Part-Time Occupational Therapist (3 days a week)

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Qualifications:

• Superior work habits and ethics
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Appropriate Illinois certification/licenses
• High level of personal fitness and hygiene
• Ability to work well with administration, faculty, students and parents
• Ability to perform duties as outlined

Responsibilities:

• Confer with physicians and make recommendations for plans of treatment on a regular basis based upon school-based therapy driven by individualized education plan (IEP)
• Provide direct service to students as designated on IEP
• Advise and/or assist with in-service training programs for school personnel
• Communicate student needs to other appropriate personnel as necessary
• Provide accurate and timely report evaluations and report on progress toward goals and objectives
• Provide daily records of treatments
• Reevaluate student progress at appropriate intervals. When indicated, make appropriate changes in the treatment program with physician approval
• Provide follow-up information to other agencies and services
• Participate in problem-solving, collaborative team meetings to address possible barriers to student achievement
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Administrator

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift, push or pull up to 20-40 pounds on a regular repetitive basis
• Must be able to speak, hear, see, write, walk, climb, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, twist, turn, push, pull and reach (above head and below knees) on a regular and repetitive basis
• Tasks require extensive use of hands including repetitive gripping, grasping, lifting and manipulation of equipment necessary to perform duties