Occupational Therapist
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$ 87418 - 141270
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About Aspire:
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of highperforming college preparatory charter schools serving TK12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998in an effort to transform the inequitable racial social and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughAspire is one of the largest and most forwardthinking openenrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college career and life. At Aspire we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge skills and power to access and make choices for their families and postsecondary lives. Every day our community of students families teachers and staff comes together to learn work and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (WellBeing) Culture of Belonging Community Partnership Agency & SelfDetermination and Joy.
- Knowledge of federal and state special education law and best practices for special education.
- Evaluates student performance including but not limited to fine motor tasks sensory impairments perceptual motor skills posture and movement.
- Provides occupational therapy services to students to enable them to access the academic program in their educational setting.
- Attends IEP meetings to report student progress and share present levels of performance.
- Collects baseline data to create measurable IEP goals and objectives. Regularly collects maintains and reports data related to students IEP goals and benchmarks to promote student development.
- Provides consultation and collaboration related to sensorymotor development and other identified developmental needs to students.
- Maintains communication with families in order to provide information coordinate programs and coordinate community services.
- Provides education training and support to families related to student programming needs recommends adaptive equipment and individualized supports.
- Maintains flexibility and collaborative nature at all times to ensure school programs align with changing regulations and requirements.
- Provides student therapy to support the functional development and/or adaptations/modification in sensory fine and/or gross motor domains.
- Identify evaluate and design adaptive equipment to assist students in selfcare and academic activities
- Works cooperatively with personnel and/or agencies providing services to the student or family.
- Administer complete educationally related assessment including observations record review standardized/non standardized testing in areas of suspected disability interpret results provide a comprehensive written report and present findings at IEP meetings.
- Visit students educational environments to assess adaptive equipment needs to allow eligible individuals to participate in educationallyrelevant activities.
- Input weekly IEP service tracking and meet all IEP timelines
- Create and maintain notifications records files and reports as required by federal state and SELPA regulations.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and support the Aspire Public Schools mission vision value statements including antiracism policies and procedures operating instructions confidentiality standards and the code of ethical behavior.
- Comfortable with utilization of technology in a remote environment.
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
- Ability to effectively handle attitudes and behaviors of students.
- Ability to manage and use time effectively.
- Ability to act professionally at all times.
- Ability to maintain student performance documentation.
- Ability to manage student behavior and treatment programs.
- Ability to provide effective implementation of treatment objectives.
- Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution.
- Current Certification through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
- Current license to practice Occupational Therapy through the California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT)
- Prefer a Minimum of 3 years of experience providing occupational therapy services (but not required)
- Prefer a minimum of 1year experience providing occupational therapy services to children in school settings
- Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
- Authorized to work in the United States.
- Provide health (TB) clearance (renewed every four years).
Compensation:
Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammates wellbeing! In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools we offer employees exceptional benefits including paid time off 100 core health benefits coverage on select plans life insurance/longterm disability participation in a CA state retirement plan tuition reimbursement plan and adoption assistance program. Our salary schedule is based on years of experience for this position type ranges from $87418 to 141270.
Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender religion age sexual orientation national or ethnic origin disability marital status veteran status or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities women disabled persons and veterans.
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Employment Type
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