The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) continues to hire for the 2023-2024 school year. MSB offers rewarding career opportunities to individuals seeking to contribute and to grow with a school committed to helping children and young adults who are blind, deafblind or low vision with or without other disabilities.

Full time positions include an array of benefits – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 403(b) retirement savings plan, professional development, wellness programs, generous paid time off, and tuition reimbursement!

POSITION TITLE: Occupational Therapist

SUMMARY: With supervision, provides occupational therapy assessment, treatment, and consultative services as a member of the multidisciplinary team at a residential school for students with low vision and multiple disabilities.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts occupational therapy assessments including evaluations of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living.
• Manages a student caseload, using an integrated therapy model. Collaborates with other team members; participates in the IEP process and documentation; maintains records and accurately documents all service provision.
• Provides consultation, training, instruction and support to instructional and residential staff, parents, families, and community-based professionals. This will involve extensive time in the student residences and may include home visits.
• Designs, fabricates, labels, disseminates, repairs, and inventories adaptive equipment, assistive devices, and splints.
• Continues professional development and education.

CONDITIONS:

Equipment Used: Telephone, copier, computer, fax machine, multimedia devices, hand & simple power tools, adaptive feeding equipment, assistive devices, goniometer, augmentative communication systems, and car.

Performance Standard: Must consistently demonstrate clinical competence in all areas of performance consistent with recognized standards of the occupational therapy profession.

Work Environment: Multiple indoor and outdoor environments, on and off campus, with a variety of sound, lighting, and temperature conditions.

Work Schedule: 35 hours per week with one daily-unpaid 30 minutes for lunch. Flextime scheduling with one evening in the residential cottages. This position will follow an 11-month annual schedule.

Qualifications:

• Comprehensive knowledge of normal/abnormal pediatric sensory motor development, sensory integrative function, visual perceptual motor development, and pediatric assessment and treatment techniques which meet professional standards and practices.
• Comprehensive knowledge to teach activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living to staff, students, and families.
• General knowledge of implementing adaptive/assistive devices and techniques in classroom and residential environments; may involve static and dynamic pediatric splinting options.
• General knowledge of vision loss and blindness and the impact on development and activities of daily living skills.
• General knowledge of disabling childhood conditions such as neuromuscular diseases, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and learning disabilities and their impact on function.
• Experience in a school or pediatric setting required with general knowledge of the Maryland Online IEP process preferred.
• Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.

Steps in the Recruitment Process:

• Submit your application.
• If you meet the qualifications for the position, you will receive an email from our Recruiter to set up a phone screen.
• Candidates who successfully complete the phone screen will be shared with the Hiring Manager/s for review.
• Selected candidates will be contacted to set up 1-2 in person interviews with the Hiring Manager, usually including a campus tour and/or classroom observation (if applicable).
• Hiring Managers make hiring recommendations.
• Recruiter contacts selected candidates to make conditional job offers. (Employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements, including but not limited to: background check, physical, drug screen, TB tests, and reference checks.) **Please be advised that the MSB drug screen includes a screen for marijuana. MSB reserves the right to deny employment based on a positive drug screen in accordance with its drug testing policy and in accordance with applicable law.