A COTA Career That Supports Your Life, Not Just Your Caseload
You spend your days helping children live more independent, meaningful lives. We believe you deserve a meaningful life outside of work, too.
We know that working in healthcare can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be exhausting.
Between busy schedules, documentation, productivity expectations, and the energy that goes into caring for others, even the most passionate therapy professionals can experience burnout.
At Carolina Therapy Connection, we don’t want you to feel like you have to leave a profession you love just to find balance.
We’re intentional about offering scheduling flexibility, supportive teams, and resources that make your workday more manageable.
What Work-Life Balance Looks Like at CTC
- Full-Time Benefits at 32 Hours: Eligible employees can qualify for full-time benefits beginning at 32 hours per week rather than a traditional 40-hour workweek.
- Flexible Scheduling: Opportunities to build schedules that better support your family, personal priorities, and professional goals.
- Four-Day Workweek Options: Condensed schedules may be available depending on the position, staffing, and clinic needs.
- No Routine Nights or Weekends: Many COTA positions offer daytime weekday schedules so you can enjoy time outside of work.
- 10-Month Employment Opportunities: Eligible positions may offer additional time away during the year.
- Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN Positions: Employment options to support different stages of life and career goals.
- Paid Time Off and Holidays: Time to rest, recharge, and enjoy the people and activities you love.
- AI-Supported Documentation: Technology designed to streamline clinical notes and help reduce paperwork.
- Administrative Support: Dedicated teams help manage scheduling, insurance authorizations, billing, and other administrative responsibilities.
We know work-life balance looks different for everyone, and we want to provide opportunities that support your personal and professional needs.
Our goal is to help you build a rewarding, sustainable career doing work that matters.
Scheduling options and benefits depend on role, employment classification, clinic needs, and eligibility.
Built by an Occupational Therapist. A Place Where COTAs Are Valued.
One of the things that makes Carolina Therapy Connection special is that our practice was founded by an occupational therapist.
We understand how much clinical skill, creativity, patience, and compassion go into helping children build independence in everyday activities. And we recognize the important role occupational therapy assistants play in that process.
At CTC, our COTAs work collaboratively with supervising occupational therapists to carry out individualized treatment plans, provide skilled therapeutic interventions, and support children and families as they work toward meaningful goals.
We want our COTAs to feel comfortable asking questions, contributing ideas, pursuing their clinical interests, and developing strong professional relationships with their supervising OTs and fellow clinicians.
Because being part of a great therapy team means feeling like your skills, ideas, and contributions truly matter.
Pediatric Occupational Therapy That’s Creative, Playful & Purposeful
Our certified occupational therapy assistants have opportunities to provide engaging, individualized treatment activities that help children build functional skills and participate more fully in everyday life.
Working under appropriate occupational therapist supervision and established plans of care, COTAs may provide interventions addressing:
- Sensory Processing & Regulation: Supporting children as they develop strategies for participation in everyday routines and activities.
- Fine Motor Development: Helping children improve grasp, manipulation, bilateral coordination, and functional hand skills.
- Visual Motor Integration: Supporting skills used in drawing, handwriting, play, and school-related activities.
- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Helping children build independence with dressing, grooming, self-care, and everyday routines.
- Pediatric Feeding: Providing feeding-related interventions within the established plan of care and clinician’s training and competency.
- Autism & Developmental Differences: Using individualized, strengths-based treatment strategies to support meaningful participation.
- Motor Planning & Coordination: Helping children improve coordination and functional movement through engaging activities.
- School Readiness: Supporting the functional skills needed for classroom participation, handwriting, and learning routines.
- Executive Functioning & Self-Regulation: Helping children practice strategies for attention, organization, transitions, and daily participation.
- Caregiver Education: Helping families learn and carry over strategies established through the child’s therapy plan.
Our goal is to make therapy meaningful, functional, and enjoyable while helping children gain skills that make a difference in their daily lives.
Specific responsibilities are determined by the treatment plan, clinical competency, supervising OT, and applicable North Carolina practice requirements.
Sensory Gyms, Specialized Equipment & Room to Be Creative
We want our COTAs to have the tools and resources they need to make treatment engaging and effective.
Our pediatric therapy clinics offer sensory-rich environments and specialized treatment equipment designed to support hands-on learning, movement, sensory exploration, and functional skill development.
Depending on location and patient needs, treatment resources may include:
- Sensory gyms and movement-based treatment areas
- Therapeutic swings and suspended equipment
- Fine motor and visual motor treatment materials
- Balance and coordination equipment
- Sensory exploration and regulation tools
- Feeding therapy supplies and materials
- Adaptive equipment and functional skill-building resources
- Developmentally appropriate games and play-based treatment activities
Our occupational therapy assistants also receive company-provided computers and applicable clinical equipment to support their daily responsibilities.
We encourage creative treatment approaches that align with each child’s established occupational therapy goals.
Because sometimes the most meaningful progress happens when a child is having so much fun that they don’t even realize how hard they’re working!
Equipment and specialized resources vary by clinic.
Supportive OT Supervision, Mentorship & Team Collaboration
We believe supportive supervision should be about more than meeting a requirement.
It should also provide opportunities to learn, ask questions, strengthen your clinical skills, and feel confident in your work.
At Carolina Therapy Connection, COTAs collaborate with supervising occupational therapists who provide clinical direction and oversight consistent with professional standards and North Carolina requirements.
We value clear communication, shared problem-solving, and opportunities for professional development.
Our multidisciplinary environment also creates opportunities to learn from speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, mental health professionals, and educational specialists.
Whether you’re new to pediatric occupational therapy or have years of experience, we want you to feel like you’re part of a team that genuinely supports your growth.
