Join the Braintree Public schools providing Occupational Therapy services to a diverse group of students located primarily at the Morrison school.

Provide quality school-based occupational therapy services, which include 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 and inclusive 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 theroies, 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.

Position will cover a maternity leave.

Posting open until filled.