What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist ESY position at Acushnet Public Schools?
*To collaborate with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.
*Evaluates the student's ability and formulates the student's occupational profile through a variety of functional, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.
*Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and needs to student participation in the educational environment; and guides evidence-based intervention.
*Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.
*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.
*Prioritizes and schedules work tasks independently.
*Manages inventory of therapeutic equipment and assessments.
*Maintains student records in accordance with professional standards, state guidelines, and district policy.
*Provides appropriate supervision of occupational therapy assistant assuming responsibility for the students served by assistant.
*Participates in continuing education for professional development to ensure practice consistent with best practice and to meet Massachusetts Licensure requirements.
*Perform any other related duties as deemed appropriate by the Director of Special Education
7/6/26 - 7/30/26
Twice per week
Monday - Thursday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Compensation will be in accordance with the salary scale outlined in the Acushnet Teachers Association collective bargaining agreement.
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