Occupational Therapist

Job Summary

Job Summary

This position is primarily responsible for providing occupational therapy services to students. Responsible for conducting assessments, planning with a multidisciplinary team of services providers, and providing appropriate intervention services to assist students from birth through 22 years old. Assist students in acquiring functional performance skills and to help them function independently. TCDE pays up to $18,768 per year towards Health & Welfare benefits. SIGNING BONUS: $10,000 (one time) with a 3 year commitment

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APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Interested, qualified persons are invited to submit an online employment application. All required documents must be individually attached and submitted electronically with your completed EDJOIN application. Applicants are responsible for attaching the following documents: Please provide all of the following attachments for a complete application-ONLY complete applications will be considered for employment: - Submit a completed online application via EDJOIN. - Attach Licenses (Submit verification of license/certification or submit copies of transcripts, licenses, and certificates for determining eligibility, whichever applies. Note: Valid license issued by California Board of Occupational Therapy and/or NBCOT required.) - Attach Copy of Transcript (Submit a copy of degree or transcript verifying degree.) - Attach Letter of Introduction (Submit an original letter (not to exceed one (1) typewritten page) stating your educational background, experience as it relates to this position, and reasons for applying. A resume will not be considered a letter.) - Attach Current Resume ALL ITEMS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR A COMPLETE APPLICATION AND MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH EDJOIN. PLEASE REFER TO JOB DESCRIPTION (SEE LINK/BUTTON ABOVE TITLED: Job Description / Essential Elements) FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE POSITION AS WELL AS FOR QUALIFICATIONS. Valid License (Submit valid license issued by California Board of Occupational Therapy and/or NBCOT.) Experience and Education: - Certification or willingness to obtain certification in sensory integration. - Experience working with children with special needs is desirable.

PLEASE REFER TO JOB DESCRIPTION (SEE LINK/BUTTON ABOVE) FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE POSITION AS WELL AS FOR QUALIFICATIONS.

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The Tehama County Department of Education is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all. Employment practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Following initial screening, applicants will be informed regarding the necessity of an interview. As a condition of employment the successful candidate will be required to be fingerprinted (at department expense), sign a loyalty oath, produce evidence of a negative tuberculosis test (at candidate's expense), provide documentation of eligibility to be employed in the United States, and provide proof of eligibility to obtain and hold appropriate Child Development permit as of the first day of employment. . NOTE to TCDE employees: Employees that apply for a promotional opportunity will typically be placed on step one of the new higher classification. If step one is lower than their current salary, they will be placed at a step that provides for at least a 5% increase. If they have previous experience in a same higher classification they will be placed commensurate with that verified experience (lower classification experience does not apply to higher classifications). CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO THIS POSITION AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA EMAIL AND/OR PHONE. Tehama County Department of Education is located in Red Bluff, CA which is approximately 2 hours north of Sacramento. Google Map:

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