CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

Applications Accepted 4/20/26 - 4/27/26 (by close of business) Holmes District School Board has an opening for a CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT for the 2026-2027 school year. Applicants must currently hold a valid Florida Occupational Therapy Assistant License. Interested applicants should contact Donnita Butorac by email View email address on click.appcast.io, or by phone View phone number on click.appcast.io. Background screening requirements: CARE PROVIDER BACKGROUND SCREENING CLEARINGHOUSE, implemented under the directive of House Bill 531(2025) – information at Both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) outline expectations for school districts to properly train and supervise paraprofessionals. Title I of the ESEA, as amended by the NCLB Act, requires that paraprofessionals serving in an instructional capacity meet higher standards of qualification. Those qualifications include having earned a secondary (high) school diploma or an equivalent. In addition, paraprofessionals must meet one of the following requirements: completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education; obtained an associate’s degree or higher; met a rigorous standard of quality demonstrating, through formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in the instruction of reading, writing, and mathematics. Florida uses the ETS ParaPro Assessment to meet this qualification. Passing score is 464. #J-18808-Ljbffr Holmes District School Board (HDSB)