Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Position: Occupational Therapist

Location: Philadelphia, PA 19130

Description:

Birch Agency is seeking Occupational Therapists to join our team. $1000 Sign on Bonus.

Birch Agency is actively recruiting Occupational Therapists for the school Year in Philadelphia, PA. Birch Agency Occupational Therapists help students with disabilities to address physical, cognitive, sensory, and psychosocial challenges. Our Occupational Therapists help students to succeed in the educational system by looking at the whole child and helping them tackle specific tasks that have become a roadblock to the learning process.

Opportunities Available:

The majority of our Occupational Therapy positions are in public, private and charter schools. We have opportunities for new graduates, seasoned Occupational Therapists, and retired OTs. We have positions working with populations birth to 21. Some of our Occupational Therapists work with specific age groups such as elementary only, while others work with a mixed age group such as k-12.

Services you will provide:

• Help students attain IEP and academic goals and objectives

• Collaborate with families and teachers to help students achieve success

• Screen new students to determine eligibility for services

• Provide Occupational Therapy to students with a wide variety of disabilities

• Attend IEP meetings

• Confer with parents and develop home programs when necessary

• Complete appropriate paperwork following state guidelines

• Provide thorough and accurate documentation in a timely fashion

• Address and provide therapy for learning and or behavioral issues such as motor skills, cognitive processing, and visual or perceptual problems

Benefits:

• 401 (k) with employer matching

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurances

• Short Term Disability

• PTO

• Weekly pay

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higher in Occupational Therapy

• PA Licensure/Certification

• NBCOT Certification preferred

Join our team of Special Education and Healthcare Professionals! We offer affordable benefits, a competitive hourly rate, along with a weekly paycheck to name a few. For more information regarding this position, ESY opportunities, and/or additional school-based positions.

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