Occupational Therapist ( Anticipated Vacancy)

Occupational Therapist

Department: Special Education Work Days: 190/Contractual Reports To: Director of Special Education and Building Principal/Designee Pay Scale: CT Level based on experience and certification; or based on contract

Requirements:

• Educational Level: Masters Degree
• Certification/License Required: License for Occupational Therapy
• Acceptable criminal background check
• Knowledge of medical information and indications for occupational therapy treatment
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• Regular district wide travel to multiple work locations as assigned; frequent standing, stooping, bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, heavy lifting, and moderate carrying; may be required to lift and transfer students to and from wheelchair or assist with positioning students with physical disabilities
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

The Board of Education and the Superintendent may accept alternatives to some of the above requirements.

Essential Duties:

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance
• Performs appropriate assessment procedures
• Interprets assessment results to teachers, parents and other personnel
• Develops an individual education plan for occupational therapy goals and treatment for eligible students
• Administers occupational therapy in accordance with the treatment plan as stated in the individual education plan
• Performs on-going evaluation of treatment programs and adapt programs as necessary to maximize results
• Selects and manages adaptive equipment and/or assistive devices for use with upper trunk, arms and hands and aids in elimination of architectural barriers
• Maintains records and reports
• Lifts, positions, transfers and performs other special duties using lumbar belts as required to meet the needs of moderately intellectually disabled, severely and profoundly intellectually disabled and orthopedically impaired students
• Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator