Occupational Therapist
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ADMINISTRATIVE VACANCY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES)
DISTRICT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (ON CALL)
START: January 6 2025 DEADLINE: Open until filled THE SCHOOL DISTRICT:
Nechako Lakes School District gratefully acknowledges that we live work and play on the unceded ancestral territories of fourteen First Nations representing the Dakelh Neduten and Wetsuweten peoples. We are working diligently towards creating equity for our learners through conscious acts of Reconciliation.
The school district encompasses five municipalities including the Districts of Fort St. James and Vanderhoof and the Villages of Fraser Lake Burns Lake and Granisle. This large area served has a population of just under 40000 residents in the beautiful north central BC. We serve 3000 students in our standard schools and another 900 FTE at EBUS Academy one of the largest online schools in British Columbia. Our region has affordable housing welcoming communities and a lower cost of living than many other regions. Come and enjoy over 200 lakes rivers and streams and an abundance of outdoor recreation at your doorstep.
THE POSITION:
The Occupational Therapist will be a member of districts Inclusive Education Team and work under the supervision of the District Principal of Inclusive Education.
TYPICAL DUTIES:
- Integrates best practice and current research evidence to support professional practice decisions and actions.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients families the public medical staff and the members of the interdisciplinary team using oral written and computer communication means.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data from multiple sources to problemsolve and make decisions effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to organize work set objectives and establish priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and a commitment to excellence in the provision of client care.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Graduation from a recognized occupational therapy program.
- Current registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia (COTBC).
- Eligible for or member of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists or British Columbia Society of Occupational Therapists.
- Excellent planning organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to initiate change and carry out plans to completion.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Budget management.
- Valid Class 5 drivers license.
- Position requires bending kneeling and the capability to lift 40 lbs.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 including Excel Word PowerPoint and videoconferencing platforms.
- Current salary grid (daily rate) is $282.98 $440.82.
- Moving reimbursement.
- Recruitment & retention monthly allowance.
- Excellent benefits based on the provincial exempt package.
Rhonda Togyi District Principal of Inclusive Education
School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129 Vanderhoof B.C. V0J 3A0 TELEPHONE:FAX:
EMail: rtogyi@sd91.bc
Employment Type
Full-Time
