POSITION: Occupational Therapist REPORTS TO: Director of Student Services, Principal POSITION SUMMARY:Provide quality school-based occupational therapy services, which includes but is not limited to assessment/evaluation, intervention/treatment, IEP planning and implementation, discharge planning, related documentation, and communication between teachers, teacher assistants, related service providers, and families. A school year full-time position working with students in the general education inclusion classrooms and self-contained classrooms. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: -Expertise in occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence based practice -Preferred knowledge in Sensory Integration theory and practices -Knowledge of human development throughout the lifespan -Ability to articulate the role of the occupational therapy in the evaluation, intervention planning, and intervention process -Ability to analyze tasks relative to areas of occupation, performance skills, activity demands, contexts, and student factors to implement the intervention plan -Ability to recognize occupational performance deficits in the areas of personal care, student role/interactive 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 occupations and purposeful activities that support intervention goals -Skill in effective oral and written communication -Ability to maintain safe environments, equipment, and materials -Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records and progress notes -Willingness to be educated and trained for specific program implementation -Initiative, strong work ethic, and the ability to positively interact and collaborate in a team environment -Complete thorough evaluation, including muscle tone, range of motion/mobility, orthopedic needs, movement analysis, perceptive/fine motor skills, sensory motor processing and functional activities of daily living -Educate and demonstrate (verbally or written) therapy techniques to parents that can be incorporated into the home -Develop and implement IEPs to meet the individual needs of the child -Attend staff meetings, in-service training, and continuing education courses as appropriate or required -Assess and make recommendations regarding the use of adaptive equipment as needed and provide written justification -Responsible for timely documentation of evaluation results, progress reports, discharge reports, daily notes, service tracker notes -Maintain professional clinical competency by attending certified CEU in-services and workshops -Other duties as assigned