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Schools and pediatrics

School-Based Therapy Recruiting: SLP, OT & PT for Districts

School districts, charter networks and pediatric providers compete for the same speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists every August. APT Recruiting recruits school-based SLPs, OTs and PTs, and the founder's own SLP background means IEP caseloads, evaluation timelines and the CFY question are screened by someone who has lived them.

How we screen

What a school-based hire needs that a resume does not show

Caseload numbers, not adjectives

We present your caseload size, the number of buildings and the evaluation load in numbers, so the candidate who says yes means it.

CFY and supervision

If you can host a clinical fellow, we say so and screen for the supervision structure. If you cannot, we do not send one.

Timing around the school calendar

Searches are started with the contract date in mind, not the day the resignation lands.

Roles

School-based roles we fill

  • School-based SLP
  • School OT and PT
  • Early intervention therapists
  • Bilingual SLP
  • Lead therapist and coordinator

Professions

By discipline

For employers

Hiring? Physical therapy, OT and SLP recruiting, run by a clinician.

Employers find us under a lot of names: physical therapy staffing agency, SLP recruiter, OT headhunter, rehab staffing, therapy recruiting firm. What we do is the same under any of them. We work the whole market for PTs, OTs, SLPs and audiologists, screen each one with a licensed speech-language pathologist's eye for the setting and the caseload, and bring you clinicians who have already said yes to a conversation about your organization.

Engagement model

Contingency recruiting. There is no fee unless a successful placement is made.

Speed to first candidates

Clients typically receive the first vetted candidates within one to two weeks of providing the recruiting brief and search requirements.

Guarantee

Every direct-hire placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee. If the candidate resigns or is terminated for cause during the first ninety calendar days of employment, APT Recruiting immediately begins a one-time search for a replacement in the same position, at no additional charge.

Questions hiring managers and directors of rehab ask us

How does a therapy search with APT Recruiting work?+

It starts with a short call to take the brief: the discipline, the setting, the caseload and productivity expectations, the schedule and the pay range. Because APT is run by a licensed speech-language pathologist, the screen covers clinical fit, not just a license check. We then work your market for PTs, OTs, SLPs or audiologists who match, confirm interest, and send you candidates who have already said yes to a conversation about your organization. Clients typically receive the first vetted candidates within one to two weeks of providing the recruiting brief and search requirements.

Do you work on contingency or retained?+

Contingency recruiting. There is no fee unless a successful placement is made.

What does it cost to hire through a therapy recruiter?+

Agreed in writing before you see a candidate's details. Every direct-hire placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee. If the candidate resigns or is terminated for cause during the first ninety calendar days of employment, APT Recruiting immediately begins a one-time search for a replacement in the same position, at no additional charge.

Which roles and settings do you cover?+

Physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists, including PTAs, COTAs and SLPAs, plus directors of rehab and other therapy leadership. Settings include hospitals and acute rehab, skilled nursing, home health, outpatient clinics, schools and pediatrics, and telehealth. We also recruit nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Tell us about the role

Or email molly@aptrecruiting.com. Molly reads every brief herself.

Hiring for a school-based setting?

Tell us the discipline, the caseload and the market. A licensed clinician reads every brief.