Occupational Therapist- TLC

Title: Occupational Therapist Reports To: Program Principal/Executive Director

Qualifications:

Master’s degree required. Must be certified and registered by the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists.

Scope of duties:

• Evaluate students’ occupational therapy needs and develop goals, objectives and treatment plans.
• Deliver occupational therapy services within an integrated therapies approach and ongoing consultation with classroom staff and other specialists.
• Plan and deliver motivating 1:1 and small group treatment sessions to address student needs.
• Collect data relevant to IEP objectives and continually assess progress and make adjustments to interventions based on student performance.
• Assist in facilitating independence, social awareness, language and appropriate behavior.
• Attend IEP meetings and other school meetings as deemed necessary by the program principal/executive director.
• Complete comprehensive written evaluations and progress reports.
• Consult with student’s teachers, caregivers and collateral supports as deemed necessary in cooperation with the program principal/executive director.
• May be required to visit the student’s home as well as accompany the student to outside evaluations as deemed appropriate by the program principal/executive director.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in professional development and staying current with the latest research and best practices.
• Carry out other assigned duties, for example; supervise students at lunch; assist with personal care support or other duties as assigned by program principal or executive director.
• Experience working with students with multiple disabilities and Autism preferred. Must be able to work with verbally and/or physically aggressive students.
• Must be able to lift, pull or push approximately 40 lbs and have the ability to move quickly from standing to floor and floor to standing without using hands to push up off the floor.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills required.

Employment is contingent upon passing a SAFIS fingerprint and CORI screening.