Description

REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education and/or Program Administrator

TIME: Two days per week for 3 hours per day for the school year

DESCRIPTION: Under direction of the Special Education Director for the West Bay Collaborative and Consistent with the West Bay Collaborative’s vision and mission, the occupational therapist works in partnership with parents, students, and teachers, and specialists to promote student achievement. The primary responsibility is to provide quality occupational therapy services to students attending school at West Bay Collaborative including: assessment, intervention, program planning and implementation, discharge planning and related documentation and communication. Service may take the form of direct, monitored, and consultative approaches

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct occupational therapy services to students consistent with their IEP requirements.
• Provide consultation to classroom teachers and appropriate staff as needed and required by students' IEPs.
• Provide written reports on service provided and/or progress reports as required by the IEP Team and sending districts.
• Willingness to work as an itinerant to cover all components of this assignment.
• Willingness to work with families on carry-over activities for the home setting.
• Completion of evaluations in compliance with laws and regulations including: scheduling, working with students, providing written evaluations in a timely fashion, providing goals for implementation when appropriate.
• Documentation of services for Medicaid purposes
• Ability to create and deliver professional development sessions for therapy and school-based staff.
• Any/all duties that may be assigned by the West Bay Special Education Director and/or Executive Director.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION,TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
• License required by the RI Department of Health: Occupational Therapist
• Experience working with students who have have mild/moderate disabilities as well as social/emotional and behavioral concerns
• Experience working with school aged students preferred
• Good communication and human relations skills needed in order to implement a consultative program with classroom teachers and parents.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively as a member of the Team of Qualified Professionals and other school based teams to implement administrative policies and procedures.
• Formulate concise clinical reports and maintain complete longitudinal records on each student served.
• Demonstrated proficiency with PC-based computer applications, Microsoft Office applications, email, web applications, and industry specific technology.

West Bay Collaborative is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer