Group Assistant for Outdoor Pediatric Occupational Therapy
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Job No: 26811
Division/Organization: Outdoor Kids Occupational Therapy, Inc.
Job Type: Local Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: PRIVATE RESIDENCE 213 Bordner Drive Madison, WI 53705 (not on bus line)
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00 to $17.00
Job Categories: Child Development and Care, Healthcare and Health Sciences, Summer Off-Campus Opportunities
Department Overview:
We provide outdoor pediatric occupational therapy services for children with developmental challenges (primarily autism, ADHD, and mental health challenges). We support children's sensory-motor and social-emotional development through groups and individual OT services that are conducted in local nature settings, in close partnership with parents and caregviers.
Anticipated Start Date
8/4/25
Anticipated End Date
6/1/26
Anticipated Hours Per Week
5
Schedule:
We'd like to hire someone who could work the last week of summer camp August 4-8, 8:30-1:30pm each day at Token Creek on the east side.
The next week on August 11, the schedule would be about 4 hours per week: 3:45-5:15pm Wed and Thursday on the west side at Glen Oak Hills park.
(You may apply if you can only work one of these!)
Salary/Wage Range:
Hourly $15.00 to $17.00
Number Of Positions
1
Position Summary/Job Duties:
Outdoor Kids OT is a nature-based (all outdoors) pediatric occupational therapy practice in Madison. We are currently hiring a group assistant to work closely with our occupational therapists to provide high-quality outdoor therapy group sessions for children ages 4-12. We typically work with children who have challenges in the areas of motor skills, social skills, mental health, or emotional regulation.
Group Assistant responsibilities include: greeting children and families, assisting the OT during group activities, managing supplies, taking photos and videos, and supporting individual children who need 1:1 support during group.
We are currently hiring for the following times:
August 4-8, 8:45am-1:15pm in Token Creek County Park (helping with last week of small-group summer camp)
Starting week of August 11:
Wednesdays and/or Thursdays at Glen Oak Hills Park (west side) 3:45-5:15pm
We have all holidays off and a month-long break for holidays in Dec-Jan.
Pay is $15-17/hour, depending on experience. Benefits for part-time hourly workers include: worker's comp insurance, social security and medicare taxes paid, and paid sick leave (1 hour earned per 30 hours worked).
Please complete the application below to apply. Application deadline is July 31!
Thanks for your interest & we hope to see you in the woods soon!
Qualifications:
-Enjoys working with children
-Attentive, patient, and calm
-Mature and reliable
-Good communicator
Physical Demands
Must be able to walk up to 1-2 miles per session, carry a backpack or tote bag full of supplies, run to keep up with children who are active, keep attention to details in the midst of noise and loud children. :)
Application Instructions:
Apply by submitting the application on our website here:
https://www.outdoorkidsot.com/jobs
Contact:
Org: Outdoor Kids Occupational Therapy, Inc. Contact: Laura Figueroa Web: https://www.outdoorkidsot.com/jobs Email: laura@outdoorkidsot.com
Advertised: July 28, 2025 05:00 AM CST Central Standard Time
Applications close: August 15, 2025 05:00 AM CST Central Standard Time
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