Benefits:

401(k)

Bonus based on performance

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

About the Role

Full-time position starting January 2025.

Opportunity for career advancement — be the first OT on the team and help develop our OT department!

In-clinic appointments at our office in Point Loma. In-home appointments are offered throughout San Diego and the drive radius will be flexible depending on where you live.

Pay is negotiable and will be commensurate with experience, with monthly bonus opportunities based on productivity and utilization. Hours are guaranteed — you get paid for cancellations, no shows, and drive time.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k); professional development stipend; PTO.

Job Summary

We are seeking a neurodiversity-affirming occupational therapist to join our team of 6 speech-language pathologists!

The ideal candidate:

Has pediatric experience, ideally including experience with working with autistic individuals

Has clinical skills in the areas of sensory processing, fine motor, and trauma- and ND-affirming feeding. Feels comfortable working closely with caregivers and other professionals.

Is knowledgeable about the neurodiversity framework or has willingness to learn about neurodiversity and depathologizing autism

Enjoys reading, discussing, and applying research to clinical practice

Is open to giving and receiving feedback and seeks to continuously improve clinical skills

Has excellent emotional intelligence, independence, and self-motivation

Wants to help develop North Star’s occupational therapy department from the ground up

Is flexible and wants the variability of working in different settings including early intervention, private practice, and telehealth

We will consider a candidate with any amount of experience, but prefer candidates with 3+ years of experience since you would be the only OT on site.

Diverse candidates (e.g., neurodivergent; disabled; culturally-, ethnically-, and linguistically-diverse; LGBTQIA2S+) are encouraged to apply

About North Star We provide clinic, in-home, and online pediatric speech-language therapy utilizing parent coaching. We are expanding to add an occupational therapist to our team of six speech-language therapists. North Star’s mission is to provide speech-language and occupational therapy services to children through a whole-child, whole-family approach in a safe and supportive community. North Star provides neurodiversity-affirming therapy; our goal is to improve the fields of developmental speech-language and occupational therapy, and the quality of therapy our clients receive. We are sick and tired of seeing children being harmed by behaviorist interventions that put the comfort of others ahead of the comfort of the individual receiving services. Our clientele is primarily early intervention (birth to 3 years old), but may also include children and young adults with diagnoses such as autism, cerebral palsy, and developmental coordination disorder. We have no age limits; we believe that people need support regardless of their age and have seen big issues with clients getting drastically reduced support after they turn 18. Many of our clients are minimally-speaking and utilize augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), so this position would also involve collaboration with the treating speech-language therapist to support motor, vision, and sensory skills to complement communication therapy. North Star is therapist-owned and run by a husband and wife (and 2 cat) team.

Qualifications

CA occupational therapy license.

Ability to drive to clients’ homes for in-home appointments in your own vehicle

Fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 unless you have a verified medical reason that prevents you from getting vaccinated.