Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Life Skills and Transition Center (LSTC) in Grafton, North Dakota, is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to join our collaborative Therapy Services team!

Are you looking for a change of pace, a new professional challenge, or more variety in your career? At LSTC, you may have opportunities to expand your professional experience, contribute to meaningful services, and enjoy the benefits of a strong team environment, and a healthy work-life balance.

As a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) at LSTC, you'll have the unique opportunity to work with people who reside on our campus, including adolescents with complex behavioral and psychosocial needs and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition to these residential populations, you may also support children seen through our outpatient therapy clinic located at LSTC, as well as individuals at the skilled nursing facility through a contract arrangement. This variety allows you to broaden your experience and have the opportunity to grow professionally all within one organization.

Working under the direction of an Occupational Therapist, you will provide individualized, hands-on therapy that helps people develop essential skills, improve functional abilities, and achieve greater independence. Whether helping a child reach a developmental milestone, supporting an adolescent in building daily living skills, or assisting an adult in achieving independence, you will play an important role in providing support of people's goals.

At LSTC, teamwork is essential to how we provide services. You will work alongside dedicated Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, and other professionals who value collaboration, creativity, and support of one another. We encourage new ideas, recognize individual strengths, and believe the best outcomes happen when we work together.

We also believe a rewarding career should support your life outside of work. As part of North Dakota Health and Human Services, LSTC offers competitive benefits package, and an environment that values a healthy work-life balance.

To thrive in this position, being compassionate, dependable, and adaptable comes together to make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Willingness to be creative and learn new approaches open the door to new possibilities for people. Strong communication skills, flexibility, and teamwork help achieve successful outcomes by allowing people to discover potential.

Ready for something different? At LSTC, you don't have to choose between professional growth, meaningful work, and personal balance. You can have all three! If you are looking for a career where you can grow, feel supported, and make a lasting impact, we encourage you to apply and discover what makes being part of Team LSTC so rewarding!

To be considered, you must have a current licensure as a certified occupational therapy assistant by the ND Board of Occupational Therapy Practice (NDCC Chapter 43-40).

Location
This position provides essential client services face to face, you will be located onsite in Grafton, North Dakota.

Life Skills and Transition Center (LSTC) provides residential services and 24-hour support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), with a focus on treatment, stabilization, rehabilitation, and helping each person achieve greater independence.

About HHS
ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND


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Application Procedures


Your resume must clearly show the months and years of employment for each position listed. This information is required to accurately calculate your qualifying experience and determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Resumes that do not include sufficient employment date may not be able to be fully evaluated. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications, credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).


Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.


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A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.


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The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

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