Occupational Therapist

Duration: 6 Months to long-term

Shift: 5x8-Hour (07:00 AM - 04:00 PM)

Job Description:

• The Occupational Therapist will demonstrate evidence-based decision-making ability to effectively screen and assess students and implement educationally relevant services for assigned caseload, demonstrating Best Practice Skills in school based Occupational Therapy
• Assessments: Completes screening or "Request for Therapy Assistance " as asked by the educational team
• Selects, administers and interprets assessments to determine functional skill level of students
• Generates a written report for initial, reevaluation and annual progress reports in a timely manner and presents reports at IEP meetings
• Establishes students' goals and benchmarks and updates benchmarks according to Special Education guidelines
• Service Delivery: Implements educationally relevant services for assigned caseload
• Actively participates in team meetings, IEP meetings and student community appointments as indicated
• Ensures equipment is properly fitted to students and in good working order
• Completes safety checks per departmental guidelines
• Organizes, shares and utilizes work area cooperatively
• Program Administration and Management: Prepares and efficiently manages a weekly schedule
• Updates student caseload on department database monthly
• Maintains complete working student files per departmental guidelines
• Maintains a record keeping system for student attendance and progress
• Evaluates the need for and requests equipment and materials necessary for safe service delivery
• Updates inventory of equipment and supplies used in programming on department data base
• Completes My Service Tracker and Time Study as required
• Consultation: Provides in-service training and information for teachers, staff members and parents, according to program needs
• Provides written consultation reports and classroom programs for individual students, as needed
• Promotes a positive atmosphere for constructive interchange and problem resolution
• Professional Responsibilities and Development: Represents Therapy Services in a professional and knowledgeable manner
• Completes annual Therapist professional development plan and reviews with Department Supervisor
• Attends and is proactively involved in departmental staff meetings
• Participates in at least 2 departmental and/or district committees
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships
• Pursues ongoing professional development
• Watches for student behaviour that may indicate a problem (e.g., profanity, teasing, bullying, distress, etc.).
• Intervenes and/or reports concerns to an administration
• Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching
• Must work in variety of environments- classrooms, hallways, lunchroom, playgrounds, etc.
• Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.

Required Documents:

• Occupational Therapist License
• BLS/CPR Certificate