School-Based Occupational Therapist - OT

Job Description

Full time Occupational Therapist is invited to join a great private school in the vicinity of Lisle, IL. New grads encouraged to apply!

Here are the details:

• Caseload - 4 classrooms (approximately 25 students)
• Middle school aged students with Autism
• All have autism; caseload has a wide variety of sensory, social/emotional, functional and academic needs and abilities
• 8am-3: 45pm (with the ability to leave at 330pm most days) during the school year
• All staff work ESY 8am -1: 15pm for 6 weeks in the summer and have 2-3 weeks off in June and 2 weeks off in August.
• 9 weeks off + PTO ( includes: 1 week for Thanksgiving, 2 weeks for Winter Break, 1 week for Spring Break)
• Highly collaborative team based environment
• Many of our students have higher maladaptive behaviors so someone who is comfortable and willing to work with student' s with higher needs

* New staff training starts August 12th and students start on August 18th
* Team based environment
* Other Occupational Therapists are on staff to offer support and mentorship; there are weekly meetings with the department lead and weekly supervision time with direct supervisor, too

This is a direct hire position with the school. Benefits include health and dental insurance, 401K/Roth with up to 2% match, maternity leave, professional development opportunities.


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