Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Join our team and be a part of a rewarding journey towards enhancing the lives of children and their families. Our ideal candidate would be passionate about working with children and dedicated to helping them thrive. As a pediatric Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of young individuals by providing tailored therapy interventions to support their development and well-being. Your expertise in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating children with various developmental challenges will be invaluable in helping them reach their full potential.

Why Creative Interventions?

• Work in an environment that values and fosters your professional growth 

• Be part of a dynamic and supportive team making real world impacts

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conducts assessments and standardized evaluations (BDI, Peabody, HELP, VBMAPP etc.) across developmental domains to determine eligibility and ongoing needs.

• In partnership with families, develops multidisciplinary strategies for a child’s IFSP to address routine activities.

• Assist team with transition of child out of Birth to Three. 

• Provides supervision to OT fieldwork students as needed.

• Writes quality IFSPs that meet state, federal and agency requirements

• Participates in team meetings as requested

All Candidates Must Maintain:

• A valid driver’s license

• A current auto insurance policy

• Approved Crisis Intervention Certification (e.g., Safety Care, CPI, PMT)

Minimum Qualification

• Maintains license by the Department of Public Health under § 20-74b C.G.S.

Minimum Physical Requirements:

Ability to move easily between sitting and standing.  Ability to maintain a safe, supportive environment by quickly responding to clients as needed (i.e. blocking unsafe behavior or quickly moving to reinforce positive behavior) and following all agency health and safety policies.