Occupational Therapist at Special Services (0.4 FTE)

Occupational Therapist at Special Services (0.4 FTE)

About the Employer

Welcome to Santa Rosa City Schools where we embrace, engage and empower all students. Our vision is that SRCS will send students into the world empowered to find purpose, think critically, embrace diversity, work together, and adapt to our changing planet, and live healthy and fulfilling lives. Our mission is that SRCS ensures equitable access to a transformative educational experience grounded in the assets of our students, staff, and community. We nurture the whole student in an engaging, challenging, and safe environment. We recognize and value each student's individuality and our community's cultural wealth. As we prepare our students for their futures as citizens of the 21st century, we remain committed to hiring exceptional staff to lead and support this work.

EMBRACE---ENGAGE---EMPOWER

Job Summary

Experience developing assessment reports, goals and objectives for consideration in the IEP team meeting in accordance with Special Education law; experience providing training to education personnel and parents.

Additional other duties as assigned related to emergency, crisis and/or pandemic.

Requirements / Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION:

* Graduation from an accredited program in occupational therapy

* Current and valid license issued by the California Board of Occupational Therapy to practice

occupational therapy

Desired Qualifications:

- Ability to communicate in Spanish

- Advanced training in sensory integration

- Develops occupationally based intervention plans based on student needs and evaluation results.

- Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and

occupational performance within the school environment.

- Consults with the school-based team to achieve student outcomes.

- Adapts and modifies the environment including assistive technology and training instructional staff to

meet individual needs and to help students function as independently as possible.

- Educates student, educational personnel, and family to facilitate skills in areas of occupation as well

as health maintenance and safety.

- Monitors and reassess the effects of occupational therapy intervention and the need to continue,

modify, or discontinue intervention.

- Documents occupational therapy services to ensure accountability of service provision and to meet

standards for reimbursement of services as appropriate.

* Provides supervision if needed to COTAs

Work Week: Monday- Friday

Letter(s) of Recommendation (2 recent letters of recommendation)

Comments and Other Information

CONSIDERED A DISASTER SERVICE WORKER AND/OR ESSENTIAL WORKER DURING EMERGENCY, CRISIS AND/OR PANDEMIC.

Applications must be fully completed in order to be considered.

The Santa Rosa City Schools District prohibits, at any district school or school activity, discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and bullying, based on actual or perceived 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, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This shall apply when applicable, to interns, volunteers, and job applicants. For questions, concerns or complaints, please contact District Equity and Title IX Compliance Officer: Vicki Zands, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources; 211 Ridgway Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401; ... Ext. 80602; ysantanaperaltasrcs.k12.us