Part-time Physical Therapist LTS

Heights Elementary School; Sharon (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

The Sharon Public Schools in Sharon, MA, seeks a part-time Physical Therapist (3 days per week) to cover a maternity leave through 12/23/2026. The role provides school-based PT as a related service to enhance students’ access to the curriculum in natural environments.

Responsibilities include designing and implementing interventions, progress monitoring, and contributing to IEP/504 planning. Travel among campuses is required, with reporting to the Building Principal(s)/Director of Student

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy is required.
• Massachusetts licensure as a PT is required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in PT, school setting preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate motor skills affecting school participation and function.
• Provide direct or consultative physical therapy to students.
• Use screening tools and progress monitoring to assess outcomes.
• Participate in IEP/504 processes and related services.
• Travel between Sharon schools to deliver services.

Skills

Communication skills

Massachusetts PT license

School PT experience

IEP/504 knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

DPT

Job description

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Job Details

Job ID: 5945847 Application Deadline: Posted until filled Posted: Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

The Sharon Public Schools is seeking a (3 days per week) Physical Therapist to cover a maternity leave ending on 12/23/2026.

This position provides school-based physical therapy as a related service in the least restrictive environment for the purpose of enhancing students’ ability to physically access their learning environment and/or curriculum.

The PT designs and performs therapeutic interventions, including compensation, remediation, and prevention strategies as well as adaptations and accommodations. All this is done to provide students with functional mobility and safe, efficient access and participation in educational activities and routines in natural learning environments. I EP development and implementation including participation in the TEAM process, as well as progress monitoring, are essential components of the school-based physical therapist’s position.

Reports to: Building Principal(s)/ Director of Student Services

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, DPT (if applicable)
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in PT; school setting preferred
• Ability to handle multitude of varying and complex issues
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Licensed as a PT in Massachusetts

Job Functions:

• Evaluate and address motor skills that limit the student’s ability to participate and succeed at school; factors limiting education, socialization at school, and independent functioning at school should all be included
• Provide direct or consultative services; modify or adapt school environments, tools, or materials as needed in order to support a student in accessing the educational curriculum and environment as independently as possible
• Selecting, administering, and interpreting a variety of screening instruments and standardized measurement tools for students pre k-12
• Measuring and documenting student progress resulting from the designed physical therapy interventions, as well as writing progress reports
• Participating in the IEP/504 process, including collaboratively determining the need for physical therapy as a related service under IDEA or as a reasonable accommodation under Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Support students in accessing their school environment and curriculum
• Select, modify, or customize adaptive equipment and assistive technology
• Travel to and among schools to provide services and attend meetings
• Lift, transfer, and position students and equipment as necessary
• Responsible for implementing “other job-related duties” as needed

Salary commensurate with experience in accordance with the Sharon Teachers Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Posted until filled

Position Type: Part-Time

Job Categories: Student Services > Physical Therapist

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• 75 Mountain Street
• Sharon, Massachusetts 02067
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]