Pediatric Occupational Therapist
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Job Location:
Oakland, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Introduction
Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
DESCRIPTION
ALAMEDACOUNTY HEALTH
AlamedaCounty Health is the local government agency that promotes and protects thehealth and well-being of all who live work learn and play in Alameda coordinate services and cultivate partnerships with community organizationsand providers to help ensure access organize and deliver health care andservices to people with Medi-Cal and without insurance support resilientcommunities and improve health for all. We focus on health equity bydeveloping programs and systemic solutions that reduce disparities for thepeople and communities we serve.
Alameda County Healthsdepartments and programs focus on services and support that provide care forthe whole person.
The Behavioral Health Department provides mental health andsubstance use services for people with Medi-Cal and without insurance andsupports people along their path to wellness recovery and resilience.
The Environmental Health Department works to keep our airwater and food safe; it regulates protects and promotes the health ofeveryone in Alameda County by enforcing environmental health codes to reduceexposure to toxins and diseases.
The Public Health Department focuses on community andpopulation-level health preventing and addressing root causes of healthinequity across a range of communicable and chronic diseases.
Alameda County Health also provides services through Housing andHomelessness Services Emergency Medical Services Agency HealthPAC andHealthy Schools and Communities.
PUBLICHEALTH DEPARTMENT
As part of Alameda County Health the Public Health Departmentworks in partnership with our local communities to ensure the optimal healthand well-being of all people. We monitor health status and service deliveryprevent disease mobilize communities conduct outreach and promote healthpolicy and education. We actively seek partnerships and engage with thecommunity to improve community health through a dynamic and responsive processthat respects diversity addresses health equity and challenges us to providefor present and future generations.
We are nurses doctorscommunity psychologists epidemiologists dentists medical social workersphysical and occupational therapists dietitians outreach workers healtheducators program managers and pre-hospital care coordinators.
MEDICAL THERAPY PROGRAM (MTP)
The CCS Medical Therapy Program (MTP) is a statewide program that provides occupational and physical therapy to children with certain medical conditions and works withchildren and their familiesto create individual goals and therapy plans to work towards those goals.
THE VACANCY:
There are currently two vacancies located in the Public Health Department under the Family Health Services Division California Childrens Services Medical Therapy Program (MTP) however the eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in other programmatic areas.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Eligibility for or possession of a valid certificate to practice as a licensed Occupational Therapists from the California Board of Occupational Therapy.
Education:
Completion of an accredited course in Occupational Therapy.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of:
- Principles methods equipment and the basic theory of physical rehabilitation involved in the modern practice of occupational therapy especially as applied to children with physical disabilities.
- Anatomy and physiology of the skeletal muscular neural and other structures and the pathologies and injuries which result in physical disabilities.
- Equipment and methods used to evaluate and mitigate such handicaps.
- Principles of psychology and abnormal psychology especially as they related to the application of occupational therapy in Medical Therapy Program.
- Arts and crafts recreational activities physical training therapeutic devices and other means which are used to effect rehabilitation through a program of occupational therapy.
- Growth and development of children in general and children with physical disabilities in particular.
Ability to:
- Understand and follow physicians prescriptions and other technical instructions.
- Instruct and gain the confidence and cooperation of clients and their families in the program.
- Explain the procedures used to personnel of other departments to relatives and to others as may be required to achieve cooperation and coordination of the rehabilitation effort.
- Devise improve and develop equipment and techniques as required.
- Keep accurate records case histories and make complete meaningful reports.
- Instruct parents/caregivers and school personnel in home/school programs.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
- A review of applicants applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those applicants who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- Those applicants who possess the minimum qualifications for the class will be placed on the eligible list based on an evaluation of education training and experience.
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.
AlamedaCounty utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such asystem is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equalopportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designedto determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to performduties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted andspecific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case the eligiblelist may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Otherrecruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies orfor other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work. To learn more aboutour recruitment and selection process please visit the What You Need to Knowsection of our website.
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN
Applicants will be informed via email withreasonable noticein advance of any examination process which will requiretheir attendance. The following dates are tentative andsubject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN: | |
Deadline for Filing: | 5:00:00 PM Friday April 17 2026 |
Review of Minimum Qualifications: | Friday April 24 2026 |
Notification of Results | May 1 2026 |
Departmental Hiring Interviews | May 2026 |
WERESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTIONPLAN
Alameda County and the Human Resource ServicesDepartment will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selectionprocess to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medicalconditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and HousingAct (FEHA) Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda CountysReasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To requestaccommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phasesof the examination/selection process please contact the assigned HumanResources Representative listed on the job announcement before the lastdate of filing. Alameda Countyrequires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate arequest for reasonable order to qualify for a reasonableaccommodation applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant tothe ADA FEHA and applicable statutes.
For moreinformation regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit ourwebsite
BENEFITS
The County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
- Medical HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance Critical Illness Long-Term Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1stUnited Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
Conclusion
Allnotices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will besent/delivered via email. Please add@ @ and accepted addresses to any emailblocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this youremail blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the noticesregarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised toregularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to checkfor notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sentto you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You willbe able to view all of your notices in your online application account byclicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openingspage.
Pleasetake the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about arecruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is notresponsible for notices that are not read received or accessed by anyapplicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE:All notices are generated through an automated email notification to the email boxesandare routed to unmonitoredmailboxes. If you have questions please go to our website at.You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcementfor the recruitment for which you have applied.
AngelicaCuevas Human Resources Analyst
HumanResource Services County of Alameda
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
AllAlameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through stateand local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of aloyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work asordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
AlamedaCounty has a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities weserve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects ofemployment are based on merit competence performance and business County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of racecolor religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) nationalorigin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disabilitygenetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliationparental status military service or other non-merit factors protected underfederal state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and iscommitted to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.
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Just east of San Francisco Bay lies Alameda county. The county, which is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, includes the major cities of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, and Livermore. Fifty county departments handle services like behavioral health care, emergency medical, ... View more
