Occupational Therapist OT - Pensacola FL - Full Time W2

Thrive Therapies Group is a pediatric healthcare organization that delivers care exclusively in schools because school is where clinical care becomes transformative for kids with disabilities. Where therapy turns into learning, friendships, and belonging. Built by providers, for providers.
We have immediate openings in the greater Pensacola, FL area for the 26-27 school year.

Position Summary

As a School-Based Occupational Therapist you assess and treat students K-12 with physical, developmental, sensory, and learning challenges that impact educational function and independence. You design individualized interventions targeting fine motor skills, sensory processing, self-care routines, and learning environment modifications to support academic engagement and social participation.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive OT evaluations including fine and gross motor assessment, sensory processing screening, self-care functional capacity, and learning readiness
• Develop and implement individualized IEP goals focused on school function: handwriting, self-feeding, self-care routines, classroom participation, and independence
• Deliver direct and consultative occupational therapy services including fine motor skill development, sensory integration activities, and environmental modifications
• Design classroom-wide and school-wide sensory breaks, movement activities, and accommodations to support learning and self-regulation
• Collaborate with special education, physical therapists, and classroom teachers on positioning, adaptive equipment, and accessibility solutions
• Assess and recommend adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and learning environment modifications
• Participate in IEP and ARD meetings and contribute to transition planning for secondary students

Required Qualificaitons

• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an ACOTE-accredited program
• NBCOT certification required
• Valid, unrestricted Florida OT license or ability to obtain within 30 days

Clear background check and proof of immunization status per district requirements

Preferred Qualifications

2 or more years of school-based OT experience. New graduates welcome with structured mentorship!

• Training in sensory integration and processing. Ayres Sensory Integration preferred.
• Experience with adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and accessibility assessment
• Experience with autism spectrum disorder and complex physical disabilities

Bilingual capability is a meaningful plus.

$73,500 - $99,120 a year

Full Time W-2 with a competitive salary of $73,500 to $99,120 per year.

• Full time W-2 employment with full benefits from day one
• Comprehensive health insurance: medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with company match
• 10 days PTO plus paid sick leave
• Professional development stipend: $1,200 annually
• $2,000 sign-on bonus paid at 90 days
• $1,000 semester retention bonus per semester completed
• NBCOT certification dues and state licensure fees fully reimbursed
• Malpractice and professional liability coverage provided by Thrive
• No non-compete clause

Why Thrive

100% of our clinicians chose to return for the 26-27 school year. That does not happen by accident.

Our founder was once one of those kids whose needs went unidentified until third grade. School-based clinicians changed her life. She built Thrive to bring that care forward.