Occupational Therapist FY252626
Occupational Therapist FY252626
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Title: Occupational TherapistFY252626
Reports to: Director of Student Achievement Special Services
Status: FTE 1.0 Certified Pay Matrix
Location: District Wide
Start Date: August 15 2025
Certified/TRS
Belgrade School District Benefits
Health Dental Vision plans and District contribution
Life Insurance and LongTerm Disability Insurance District Paid
Stateretirement package becomes fully vested after five years
403B matching funds up to 1.25 of Annual Salary
Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
Paid Leave
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Evaluate students to determine their functional levels and identify special needs. Plan and implement therapeutic activities to assist special education students to benefit from their education experiences.
Essential Job Duties
- Screen observe evaluate reevaluate monitor interpret document and report students functional physical status in the school setting including determining recommendations and implications for education; to include the identification of disability and the determination of need for special education services.
- Develop motor skills to enable the student to more readily perform required preacademic academic communication selfcare prevocational and vocational readiness tasks.
- Improve selfcare skills in order to maximize the students independence in eating dressing toileting and grooming.
- Increase prevocational and vocational readiness skills to prepare the student to function as independently as possible in an independent living situation vocational program or work setting.
- Improve and/or maintain muscle strength endurance and range of motion through the use of physical activities so the student is better able to perform required educational tasks such as writing or using a computer.
- Provide or recommend adaptive aids and equipment to enable the student to participate more effectively in the educational environment.
- Facilitate the students ability to effectively process and respond to basic sensory and motor information as a foundation for learning.
- Enhance social/emotional adjustment in the school setting by providing opportunities for success and independence in skill development.
Responsibilities
- Develop and adhere to a daily schedule for treatment consultation and meetings.
- Evaluate and determine the need for occupational therapy services for students referred to occupational therapy.
- Write reports based on the OT assessments and provide copies as per district policy.
- Participate plan and assist in the completion of the IEP team process including collaborating for goal and objective development for placement decisions and for the need for related services.
- Provide occupational therapy services for student who have been determined to need therapy with educational implications.
- Maintain measurements of students progress in therapy and report the progress in accordance with district policy.
- When appropriate communicate with clinics physicians and other therapists.
- Communicate with parents to assure their understanding and participation in the childs therapy program.
- When appropriate design and construct adaptive equipment splints positioning writing eating and dressing devices
- When appropriate provide consultation for school staff regarding individual students program disabilities positioning and handling activities of daily living and other therapy modalities and general precautions.
- Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants.
- Participate in ongoing continuing education to ensure professional competence and meet state licensing requirement.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Carry out other duties as required by Special Education Services.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Supervises certified occupational therapy assistants and students.
Required Qualifications:
1. Montana Drivers license or the ability to obtain license within three months of hire date.
2. Graduation from a Baccalaureate or Masters Level Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American
Occupational Therapy Association.
the AOTA registration requirement.
knowledge of child development schoolrelated therapeutic interventions behavior and management and
assistive technology
an understanding of the role of the occupational therapist in a school setting (educational relevancy).
Necesary special requirements:
a current Montana Occupational Therapy License.
Preferred Qualifications
- Successful experience in public school setting and/or related experiences in pediatrics (preferable).
Knowledge and Skills
Language Skills:
- Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.
Mathematical Skills:
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in instructional program
- Ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students peers parents and community
- Ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication.
Physical and Mental Demands and Work Hazards
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand walk sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and depth perception.
While performing the duties of this job the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is frequently exposed to infection at a greater risk than the average person. The employee is directly responsible for the safety wellbeing and work output of students. Must be able to meet multiple demands from several people.
The duties physical demands workenvironment characteristics and mental/motor demands described within this vacancy announcement are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with compliance with the American with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
Employment Type
Full-Time
