Location: Braintree,MA, USA
The Braintree Public Schools seeks a .4 FTE Occupational Therapist to provide quality school-based occupational therapy services, which includes but is not limited to: assessment, evaluation, and screening, intervention/ treatment, IEP planning, writing, and implementation, discharge planning, related documentation, and communication/ collaboration between teachers, paraeducators, related service providers, families, and administrators. Services are provided in individual and group sessions in pull out settings.
Candidates must:
* Complete an accredited Occupational Therapy program and fieldwork resulting in licensure by the Allied Board of Health in Massachusetts.
* Maintain certification as an Occupational Therapist by the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
* Demonstrate understanding of strategies to support fine motor, regulation, sensory strategies etc. for students with autism, developmental delays, specific learning disabilities, behavior disorders, complex medical profiles, feeding disorders, etc.
* Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of colleagues, parents, families, and community members.
* Committment to serving a diverse student population.
* Dedication to on-going professional development and improvement of practice.
* Adherence to a high level of professional and ethical standards.
Responsibilities include:
* Knowledge of occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence-based practice
* Knowledge of sensory integration theory and practice preferred
* Knowledge of human development
* Ability to articulate the role of occupational therapy in the evaluation, intervention planning, and treatment process
* Ability to collect, present, and analyze data to inform practice and assess treatment outcomes
* Ability to analyze tasks relative to areas of academic performance and school-based activities
* Ability to recognize performance deficits in the areas of personal care, student role/ interaction skills, processing skills, play, community integration, and written communication
* Skill in gathering screening and evaluation data, completing checklists, histories, and interviews
* Ability to select, adapt, and sequence relevant tasks and purposeful activities that support intervention goals
* Complete thorough evaluations in the areas of muscle tone, range of motion/ mobility, orthopedic needs, movement analysis, perceptive/ fine motor skills, snesory motor processing, and functional skills of daily living
* Develop and implement IEPs to meet the individual needs of the child
* Complete progress notes and billing summaries
* Maintain professional clinical competency by attending CEU in-services and workshops.
* Other duties as assigned by the building principal or administrator.