Anticipated Vacancy- School Occupational Therapist or Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - Leave Replacement Position

School Occupational Therapist

Requirement: Valid New Jersey Certificate as a School Occupational Therapist OR Valid New Jersey Certificate as an Occupational Therapy Assistant

Description: Leave of absence position beginning 9/01/26 through 12/23/26

Salary and Benefits information: For salary information, please see the attached list of Substitute Rates. Marlboro Township Public School District participates in the School Employees' Health Benefits Program. Substitute teachers are offered benefits if they hold a long-term position for more than 3 months. There is a 60-day waiting period from the assignment start date. Marlboro Township Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Description

Title: School Occupational Therapist

Qualifications: 1. Valid New Jersey School Occupational Therapist Endorsement. 2. Maintains a valid New Jersey Occupational Therapy License issued by the Occupational Therapy Advisory Council. 3. Experience working with students on the autistic spectrum preferred. 4. Ability to effectively communicate with staff and parents. 5. Ability to problem solve, to be flexible and to work in various schools and settings. 6. Required criminal history check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.

Reports To: Director of Special Services

Job Goal: To deliver occupational therapy to students, conduct occupational therapy evaluations, and to schedule and provide clinical oversight of contracted occupational therapists and certified occupational therapy assistants.

Performance Responsibilities

1. Delivers occupational therapy to students. Evaluates and reports on student progress.

2. Conducts occupational therapy evaluations using appropriate tests, professional observations and other relevant information contained in a student's records.

3. Attends Individual Educational Plan (IEP)/Classification meetings as needed. Interprets occupational therapy assessment findings and makes recommendations regarding the school based need for occupational therapy and if needed, determines the frequency and duration of the service.

4. Coordinates and schedules the contracted occupational therapists and the certified occupational therapist assistants.

5. Provides clinical supervision of certified occupational therapy assistants as required by code.

6. Participates on the Intervention or Referral Services (IR&S) committees and Section 504 committees for students who may have occupational therapy-related issues.

7. Acts as a liaison between the parents/guardians and the contracted occupational therapists.

8. Assesses contracted therapists' follow through on the delivery of required services.

9. Maintains professional competence through in-service education and professional growth opportunities.

10. Performs such other duties as required by law or as may be assigned by the Director of Special Services.

Terms of Employment

Work year and salary to be determined in accordance with the appropriate negotiated agreement.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with state law and the provisions of the board's policy on evaluation of certified staff.

Approved: June 20, 2006

Revised: October 21, 2008 February 17, 2009

Substitute Pay Rate Certification Rate

New Jersey County Substitute $120.00 per day for each day of work during the Teacher 2025-2026 school year.

New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility $120.00 per day for each day of work during the 2025-2026 school year. This will apply to New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility with assignments that do not exceed 20 consecutive Advanced Standing days in the same class and to any assignments in OR which a certificate holder is working outside of New Jersey Provisional Certificate his/her endorsement.

New Jersey Standard Certificate New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility $300.00 per day for assignments exceeding 20 consecutive days in the same class. This shall apply only New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility with to holders of a New Jersey Teaching Certificate working Advanced Standing under his/her endorsement. OR Provisional Certificate New Jersey Standard Certificate New Jersey School Nurse Certificate $325.00 per day for each day of work during the OR 2025-2026 school year.

County Substitute Nurse Certificate

Position Hourly Rate

Head Custodians $25.00 Confidential Secretaries $15.92 School Monitor $17.00 Secretaries $15.92 Lunchroom Aides $15.92 Bookkeeper $15.92 Courier $15.92 Instructional Assistants $17.00 Bus Attendants $15.92 Mechanic $25.00 Sound Board & Lighting $25.00 Technician

Bus Drivers $27.00

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Marlboro Township K-8 Public Schools