Occupational Therapist - 25-26 School Year
Occupational Therapist - 25-26 School Year
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**This position is for the 2526 School Year
Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Department: Special Education
Education Level and Certification: Bachelors degree or higher required. Must possess at all times during employment Nebraska licensure as an Occupational Therapist and such other licensures or certifications as may be required by HHS NDE and the ESU in additional to all other required or assigned certification and training.
Reports To: Director of Special Education
Terms of Employment: 185 days /Schedule 4
Required Job Tasks
- Plan organize and implement activities that help develop educational vocational and daily living skills as well as general independence of students in need of school occupational therapy services.
- Plan organize and implement activities that allow students to access and benefit from their specialized instruction plans across environments including but not limited to the following settings: school workbased learning site community sites childcare centers family homes.
- Assess student physical abilities and review medical data to determine eligibility for special education services.
- Assess for and make environmental and other adaptations to the educational environment to support both physical functioning and sensory integration.
- Participate in team meetings for the verification of students with disabilities (MDTs) and the development of IEPs and 504 Plans and implement provisions of IEPs and 504 Plan accommodations for students.
- Provide written documentation to MDT IEP 504 problemsolving or other teams regarding student evaluation current performance goals services recommendations and progress reports.
- Help students improve decision making abstract reasoning memory sequencing coordination and perceptual skills using computer programs and other strategies.
- Provide training to special education staff paraprofessionals administrators school nurses families and others as appropriate in carrying out daytoday activities designed to enhance students physical motor and sensory functioning.
- Design and create or requisition special supplies and equipment that supports students and teams in reaching occupational therapy goals.
- Refer parents and students as appropriate to community resources and services.
- Maintain an accurate record of therapy sessions consultations and other activities as requested by the supervisor.
- Participate as requested in training sessions conferences seminars departmental and ESUwide meetings.
- Keep abreast of changing developments trends instructional and educational technologies.
- Supervise and provide clinical direction to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA) and/or Occupational Therapy Aide as requested.
Required Knowledge:
- Subject MatterKnowledge of principles methods and procedures for assessment treatment and development of skills that require the provision of occupational therapy services within the school setting.
- Therapy and CounselingKnowledge of principles methods and procedures for diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions.
Work Activities:
- Assisting and Caring for OthersProvide occupational therapy services personal assistance emotional support or other personal care to students. Evaluate students skills or capacities in relation to occupational therapy services in the schoolsetting. Position student for occupational therapy. Work with students with physical disabilities who may also have other disabilities.
- Getting InformationObserve receive and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources. Collect clinical data. Obtain information from students parents educators and other professionals.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Professional exemption: The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching tutoring instructing or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.
Essential Functions: The essential functions of the Occupational Therapist position include 1 regular punctual dependable inperson attendance on the job; 2 the ability to perform the identified performance responsibilities job tasks and to effectively utilize the identified knowledge skills and abilities to perform the identified work activities; and 3 the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements.
It is the policy of ESU 13 to not discriminate on the basis of sex disability race color religion veteran status national or ethnic origin age marital status pregnancy childbirth or related medical condition or other protected status in its educational programs admission policies employment policies or other administered programs. Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the ESU 13 Administrator.
Employment Type
Full-Time
