvada, CO
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $108,500 a year
Arizona, AZ
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $108,500 a year
Downtown Silver Spring center · Silver Spring, MD
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $103,500 a year
Briargate center · Colorado Springs, CO
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $108,500 a year
Chandler center · Chandler, AZ
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $108,500 a year
Fallsgrove center · Rockville, MD
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $103,500 a year
Centretech center · Aurora, CO
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $108,500 a year
East Mesa center · Mesa, AZ
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $108,500 a year
Four Corners center · Silver Spring, MD
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
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$86,000 to $103,500 a year
DTC center · Greenwood Village, CO
Come grow with us as an Occupational Therapist at Soar Autism Center. Soar provides interdisciplinary early intervention services for young children with autism, bringing together occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, psychology, and other specialties to support the whole child and family. Our...
Learn moreA week in the life of an OT at Soar
Every week mixes therapy sessions, assessment and planning, and collaboration with the rest of the clinical team.
Assess and plan
Run assessments and build coordinated treatment plans with SLPs and BCBAs. Each plan integrates OT goals into Soar’s ESDM-informed approach.
Therapy that builds everyday skills
Deliver developmentally appropriate occupational therapy in naturalistic, engaging sessions. Monitor progress and adapt each plan based on data, clinical judgment, and each child’s needs.
Same floor as the team
Work alongside BCBAs, SLPs, and RBTs on the same clinic floor. Because the team works with the same children, it’s easier to keep goals aligned across disciplines.
Family coaching
Share progress with families and coach them on practical strategies they can use at home, between sessions.
Why working at Soar is different
Founded by a medical family. Designed by clinical experts. Built for sustainable, high-quality care.
Train and grow in the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)
Most clinicians already incorporate play into sessions. But there is a material difference between using play as a reward for completing rigid tasks, and using an NDBI framework where the play is the teaching structure. At Soar, our model is built entirely around the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM). Instead of forcing compliance through repetitive table-work, our clinicians use child-led play routines to naturally embed learning opportunities.
- No ESDM experience? We provide the training as you grow.
- Clinicians can pursue ESDM certification, sponsored by Soar, as they progress through our career steps.
True integrated care (no more clinical silos)
In many healthcare settings, speech, occupational, and behavioral therapies exist in entirely separate silos. At Soar, SLPs, OTs, and BCBAs share the same clinic floor. Because the whole team practices within the play-based ESDM framework, it’s easier to line up your goals with the rest of the team’s, and you have the collective expertise of a multidisciplinary team without having to be an expert in everything.
- RBTs work alongside you, so clinical goals are reinforced throughout each child’s day.
Clinical support and mentorship
We hold our clinical team to high expectations, and you aren’t left to figure it out alone. We provide clear decision trees, structured mentorship, and an invested leadership team to guide you through your learning curves.
- Continuing education, clinical training, and career growth opportunities.
- Integrate occupational therapy goals into Soar’s ESDM-informed approach.
A career focused on young children
We focus on young children. Your caseload stays in that age group instead of stretching from toddlers to teens in the same week, so you can specialize in early childhood care.
From our team
In previous roles, we couldn’t overlap with SLPs or OTs unless you did it on your own unpaid time, which led to conflicting goals and behavior approaches. At Soar, being on the same clinic floor changes everything. Having everyone under one roof lets us align all clinical goals seamlessly.
Clinical Trainer
The best thing about working at Soar is the interdisciplinary care. Having OTs, SLPs, and BCBAs all in the same place allows us to create a comprehensive plan for each client. It also helps us communicate more cohesively with families and make sure we’re all on the same page.
Kate Brough, MS, OTR/L, Head of Occupational Therapy Services
Benefits that support you
Benefits vary by role, schedule, and location, so check each opening for its full list.
Health coverage
Medical, dental, and vision plans, including $0 deductible medical plans
Paid time off
11 company holidays plus 15 additional days off
Retirement
401(k) with a company contribution after one year
Student loan help
Student loan reimbursement assistance
Bonuses
Annual performance bonus potential, plus extra pay for clinical certifications
Grow your career at Soar
We support clear career paths and opportunities for advancement for our clinicians. We actively invest in your growth through internal promotions: our career steps, specialized certifications, and leadership roles give you room to grow as our centers expand.
Clinician
Learn and grow the foundations to being an excellent ESDM practitioner as you start your career with us.
Lead Clinician
Advance your ESDM skills and expertise through additional training, learning, and development.
Senior Lead Clinician
Start the process to become ESDM certified and grow and develop your skills.
Master Clinician
Finalize your ESDM certification and gain access to additional rewards and benefits for achieving this tremendous milestone.
Specialist Clinician Tracks
Clinicians at the Lead Clinician level and above have opportunities to pursue other leadership and development opportunities, including special projects and roles in training, operations, and specialist areas of focus.
Building excellence in ESDM practice
Field-changing expertise, impacting our staff's learning and development
From CEU sessions to small group learning, members of Soar’s clinical advisory board provide meaningful input to the design and implementation of our learning and development for our staff.
In-house ESDM training excellence
We designed specialized in-house ESDM training sessions and mentorship programs to enhance our staff’s skills, making it easy to apply knowledge to roles and ensure our staff remain at the forefront of autism care.
Questions candidates ask
What schedules do OTs work?
You can choose between a 4x10 or 5x8 schedule, depending on the center.
Can I be considered for all centers when I apply?
Yes. For our RBT, BCBA, OT, and SLP positions, you can be considered for all local centers in your area with one application. You are not required to submit multiple applications.
Do I need a certification ahead of time to apply?
You do not need a license or certification for our RBT position. However, for all clinical roles (i.e., BCBA, OT, and SLP) you are required to have a license or certification that allows you to practice within the state of the center you applied to.
How do your career progressions work if I already have directly-related experience in the field?
To allow new employees to acclimate to the ESDM care model, we start all new employees out on the same level. However, experienced new hires have the ability to accelerate their progression timeline.
Can I still apply if I’m interested in a future location?
Yes! You can still apply if you’re interested in a location that hasn’t opened yet. Typically, we have employees join an existing center then transfer to the new center once it is up and running.
I have experience from another ABA center, but I don’t have experience in ESDM. Can I still apply?
Absolutely! Several of our team members joined without direct experience in ESDM. Soar ensures that all interested team members have access to ESDM training throughout their career progression.
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