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CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
Occupational Therapist
Position Description
Position: Occupational Therapist
Reports to: Director/Assistant Director of Exceptional Children
Terms of Employment: 10 months
Pay Grade: 76
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Nature of Work
An employee in this class participates in the development implementation and coordination of an occupational therapy program to provide screening evaluation and treatment of exceptional students. The employee must select from a wide range of activities the program activity appropriate for each student. Problems that arise in the treatment program are expected to be resolved independently. Errors in the treatment could cause serious harm to students and potential liability to the school system. The employee receives general direction from the Director of Exceptional Childrens Program. Direct supervision may be exercised over support personnel.
Education and Experience
Graduation from a four year accredited program of occupational therapy and two years of experience or a masters degree in physical therapy.
Certification and Licensure Requirements (if applicable):
- License as an occupational therapist in North Carolina.
- Must pass and qualify for work in PreK (NCDHHS Background Check)
Essential Functions/Typical Tasks
- Evaluates students abilities through a variety of functional and behavioral assessments and collection of information
- Provides direct therapy through various activities to develop and maintain living skills
- Participates in the multidisciplinary meetings to develop Individual Education Plans
- Designs and constructs or modifies special equipment to meet individual needs
- Instructs and monitors educational personnel community agencies and parents in the program to increase strength and dexterity of exceptional students
- Coordinates the development and evaluation of a schoolw ide occupational therapy program.
- Projects budget needs prepares and maintains budget
- Documents needs for equipment and materials
- Maintains clinical and administrative records in accordance with State guidelines and school policy
- Thorough knowledge of the theory principles and methods of occupational therapy
- Working knowledge of normal child development
- Working knowledge of general management practice
- Skill in adapting or designing equipment for individual needs
- Skill in administering treatment
- Ability to select and administer appropriate assessment and treatment activities
- Ability to plan implement administer and coordinate a physical therapy program
- Ability to plan coordinate and conduct onthejob training and continuing education for a variety of individuals
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Thorough knowledge of the theory principles and methods of occupational therapy
- Considerable knowledge of appropriate evaluating tools
- Considerable knowledge of the equipment and assistive technology available to use in therapy.
- Considerable knowledge of current literature trends and developments in the field of occupational therapy and general medicine
- Considerable knowledge of feeding issues such as food consistency oral motor functioning adaptive equipment and specific feeding techniques
- General knowledge of the principles of organization and administration
- Skill in adapting or designing equipment for individual needs
- Skill in administering treatment
- Ability to select and administer appropriate assessment and treatment activities
- Ability to plan coordinate and conduct onthejob training and continuing education for a variety of individuals
- Ability to screen evaluate and provide required occupational therapy services
- Ability to develop and implement individualized programs
- Ability to make decisions that may have medical orthopedic or neurological implications.
- Ability to accurately document sessions
- Ability to train others in simple therapy principles
- Ability to maintain adequate inventory of suppiies
- Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and to develop simple reports from those records
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to operate a variety of equipment including computers power tools sewing machines wheelchairs electronic feeders standers hand tools mechanical toys craft tools etc. Must be able to exert up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects. Position also requires the ability to read a variety of correspondences medical records educational records test results directives requests etc. and the ability to record and deliver information and to understand procedures.
Special Requirements
Valid North Carolina drivers license
Employment Type
Full-Time
