Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Reports To: Supervisor of Special Education

Location: Various Locations (Including home and community settings)

Nature of Work: This is a professional position to meet the individual needs of students through direct service and consultative support to staff and families to support progress in the General Education Curriculum.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members
• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
• Ability to report to work daily and on time
• Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
• Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
• Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
• Ability to work under pressure
• Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
• Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public Schools

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides cohesive, well-planned lessons and strategies to address occupational needs of students
• Completes logs and compliant submissions for attendance and Medical Assistance
• Maintains individual student data to measure progress on Individual Education Program (IEP/IFSP goals, objectives, and outcomes)
• Develops long- and short-term learning goals and instructional supports
• Conducts team, staff, and parent training when appropriate to student progress
• Diagnoses student fine motor and sensory needs through analysis of test results, observations, and information from parents and teacher consultation
• Develop and implement IEP goals and objectives/IFSP outcomes for students with fine motor and sensory impairments which prevent the student from accessing their general education curriculum
• Develops and trains staff and students on the effective implementation of sensory supports
• Consults with teachers and parents regarding the various aspects of motor and sensory skills development and the impact on achievement
• Serves as a resource person to school personnel in the development and selection of materials to address the needs of students for developmentally appropriate motor skills
• Re-evaluates and updates individual therapy programs
• Maintains accurate data for individual student interventions
• Participates in IEP/IFSP Team Meetings and Pupil Services Team Meetings (PST) for students with motor and sensory impairments
• Submits required and compliant logs and Medical Assistance billings monthly
• Supervises occupational therapy students for short term placements, as needed
• Supervises certified occupational therapy assistants (COTA) as determined by DHMH and MSDE guidelines and standards
• Performs other related and nonrelated job duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required:

• Possess a license as established by the Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy Board of Examiners

Preferred:

• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

Term of Employment: Full-time ten-month position

Salary Grade Range: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Specialist Career Ladder for ten-month employees

Bargaining Unit Eligibility: EASMC

Updated 7.2024, 04.2025