Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)

Job Title: Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)

Supervisor: Executive Director for Special Services

FSLA:  Non-Exempt

Terms of Employment: 185

Job Summary: To provide occupational therapy services to students with disabilities who are eligible for the services.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree from an accredited program
• Pass the National Board for Certification in OT (NBCOT) exam
• Obtain SC License, or other legal credential required
• Prior experience in the educational setting preferred

Essential Duties:

• Consults with teachers, other appropriate staff, medical personnel, and parents to assist with assessing student's needs and to recommend materials, equipment techniques, accommodations, and modifications for students who qualify
• Assists with screenings and assessments to determine the need for services to meet special education/504 requirements
• Implements 504/Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and objectives for occupational therapy to enable students to benefit from their educational programs
• Attend IEP/504 committee meetings as needed
• Provide occupational therapy services to eligible students
• Maintains daily log documentation of therapy for individual students
• Submits Medicaid documentation for reimbursement
• Participates in and maintains training required to conduct assistive technology evaluations
• Facilitates use/implementation and data collection of assistive technology
• Attend staff training in the appropriate use of techniques, materials, and equipment for individual students
• Attends professionally related activities to maintain current knowledge in the field of occupational therapy and educational services
• May implement behavior management programs for students as designed by certified staff, observe and reports significant student behavior, behavioral patterns and/or other problems to the Occupational Therapist
• Prepares materials and performs clerical duties
• Prepares therapy materials and/or equipment for use in the classroom and therapy activities.
• Other duties may be assigned

Physical Requirements:

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 essential functions. Must exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 40 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/office/classroom environment

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This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor.  GCSD reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.

The deadline is for the convenience of the District.  The District reserves the right at any time to extend the deadline date without notice and without final consideration of any pending applications.

GCSD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, rotected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Last Update: 6/2025