Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

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 include:

• 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 include:

• 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

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all applicants, re-advertise, and/or withdraw the positions.

The St. Mary's County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status or sexual orientation, religion, or disability in matters affecting employment or providing access to programs.