School Occupational Therapist

2 - School Occupational Therapist position for 8.0 hours per day, 203 workdays per year

Qualified candidates will be placed on an eligibility list on an ongoing basis. We are also testing for an eligibility list at this time, which will be used to fill vacancies for up to one year.

Under the direction of the Manager of Special Education, provides educationally related occupational therapy services to students with various disabilities according to the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The Occupational Therapist participates as a member of the education team, provides assessments and develops written reports; identifies students' abilities within the educational or developmental settings; develops goals and objectives for consideration in IEP meetings;

develops individual and/or group occupational therapy intervention plans; maintains appropriate documentation of students' progress and related reports; and provides consultative services and support to teachers.

• Conducts assessments of students to determine eligibility for occupational therapy;
• Provides occupational therapy services to students;
• Maintains a safe and orderly treatment area;
• Reviews reports from health care providers requesting occupational therapy and coordinates occupational therapy services with students' health care providers;
• Collaborates with school nurses in the coordination of medical care protocols and acts as a resource to school personnel in interpreting occupational therapy services;
• Plans and develops therapeutic intervention goals that are educationally relevant and will be used in students' educational programs;
• Establishes a system of documentation that is professional, efficient and accountable and that conforms to state and individual agency policy;
• Communicates results of evaluations and reports of occupational therapy services to the educational staff, parents, students and other professionals and agencies concerned with the students;
• Assess students physical abilities in an educational environment by gathering data in such areas as oral motor skills, sensory integration, motor planning, developmental function, self care, fine motor function, work behavior, endurance and postural tone;
• Prepares detailed records and reports concerning student progress and daily activities collaborates with parents regarding plans for occupational therapy services, including planning for therapy in the least restrictive environment;
• Provides reports for use in Individualized Educational Program (IEP) and Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) committees, attends IEP and IFSP meetings as necessary and maintains progress notes on student records;
• Demonstrates appropriate activities for students to program staff;
• Provides consultation to the educational system regarding student needs, professional needs and system needs in order for the system to achieve its goals and objectives;
• Provides direct in-sight supervision to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant's and aides when providing delegated client-related tasks; provides advice or instruction as needed;
• Provides reassessments of students focusing on areas of need at intervals determined to be educationally relevant;
• Trains and serves as a consultant to program staff in areas such as sensory motor, sensory stimulation and body awareness, fine motor and gross motor skills and other areas within the therapist's area of expertise.

• Performs administrative tasks and activities related to the CEA medical and the MAA claiming process;
• Recommends, designs and creates adaptive equipment;
• Performs other related duties as required.

Please refer to the "Employment Standards" section of this bulletin to make sure you meet all requirements before applying.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience working with students with a variety of disabilities in an educational setting is desirable.

• Possession of Board Certification from the National Board of…