Occupational Therapist

Additional Duties

• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Director of Pupil Services and other administrators as designated by the Superintendent.
• Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment

Travel Requirements

• Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge and use of occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence-based practice to guide intervention decisions.
• Knowledge of human development throughout the life span and integrates with student's unique developmental status.
• Knowledge of the influence of disabilities, socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors on student's ability to participate in occupations.
• Knowledge of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Section 504, and other federal and state laws and regulations regarding education and students and physical therapy practice in schools.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Skill in selecting and providing a wide range of intervention strategies and monitoring their effectiveness.
• Effective computer skills as needed for work (e.g., ability to effective use Microsoft Office suite).
• Ability to determine the need for an occupational therapy evaluation and to select and administer appropriate assessment tools to evaluate the student.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

Qualifications Profile

• Certification/License :
• State Certification to practice as evidenced by current state licensure as an Occupational Therapist.
• Initial certification by National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy.
• Motor Vehicle Operator's License or ability to provide own transportation.
• Education :
• Bachelors from an accredited college or university in related field.
• Graduation from an accredited program of occupational therapy recognized by NBCOT.
• Experience :
• Successful prior experience working as an Occupational Therapist, preferably in an educational or other pediatric practice setting.