About Us

Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies empowers children with physical, behavioral, and intellectual challenges to reach their full potential through comprehensive and integrated medical therapies, regardless of a family’s capacity to afford the full cost of care. Our transformative care inspires our children and their families to build confidence, encourage joy, and live with hope for the future.

Kids Center is a multi-disciplinary non-profit outpatient therapy center for children up to 21 years of age who experience developmental disabilities or delays. More than 1,000 kids receive care annually at Kids Center, and we deliver more than 700 visits per week. Kids Center has a team of 60, including direct service providers, administration, marketing/development, and leadership.

The Opportunity

The Therapy Aide is a critical part of our care team, providing much needed hands-on support to our multi-disciplinary pediatric rehabilitation team. As we are known for a culture of training and education, the therapy aide receives valuable mentorship from our care team. The aide works alongside and in support of our rehabilitation and administrative teams to ensure we are delivering high quality care to children and their families. This role involves preparing treatment areas, assisting our team during therapy sessions, managing equipment, and working to ensure a safe, supportive environment for our patients and their families.

This position can be either full-time or part-time with job sharing opportunity and is onsite.

Reporting to the Director of Program Services, our physical therapists maintain an individual caseload and work as part of a cohesive, multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care to our kids. Kids Center values independence in managing “your practice” as part of the overall program services team.

Key Responsibilities

Therapy Session Assistance

  • Assist physical, occupational, and speech therapists with therapeutic activities under direct supervision, when needed by our team.
  • Prepare and organize therapy equipment, supplies and treatment areas before and after sessions.

 

Administrative & Office Tasks

  • Perform routine clerical tasks, including laminating, printing, copying, and filing, to support day-to-day therapy operations.
  • Prepare and organize therapy materials and visual aids to enhance session effectiveness and patient engagement.
  • Assist with tracking inventory and restocking therapy supplies to ensure materials are readily available and organized.

 

Treatment Area Support/Housekeeping Duties

  • Maintain clean, organized, and child-friendly therapy and treatment areas to support a safe and welcoming environment.
  • Perform light laundry and dishwashing duties as needed to support daily therapy activities and uphold hygiene standards.
  • Sanitize therapy surfaces, tools, and equipment.
  • Organize, store, and manage therapy equipment and materials to ensure easy accessibility.
  • Assist in setting up and breaking down therapy sessions, including preparing materials and resetting the space between appointments.
  • Support overall cleanliness and order in therapy rooms and storage areas to promote efficiency and patient safety.
  • Other tasks as requested by supervisor.

Position Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required

  • College courses and strong interest in pediatric therapies preferred

  • Therapy Aide Certification, preferred

  • Experience working with children or in a healthcare setting preferred

  • Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced pediatric rehab setting

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment

  • CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain upon hire)

  • Willing to undergo background check, TB test, and drug testing

  • Comfortable with physical activity including bending, lifting, and standing for extended periods

Compensation and Benefits

This position can be either full or part-time with job sharing possibilities up to 20 – 40 hours per week. This is an hourly position; compensation will be based on experience and will range from $17.50 – $21.50 per hour. Employees are benefit eligible at 30 hours a week.

The Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies strives to offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience. Our generous benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, continuing education, paid documentation time, mentoring appropriate to experience, health insurance, optional dental and vision insurance, disability and life insurance, and a 3% 401k annual contribution.

The Kids Center is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people of color, people who are differently-abled, women, veterans, and LGBTQIA+ applicants. The Kids Center also celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

To Apply

If you would love to be part of our fun and rewarding team, please send your resume and letter of interest to [email protected].

Thank you for your interest in the Kids Center!

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