(14575) Occupational Therapist PT

For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission: We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future.

Direct Care - Speech Therapist/Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist

As an Occupational Therapist for Early Childhood Intervention, you will support families with infants and toddlers birth up to three years old with developmental delays and disabilities, specializing in fine and gross motor, adaptive, sensory, vision,feedingand cognitive delays. You will provide direct services in the natural learning environment (home or childcare settings) that includeOccupationalTherapy and service coordination/case management. Child & Family Services believes that parenting isa very importantrole and that every parent/caregiver can be successful. As an Occupational Therapist for ECI, you will coach parents to learn new skills and techniques to help their children succeed. You willimpactchildren, families, and the community by supporting the parent-child relationship so that positive outcomesoccur,and childrenwill increasetheir functional independence.

Defined Education: Bachelor's degree in occupational therapyAND current Texas licensure in Occupational Therapy.A master'sdegree in occupational therapyis preferred but notrequired.

Experience in pediatrics,training, or certification in breast feeding/lactation, NDT, infant massage, or sensory integration preferred. Spanish-speaking a plus.

Carry and lifting requirements 15-25 pounds.

Why Choose MHMR as Your Employer

MHMR offers an excellent and competitive benefits package designed to support the well being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include a retirement plan with company matching, day one PTO accrual, ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday, employeeassistanceprograms, and comprehensive wellness programs that promote physical, mental, and financial health.MHMR is committed to your future;we’rea qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs which offers long term financial relief opportunities for eligible team members.

We are committed to providing strong, meaningful benefits that make a real difference in the lives of employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits philosophy emphasizes work–life balance, personal well being, and access to resources that help employees thrive both professionally and personally.

We CARE:

We Connect People in Our Community

We Provide Access to Services

We Link People to Resources

We Empower People

Our values are based on the following beliefs:

Respect for people who are active in planning their services

Recovery is a life-long process of better health

Success as positive outcomes for each person

Participation of people and their families in the process

Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence

Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services

Best practices in current research in medical,psychosocialand organizational fields

Collaboration with other organizations for better services

MHMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. This applies to all agency employment practices and decisions, including but not limited to, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, transferring, reassigning, promoting, demoting, compensation, benefits, terminating and other terms and conditions of employment.

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