Position: Occupational Therapist

Department: Exceptional Children

Term of Employment: 10 months

Pitt County Schools is looking for a full time (37.5 hours per week) Occupational Therapist to serve students with identified needs. This staff person would provide the following:

Evaluation Services:

• Serve as collaborative evaluator on a multi-disciplinary team for both pre-school and school age students.

• Evaluation services to include pre-school and school age students referred for formal assessment. 

• Interpret and report evaluation findings and relay information to staff and families. 

• Develops occupationally based intervention plans based on student needs and evaluation results. 

Intervention services: 

• Provides direct and consultative services to pre-school and school age students. 

• Provide guidance/consultation to teachers and other staff regarding student needs, assess school environment, plan and adapt for success.

• Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment. 

• Adapts and modifies the environment including assistive technology and training instructional staff to meet individual needs and to help students function as independently as possible. 

• Documents occupational therapy services to ensure accountability of service provision and to meet standards for reimbursement of services as appropriate. 

Additional Responsibilities and skills:

• Provide supervision of assigned staff: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant.

• Participate in staff meetings as requested. 

• Contributes to inventory process, budget planning, equipment maintenance. 

• Must be able to use electronic devices, manage electronic databases for data entry and daily documentation.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience: 

• Have successfully completed and graduated from an accredited occupational therapy professional program recognized by National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) and have completed all fieldwork requirements. 

• Two years of experience as an occupational therapist, preferably in a school system or other pediatric practice setting. 

Special Requirements/Licensure: 

• Initial certification by National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy. 

• Current license by the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy.