What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist, 2026-27 school year position at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School?
The Occupational Therapist works with students in grades PK-12 who have identified disabilities in fine motor skills, attention, sensory integration and other related areas. The OT is a member of the Special Education team and reports to the Director of Student Services.
Primary responsibilities:
- Provide high quality Occupational Therapy to students with identified disabilities
- Administer, interpret and report on standardized evaluations and informal assessments
- Use data to report on student progress toward IEP goals and objectives
- Use data and assessments to design challenging, measurable IEP goals and objectives
- Attend and participate in Team Meetings (annual, initial, 3-year re-evaluation, emergency)
- Collaborate with general education staff to monitor IEP implementation
- Support general education staff in their efforts to provide high quality instruction to students with disabilities (modeling effective strategies, providing tools and resources, etc.)
- Pursue ongoing professional development that is specific to the field of Occupational Therapy and the needs of our student population
- Maintain ongoing communication with parents and general education staff
- Adhere strictly to timelines for the completion and submission of all required paperwork
- Collaborate with related service team members, building administrators, and other relevant personnel to strengthen tiered systems of support
- Ability to manage caseload of 35-45 students through direct and consultative means
- Always maintain a high degree of professionalism (attendance, punctuality, dress, demeanor, etc.)
- Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Student Services
- Bachelor's Degree minimum, Master's Degree preferred
- Successful completion of the NBCOT national exam for certification as an OTR
- Massachusetts licensure and 1-2 years school based experience (preferred)
- Flexibility, collaboration and a “growth mindset”
- Ability to multi-task and perform a range of instructional and administrative duties
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to travel between three campuses
- Frequent standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms to stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
- Occasional use of hands to handle or feel
- Occasional climbing or balancing
- Regular speaking and hearing; specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception