K-12 Occupational Therapist

Requirements

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND ROLE-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES Essential duties of this position include the following. Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned. Provide direct individual and group therapy services to students with occupational therapy needs Develop and implement IEPs and 504 plans for students with fine motor skills, sensory motor skills, visual motor and visual perception, and self-care skills deficits Assess, screen, and evaluate students and effectively share results with parents and educational staff, and participate in eligibility determinations according to Charter School Institute, AOTA, State, and Federal regulations and guidelines Maintain ongoing assessment to verify progress toward meeting IEP goals Provide consultation to parents and teachers to improve students’ occupational therapy outcomes Participate in the school’s MTSS/RtI meetings to design, implement, and monitor student response to research-based interventions for targeted fine motor, sensory motor, visual motor, visual perception and self-care deficits Participates in the evaluation and selection of accommodations and adaptive equipment to ensure access to the general education environment for students to with fine motor, sensory motor, visual motor, visual perception and self-care deficits Direct and supervise the work and service delivery of an occupational therapist assistant when appropriate ADDITIONAL RESPONSBILITIES Complete assessments, evaluation reports, and progress reports within expected timelines 26 Schedule direct student services according with regard to the needs of students, school, and faculty
• Maintain service logs and progress notes for all students receiving occupational therapy interventions Observe students in classroom and unstructured settings as needed to conduct evaluations, monitor student interventions and to provide teacher consultation Enter all occupational therapy assessment and progress monitoring data, evaluation reports, and other relevant information into the school’s electronic IEP/504 system as appropriate KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES Familiarity with Federal, State and CSI guidelines for special education Expertise with a wide range of standardized and informal assessment procedures to evaluate fine motor, sensory motor, visual motor, visual perception and self-care deficits Knowledge of research-based occupational therapy interventions Ability to effectively plan for, and efficiently deliver, all occupational therapy services as required Ability to effectively communicate effectively in oral and written form Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with team members Ability to use a variety of approaches and materials to address IEP goals that are compatible with students’ ages, interests, and abilities PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, climb stairs, sit; reach with hands and arms, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is a school setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. NOTE This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

EXPERIENCE Some experience delivering occupational therapy services within a school setting is preferred EDUCATION AND LICENSURE Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accepted institution of higher education Holds a valid occupational therapy license issued by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Holds a CDE-issued Special Services License as an Occupational Therapist

Application Deadline

This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.