Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)

Department of Student Services

POSITION TITLE: Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)

About Cincinnati Public Schools:

Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) serves nearly 38000 students from preschool to 12th grade in 66 school communities across a 90-square-mile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is the best-performing large urban district in Ohio and ranks among the top 2 percent of Ohio districts for students learning and growth and offers families high-quality school choices and academic programs.

The districts innovative approach to education its investment in effective and caring educators and employees and vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated school performance to the highest level in decades - ensuring that students in preschool to 12th grade thrive and graduate prepared for successful lives in the 21st century.

Our Vision:Cincinnati Public Schools will be a community that ensures equitable access to a world-class education unleashing the potential of every student.

Our Mission:We educate all students with rigor and care in a culture of excellence to develop engaged citizens who are prepared for life.

Who We Seek:Cincinnati Public is looking for innovative passionate culturally competent problem-solvers to join our team. We strive to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. If this is you we invite you to become a member of our CPS work family.

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator

GENERAL FUNCTION: Provide direct and consultative services for children with disabilities that impact student learning within the realm of Occupational Therapy underneath the supervision of an Occupational Therapist.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct Occupational Therapy screenings according to established state and federal professional standards and procedures.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team conferences and planning sessions in order to meet the continuing needs of identified students or those at risk.
• Develop Individualized Education Programs for identified students under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist.
• Collaborate with Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) members regarding age appropriate intervention strategies
• Provide Occupational Therapy services using a variety of service delivery models within a collaborative team to address fine motor needs of the student under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist.
• Complete documentation through progress notes and quarterly reports that specify student progress on IEP goals and objectives under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist.
• Work collaboratively with supervising occupational therapist teachers and parents including parent/teacher conferences to ensure a unified approach to school-related issues.
• Provide training to teachers parents instructor assistants and other related service personnel to ensure their effective contribution to a childs Individualized Education Program.
• Collaborate regularly with your supervising Occupational Therapist.
• Serve on various district school or Occupational Therapy staff committees as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Valid Ohio Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant License issued by the State of Ohio Occupational Physical Therapy and Athletic Trainers Board
• Valid Certificate from National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists (NBCOT)
• Valid Ohio School Occupational Therapy Teacher License

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Knowledge and expertise in research based therapy methods.
• Knowledge and experience of intervention based service delivery models.
• Knowledge of Ohio academic content standards; operating standards for Ohios schools serving children with disabilities; elementary and secondary schools operating standards for Ohios schools; and Ohio Model Procedures
• Knowledge of federal and state legislation
• Strong oral and written communication skills

EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

Salary: $31.35 per hr.
Service Period: School year only - 7 hours daily

Application details:

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Certain jobs at Cincinnati Public Schools may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation are available upon request from Human Resources.

All interested applicants are invited to submit an online application at / Apply online.

Cincinnati Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and is subject to federal regulations pertaining to employment. The district has a continuing non-discrimination policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color sex age religion national origin disability sexual orientation or veteran status. We hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Required Experience:

Junior IC