What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist at Citizenship Academy position at Science Academies of NY?

The Citizenship Academy is looking for an occupational therapist to join our team for the 2021-22 school year. The occupational therapist works with a caseload of students in K-6th grade. Clinical services in our School are provided in a highly collaborative and integrated manner so as to generalize skills for success in natural and nuanced environments.

Expectations:

• Provide individual and group occupational therapy services to students within a collaborative and integrated school model.

• Provide graphomotor, sensory, and visual-spatial skill building interventions in creative ways.

• Provide support to other clinical and academic staff to integrate occupational therapy goals and individualized sensory regulation strategies into other contexts throughout the school day.

• Collaborate with other clinical and academic staff to integrate explicit instruction in executive functioning skills throughout the school day.

• Participate in and/or lead aspects of movement, health and wellness, student electives/clubs, or other classes as assigned.

• Participate in calls with outside providers and parents as needed and at a minimum of once per month.

• Meet with parents/guardians to provide feedback on students’ progress as needed and at minimum at scheduled parent-teacher conferences.

• Record clinical progress for each student. • Participate in weekly Psychosocial team meetings with all faculty and staff.

• Actively participate in planning with direct supervisor.

• Competently utilize Google Suite, in particular Google Drive and Docs.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we can provide

Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, employee assistance program and more!
Enrollment in the NYS Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or 403b employer match
Tuition Reimbursement
Competitive salary
Bonus & Incentive Programs
Professional development opportunities. Coaches and mentors in every building!
Regular use and integration of technology in our classrooms and throughout our school, including SMARTboards, IPADs, Chromebooks, internet and apps

What you need

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required; Master's degree preferred; NYS Certification required
Experience with a diverse population of students or in an urban setting a plus
Prior teaching experience preferred and novice teachers encouraged to apply!
Fingerprint clearance through NYS Department of Education

Competencies:

Growth-mindset, flexible and ok with change
Strong speaking skills (needed to attend frequent presentation of data at meetings)
Organization skills to maintain student files and records
Intrinsically motivated
Compassionate
Strong conviction that all students can succeed
The ability to take feedback well and immediately implement
Comfortable with the use of data and analytics to help drive instruction and promote learning

Want to learn more about our district? Be sure to check out the following links to get a closer look at our schools, hear from our parents and see what our state and community leaders are saying about SANY.

District Website: www.sany.org

Syracuse region Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SyracuseAcademy

Utica region Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/UticaAcademy

Syracuse region Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/syracuseacademy

Utica region Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uascs

Equal Opportunity Employer

Science Academies of New York is committed to maintaining a working and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or those who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

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