COTA (Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant)

Position: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

Salary: Based on the System Salary Schedule

Qualifications:

1. Associates degree or higher in Occupational Therapy Assistant Program from an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) or the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (AOTE) certified school.
2. Valid Occupational Therapy Assistant licensure with North Carolina State Board of Occupational Therapy

Purpose of Job

Provide occupational therapy services to children in the school setting under the direction of a licensed occupational therapist (OTR/L).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The following duties are normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• ?  Provide occupational therapy services to students by direct or consultation to address range or motion, sensory strategies and techniques, fine and gross motor activities as related to IEP goals under the supervision of an OTR.
• ?  Maintain daily records of treatments and document progress notes.
• ?  Consult and collaborate with teachers and teams by suggesting ideas for
  classroom interventions. Train other staff as needed.
• ?  Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the
  The Director of Special Education may from time to time assign or delegate.
  
  
• Additional Job Functions
  Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  
• Evaluation
  Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time.