Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

J.O. Combs Unified School District 44 complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities to apply and participate in the hiring process. The District is located in San Tan Valley near Queen Creek, Mesa, Apache Junction, and Florence. We offer the full student experience from Pre-K through high school. The District is comprised of five elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and alternative and online schools. We hire employees who are committed, innovative, and passionate about children and their educational opportunities.

Salary Schedule/Base Annual Rate (Subject to Change): Certified Salary Schedule /$65,630. Additional credit for related years of service and education. Work Calendar: 10 months, 200 days. Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week. FLSA Status: Exempt. Benefits: Eligible for benefits the first of the month following the new hire date.

Reports to: Principal and Director of Special Education.

Why Work for Us

You will make a difference in children's lives, our future leaders. You have school breaks and the summer off work. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/prescriptions (we have no-cost employee medical options), dental, vision, health savings account match, District-paid basic life and accidental death and disability, and other voluntary benefits.

About the Role

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Participates as a consultant in the intervention and pre-referral process to generate and support interventions, accommodations, and modifications in regular education.
• Screens and evaluates students' physical, perceptual motor and sensorimotor, developmental, and self-help functioning skills based on formal and informal evaluation.
• Determines the evaluation information to be collected, administers assessments, analyzes and interprets information for parents, the IEP team, and instructional staff.
• Writes appropriate reports and recommendations.
• Writes appropriate goals and objectives.
• Develops and coordinates appropriate treatment plans for students.
• Develops schedule and provides therapy for students who have deficits in physical, perceptual motor, and/or sensorimotor functions.
• Collaborates with and trains family members, teachers, and assistants in specific therapy techniques utilized for students in the classroom.
• Identifies students' needs for adaptive equipment and/or devices.
• Determines occupational therapy equipment and supply needs, completes purchase requests for equipment and supplies as appropriate, and maintains inventory of occupational therapy equipment and supplies.
• Evaluate individual student progress in therapy programs regularly, communicating findings to teachers, parents, and others involved through direct consultation or written reports.
• Complete quarterly, annual, and other reports formally requested by the Director of Special Education.
• Maintains and submits thorough and ongoing records for individual students receiving services and service logs and required documentation for Medicaid billing program.
• Maintains compliance with federal/state statutes and district policies/procedures.
• Maintains awareness of current advancements/developments in the profession through attendance at professional conferences, workshops, and in-service training programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You Need: Valid Arizona Occupational Therapist License. Bachelor's Degree (Master's preferred). At least two (2) years of satisfactory therapy services with children. Ability to evaluate for fine motor and sensory integration skills. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others. Must possess and maintain a valid DPS IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and lift and carry up to 25 pounds, or help in a team lift a school-aged student of typical size and weight. The employee is required to move about the school or travel between schools in the District. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties may require the employee to be exposed to outside weather conditions including extreme heat or cold, wind, and rain. High humidity and/or dusty conditions may also be present. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.