Physical Therapist

Douglas-A-Thom Clinic • West Newbury, MA

5d

About The Position

Thom Child & Family Services is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide home- and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers from birth to age three who have or are at risk for developmental delays, and to their families. The position is based in West Newbury, Massachusetts. The clinician partners with parents and caregivers to deliver individualized services grounded in evidence-based practice and responsive to each family’s priorities, needs, culture, and values.

The role involves multidisciplinary assessment, child- and family-centered intervention, service coordination, and collaboration with families on Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs). Services may be delivered individually or in groups and address developmental areas including cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication. Documentation is completed using Thom’s electronic documentation system.

The position offers a salary range of $75,000–$77,000, based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. The posting describes flexible full-time, part-time, and per-diem options, with a Monday–Friday schedule generally between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Physical Therapist by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions.
• Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
• Ability to build meaningful therapeutic relationships with children, parents and caregivers, and community partners.
• Commitment to individualized and culturally humble services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to abide by confidentiality and professional-boundary standards.
• Good computer skills and strong documentation skills.
• Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with infants, toddlers, and families is preferred.
• Bilingual or bicultural ability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of clients’ developmental status.
• Assess family and child strengths and resources, concerns, and progress.
• Provide developmentally appropriate, child- and family-centered services and activities for children from birth to three and their families using a parent-coaching model.
• Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating each family’s intervention plan, ensuring appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.
• Partner with families to develop Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs), identifying goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
• Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage the child’s development and assist families in advocating for their child.
• Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence as appropriate using Thom’s electronic documentation system.
• Provide individual and group intervention for infants and toddlers from birth to three who have developmental delays or are at risk for delays in cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.

Benefits

• Productivity bonus opportunities.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• Flexible hours and schedule options.
• Generous vacation time.
• 96 hours of sick time annually.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Up to 24 hours of professional development or conference time annually.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Fitness benefits and wellness incentive program.
• Employer-sponsored Health Reimbursement Account.
• Section 125 flexible benefits plan for medical and dependent care expenses.
• Employer-paid long-term disability insurance.
• Employer-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional short-term disability, accident, and cancer insurance.
• Paid professional license renewal fees.
• Clinical supervision and structured orientation.
• Ongoing mentoring and team support.
• Scholarship opportunities through the Fazzio Scholarship and Thom Academy.
• Employer-issued laptop and cell phone.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed