Physical Therapist

Company Overview:

Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.

As a school, SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus, which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces.

Who We Are:

SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals who work together to find meaning with and for our students. We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways and to manage students’ difficulties as a team. We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other.

We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles.

• We Care

• We are Innovative

• We are Collaborative

• We are Resourceful

Our Clinical Practice Model:

Clinical Services at Shrub Oak International Schooloperateswithin a fully integrated interdisciplinary model of care. While each clinician practices within the scope of their professional discipline, all clinical team members share responsibility for assessment, treatment planning, staff consultation, family partnership, crisis response, and quality improvement. We value collaboration, mutual respect, share clinical decision-making, and reflective practice, recognizing that meaningful student outcomes are achieved through the integration of diverse professional perspectives.

Team members are expected to contribute their discipline-specific expertise while remaining open to learning from colleagues, sharing responsibility for student outcomes, and engaging in ongoing reflective practice.

Benefits: (check for FT, PT or All)

• Reduced Cost Meals every shift on site (All)

• Employee assistance program (EAP) (All)

• Insurance coverage:
  Health, vision, dental, life, supplemental and pet insurance (FT)

• Flexible spending account (FSA) (FT)

• Generous Paid time off (PTO) (FT)

• 401k w/company match (FT)

• Tuition/Professional development assistance (FT)

Who You Are:

• You have a passion for working with the autism population and ensuring the safety and well-being of students and staff.

• You are a collaborative, relationship-centered licensed physical therapist with experience supporting autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with developmental, neuromuscular, and physical needs.

• You are skilled in conducting comprehensive assessments and developing individualized, evidence-informed therapy programs that maximize mobility, physical function, independence, and access across academic, residential, and community environments.

• You utilize student-centered, evidence-informed approaches to improve mobility, strength, coordination, functional independence, and participation in daily activities.

• You are comfortable integrating therapeutic strategies into classroom, residential, and daily living routines.

• You collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams, including clinicians, educators, residential staff, and families, recognizing that mobility, access, safety, and participation are fundamental to student success.

• You are experienced in recommending and utilizing adaptive equipment and assistive technology to support student success.

• You value reflective practice, clinical…