Occupational Therapy Assistant

Seattle Thera; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Six paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k)

Continuing education

Documentation and preparation time

Job summary

Seattle Therapy – Skills for Life is seeking a Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant to join a collaborative outpatient team in Seattle. The role emphasizes the wraparound model and compensation for all hours worked, including documentation, prep, collaboration, and caregiver communication.

The OTA will work with children and families, under supervision of a licensed OT, within an 11,000-square-foot pediatric clinic.

Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited OTA program.
• Current Washington State OTA license or eligibility for Washington licensure.
• NBCOT certification is required.
• Commitment to evidence-based, family-centered pediatric care.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized occupational therapy interventions under supervision of a licensed OT.
• Use therapeutic activities to support clients' goals and participation in daily life.
• Observe and communicate client performance to the supervising OT.
• Collaborate weekly with supervising OTs on treatment approaches and progress.
• Adapt and grade activities based on client response.
• Collaborate with caregivers, STS clinicians, schools and other providers as appropriate.
• Provide services across clinic, home, school, community, and virtual settings as needed.
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Participate in supervision, meetings, and professional development.
• Contribute to a collaborative, thoughtful culture of STS.

Skills

WA OTA license

NBCOT certification

Communication

Collaboration

Documentation

Education

Accredited OTA program

Washington licensure eligibility

Job description

Full-Time Preferred | Part-Time Considered | $33.00–$39.50/hour

Great Pediatric Therapy Takes More Than TreatmentTime

Seattle Therapy – Skills for Life ® is looking for an exceptional Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) to join our collaborative outpatient therapy team.

Our work is guided by the belief, hope begins with feeling understood ® .

One important difference about working at Seattle Therapy – Skills for Life: your hourly rate applies to all hours worked—not only direct patient-care visits.

Our therapists are paid for their scheduled work time, including patient care, documentation, treatment preparation, collaboration, meetings, communication, and other responsibilities of the position. For full-time employees, that means the stability of a consistent paid work schedule rather than a paycheck dependent solely on completed therapy visits.

We believe excellent pediatric therapy requires time to think, prepare, collaborate, document, and connect with families—and those are all meaningful parts of the job.

Why Therapists Choose Seattle Therapy – Skills for Life

At Seattle Therapy – Skills for Life ® , you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Work in an expansive 11,000-square-foot pediatric therapy clinic with extensive treatment spaces, equipment, and clinical resources.
• Receive consistent hourly compensation for all hours worked, including dedicated time for documentation, preparation, collaboration, and other clinical responsibilities.
• Work primarily with children and young adults in a specialized pediatric practice.
• Work closely with occupational therapists and collaborate with speech-language pathologists and feeding therapists.
• Provide individualized, evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming, family-centered care.
• Develop meaningful relationships with clients and families through our wraparound model of care.
• Provide services in the clinic and, when clinically appropriate, in home, school, and community settings.
• Continue developing professionally through supervision, mentorship, collaboration, continuing education, and advanced clinical opportunities.
• Work within a practice that values both excellent patient care and a sustainable professional life.

The Occupational Therapy Assistant We're LookingFor

You are an OTA who genuinely enjoys working with children and families.

You bring warmth, creativity, curiosity, energy, and professionalism to your clinical work. You value individualized, evidence-based care and understand that meaningful therapy starts with understanding each client’s strengths, needs, interests, and environment.

You enjoy being part of a team. You communicate well, follow through on responsibilities, contribute ideas, and value a collaborative relationship with your supervising Occupational Therapist and other members of the clinical team.

You also recognize that great therapy extends beyond the treatment session.

Documentation, preparation, caregiver communication, collaboration, and coordination are important parts of providing comprehensive care.

What You'll Do

As an STS Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will:

• Provide individualized occupational therapy interventions under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist and in accordance with established plans of care.
• Use therapeutic activities and interventions to support clients' functional goals and participation in everyday life.
• Observe and communicate client performance, progress, responses to intervention, and relevant changes to the supervising Occupational Therapist.
• Collaborate weekly with supervising Occupational Therapists regarding treatment approaches, client needs, progress, and recommendations.
• Adapt and grade therapeutic activities within the established plan of care based on client performance and response.
• Collaborate with caregivers, STS clinicians, schools, and other community providers as appropriate and within the OTA scope of practice.
• Provide services across clinic, home, school, community, and virtual settings when clinically appropriate and within scope
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Participate in supervision, team meetings, clinical collaboration, and professional development.
• Contribute to the collaborative, thoughtful, and solution-oriented culture of STS.

Qualifications

Required

• Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program
• Current Washington State Occupational Therapy Assistant license or eligibility for Washington licensure
• NBCOT certification
• Commitment to evidence-based, individualized, family-centered pediatric care
• Strong professional communication and collaboration skills

Preferred

• Pediatric occupational therapy experience
• Experience with outpatient pediatrics or areas such as sensory processing, self-regulation, executive functioning, motor development, activities of daily living, and functional participation
• Experience collaborating with families and interdisciplinary teams

Experienced pediatric OTAs are encouraged to apply, and we also welcome strong candidates whose fieldwork, training, or related experience has prepared them for pediatric practice.

Working Conditions, Physical Demands & Travel

• Work is primarily performed in an outpatient pediatric clinic, with occasional travel to home, school, or community settings as clinically appropriate.
• The position requires the ability to move throughout a pediatric treatment environment, including transitioning between standing and floor-level positions, sitting, crawling, bending, reaching, and carrying materials or equipment.
• The position may require occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to use common office and clinical equipment.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions of the position.

Compensation

$33.00–$39.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Compare the Whole Compensation Model

When comparing outpatient therapy positions, the advertised hourly rate doesn’t always tell the whole story.

At STS, employees are paid for all hours worked—not only completed patient visits. Paid work time includes direct patient care as well as documentation, treatment planning and preparation, caregiver and provider communication, clinical collaboration, meetings, and training.

For a full-time therapist, this provides the stability of a consistent paid work schedule and a more predictable paycheck than visit-based compensation models.

Benefits for eligible employees include:

• Paid time off
• Six paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k)
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities
• Paid documentation and preparation time
• Clinical supervision, mentorship, and collaboration
• Extensive pediatric treatment resources and equipment

Specific benefit eligibility varies by employment status and scheduled hours.

About Seattle Therapy – Skills for Life ®

Seattle Therapy – Skills for Life ® is a pediatric and young-adult outpatient practice providing Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Therapy, and Feeding Therapy in Seattle.

Our philosophy is grounded in a simple belief:
Hope begins with feeling understood ®

Our wraparound model recognizes that meaningful progress doesn’t happen only during a therapy appointment. We collaborate with families, schools, providers, and one another to help clients build skills that translate into everyday life.

Our therapists work in an expansive pediatric clinic designed for movement, learning, creativity, connection, and collaboration. We are a small interdisciplinary team where clinicians know one another, share ideas, learn together, and have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the practice.

Interested in Joining Us?

If you’re an Occupational Therapy Assistant looking for meaningful pediatric work, a collaborative clinical environment, and a compensation model that recognizes all of the work required to provide excellent therapy, we’d love to hear from you.