Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Part-Time COTA | Memory Care | Come Practice OT Where Life Happens Memory Care | Part-Time The best OT session might not look like a therapy session. It might look like getting dressed for dinner. Finding the dining room. Brushing your teeth. Participating in an activity. Navigating a familiar routine. Helping someone successfully complete something they've done their entire life. That's where OT belongs. At Prava, we're looking for a

Part-Time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

who wants to bring meaningful, occupation-based therapy into Memory Care communities. And we're looking for someone who understands that when you're working with someone living with dementia,

the environment, the routine, and the way we approach the person can matter just as much as the intervention itself. We don't just work bankers' hours. Because residents don't live bankers' hours. For this position, we're particularly interested in a COTA who sees the value of

evening ADL intervention

. Why? Because that's when real life happens. Getting ready for dinner. Dressing. Grooming. Toileting. Positioning. Transitioning into the evening. Preparing for bed. These aren't just tasks. They're occupations. And they can be incredibly meaningful therapy opportunities. We don't expect the resident to fit the therapy. We adapt the therapy to the resident. Someone with dementia may not be able to tell you what is making a task difficult. That doesn't mean there isn't a reason. Maybe the environment is overwhelming. Maybe the routine has changed. Maybe the instructions are too complicated. Maybe the task needs to be broken down differently. Maybe the resident needs a familiar cue. Maybe we need to change

our approach

, not ask the resident to try harder. That's where great OT comes in. Your role You'll work alongside our OT team to provide meaningful, occupation-based care to residents living with dementia. You'll have opportunities to: Provide ADL and IADL intervention within the plan of care

Incorporate therapy into real evening routines

Support dressing, grooming, toileting, positioning, mobility-related ADLs, and other meaningful occupations within your scope

Use cueing, sequencing, environmental modification, and compensatory strategies to support participation

Identify environmental barriers to successful engagement

Support residents in maintaining familiar routines and meaningful roles

Partner with caregivers and community staff to improve carryover

Help preserve independence and dignity—even when independence looks different than it used to

Build relationships with residents and learn the person behind the diagnosis

We believe dementia care should start with the person. Not the diagnosis. Not the behavior. Not the impairment. The person. What did they love to do? What routines are familiar? What makes them feel successful? What helps them feel safe? What can we change about the environment? How can we make participation possible? Those questions matter. We're looking for a COTA who: Loves working with older adults living with dementia

Believes occupation is at the center of OT

Understands the importance of routine, environment, and meaningful engagement

Gets excited about real-world ADL training

Is patient, creative, observant, and adaptable

Builds relationships naturally

Believes dignity should never be sacrificed for efficiency

Wants to practice creatively and clinically

Doesn't believe every therapy session needs to happen in a therapy room

If you've ever thought, “This is what OT is supposed to be,” you'll probably like Prava. Because we don't just want to treat a resident. We want to help the person continue to live their life—with the abilities they have today, in the environment they call home. And sometimes the most important therapy of the day happens after 5 p.m. Come practice OT where life happens. Come practice Prava.