ESY Occupational Therapist
ESY Occupational Therapist
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Job Description
Department:Student Services
FLSA Status (Exempt/Nonexempt):
Reports to: Occupational Therapist Coordinator
In compliance with state and federal laws newton public schools is committed to equity antiracism anda nondiscrimination policyfor students employees and prospective applicants. All educational and employment determinations are based on an individuals qualifications and achievements without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation age pregnancy gender identity genetic information national origin ancestry homelessness physical or mental disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and/or federal statute.
SUMMARY: This position provides schoolbased occupational therapy is designed to enhance the students ability to fully access and be successful in the learning environment. School based OT helps facilitate independence and students perform important learning and school related to fulfill their role as students in the least restrictive environment.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree
- Minimum of 5years experience in OT; school setting preferred
- Ability to handle multitude of varying and complex issues
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Solid technical skills
- Demonstrated Organizational skills
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities (Not Limited To)
- Evaluate and determine the needs for OT services by identifying the perceptual/sensory/motor/developmental delay or underlying impairment that limit/prevent a student from accessing the educational curriculum.
- Evaluates and determines needs related to visual perception motor proficiency social skills handwriting activities of daily living selffeeding fine motor sensory processing psychosocial skills eating selfcare organization by promoting independence
- Works with a (RTI model) through tiered instruction to provide support through regular education.
- Provides consultation with the teachers aides team members. In consultation the therapist and teacher form a cooperative partnership and engage in a reciprocal problem solving process. The goal of consultation is to enhance the students skills to improve academic performance.
- Uses direct and indirect services school occupational therapists collaborate with families teachers and other team members staff to help implement a childs special education program.
- Provides consultation to/collaboration with teachers regarding specific special education students best instructional strategies and classroom accommodations
- Suggests adaptations to environment an order to maximize student performance
- Supports students in a accessing their school and curriculum
- Develops plans/ course of action to improve skill area
- Determines ways to adapt skill in order to fit with current level of functioning
- Evaluates and addresses skills that limit the childs ability to participate and succeed at school including educational social and functional skills.
- Provides direct or consultative services; modify or adapt schools tools and materials in order for a student to access the educational curriculum in a fix manner and as independent as possible
- Consistent and ontime attendance is required or supervision and instruction of the students
- Responsible for implementing other job related duties as needed
Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
Work Environment:
- School setting
- Office setting
- May be required to respond quickly to students which may require running
- Some driving required
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Employment Type
Full-Time
