Occupational Therapist (.50 FTE) (20 hours per week)

Job Title

Under general direction provides assessment, consultation and/or therapy for children who qualify for occupational services. Lead the process in development, implementation, and coordination of the occupational therapy program.

Job Description

Under the direction of the Director of Pupil Services, provides educationally related occupational therapist services to special education students.

Examples Of Duties

• Conducts assessments of students to determine eligibility for occupational therapy services;
• Plans and develops appropriate intervention IEP goals and objectives, and adaptations that are educationally relevant;
• Provides group therapy to selected children and classes; provides consultation to educational staff and parents for classroom and home management of perceptual, motor, sensory, and self-care programs.
• Participates in meetings to coordinate occupational therapy goals with the total educational program.
• Conducts in-service or other training programs for district personnel on the role of the occupational therapy as an educational service, normal sensory-motor development as related to learning, identification of sensory-motor deficits.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• The special education process with regard to IEP development, goal writing and IEP implementation.
• Principles and methods of occupational therapeutic techniques.
• Theory of physical and mental rehabilitation underlying the practices of occupational therapy.
• Objectives of occupational therapy treatment and services.
• Skeletal anatomy, neuromuscular function and dysfunction
• Kinesiology and occupational therapy modalities.
• Principles of consultation, training and supervision.
• Principles and methods sensory integration and modulation.
• Assistive technology to facilitate the learning process and modify the learning environment for disabled students.

Ability to:

• Work in an educational environment.
• Identify and analyze areas of developmental and sensory-motor dysfunction.
• Provide consultation for classroom and home management of motor, sensory, perceptual, and self-care programs.
• Work effectively with students on the Autism spectrum.
• Train special education staff on how to integrate OT techniques into the classroom and school environment.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work.
• Speak and write effectively.

Experience:

Any combination of training and experience, which will provide the required knowledge and abilities, is qualifying.

Education:

Hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Other Requirements:

• A valid California driver's license. Possess a certificate of registration with the national Registry of the American Therapy Association or eligibility for such registration. Ability to sit stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds.

Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School