Description

Are you interested in working with an organization that is transforming the way America cares for and educates its children?

The Children's Guild is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant to provide occupational therapy services to children who demonstrate a functional inability to perform in an educational environment.

Summary

The Children's Guild Alliance is a nonprofit organization serving children, families, and child-serving organizations. We are dedicated to transforming how America educates and cares for its children through education, behavioral health, national training, and consultation services. Affiliates of The Children's Guild Alliance include The Children's Guild, Monarch Academy public charter and contract schools, Monarch Preschool College Park, TranZed Academy for Working Students, TranZed Apprenticeships, The Children's Guild DC Public Charter School, Transformation Education Institute, and The National Children's Guild Fund. We are among the most experienced child-serving organizations in the Greater Baltimore/Washington region and are currently expanding in national and international programs. Each year, the agency's continuum of care and hundreds of professional staff help thousands of youth and young adults and their families achieve excellence and success. We operate public charter and contract schools; special education schools; preschools; apprenticeships, and pre-career programs; therapeutic group homes; treatment foster care; and behavior health services. We invite you to be part of our innovative team!

Our DEI Commitment

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion are fundamental values at The Children’s Guild. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and families at The Children’s Guild. We believe every member of our team strengthens our diversity by showing us a broad range of ways to understand, engage, care for, and educate.

All Guild employees are expected to demonstrate an awareness of, respect for, and attention to the diversity of the people with whom they interact (person served, personnel, families/caregivers, and other stakeholders) that are reflected in attitudes, organizational structure, policies, and services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to screen, select appropriate assessment tools and evaluate the occupational performance of children in an educational setting.
• Demonstrates ability to acquire information about students functional skills, roles, and context.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize needs and synthesize information obtained from the occupational profile for an effective treatment planning process.
• Demonstrates ability to select effective treatment strategies that are developmentally appropriate and educationally relevant toward a long-term goal.
• Demonstrates ability to develop, modify and execute treatment plans with consideration of best practices, and evidence-based and clinical reasoning.
• Demonstrates ability to execute meaningful and effective treatment plans per student IEP.
• Demonstrates ability to clearly and confidently articulate information and assessment results through written and oral reports that reflect the following criteria: specific, objective, organized, free from grammatical errors, readable for all and other non-professional readers and adheres to the policies and procedures of the organization, AOTA, and Maryland OT guidelines.
• Maintains well-written documentation, including daily service trackers, quarterly progress reports, billing, and IEP documentation according to the policies and procedures of the school and Maryland OT guidelines.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and consult with families and other professionals for identification of students current needs and prioritization of educationally relevant treatment goals.
• Demonstrates ability to employ effective problem-solving strategies emphasizing individual self-direction and flexibility.
• Proactively responds to environmental stressors, challenging student behaviors, and multiple demands of working in a school setting.
• Adheres to all the identified policies and procedures related to compliance and safety guidelines.
• Participates in planning and regularly reviews professional growth plans.

Cultural Awareness Expectations

• The Children’s Guild employees are expected to honor the diversity that makes up our community. This includes being respectful and accepting of everyone's identity. The Children’s Guild empowers employees to share their own identities and encourages all members to learn from each other to foster a safe, tolerant, and diverse community.
• The Children’s Guild expects all to contribute to a space where individuals can grow, learn, share, and embrace differences in a respectful environment. The Children’s Guild recognizes that expressing personal and cultural identity is crucial to cultivating a safe community for staff, children, and families.
• Staff will build an empathetic, supportive, and equitable environment for the students and families we serve.
• Staff will value all children and families we serve and colleagues by embracing their diverse talents, perspectives, identities, and experiences while fostering inclusion that inspires innovation, encourages respect, and promotes growth.
• Staff will attract and sustain a diverse workforce by recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining employees who work collaboratively to carry out the mission of The Children’s Guild.

Qualifications

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Possession of a bachelors degree minimum or masters degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
• Certification from the National Board of Certified Occupational Therapists (NBCOT)
• Possession of a current (or temporary) Maryland State license as an Occupational Therapist
• Knowledge and experience in pediatrics and treatment preferred but not required

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Guest Teacher is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. They must frequently lift and/or move more than 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

EEOC Statement

The Children’s Guild provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.