Occupational Therapist- SEEM PREP

Title: Occupational Therapist          Reports To: Program Principal/Executive Director

Qualifications:     

Master’s degree required.  Must be certified and registered by the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists.

Scope of duties:

• Evaluate students’ occupational therapy needs and develop goals, objectives and treatment plans.
• Deliver occupational therapy services within an integrated therapies approach and ongoing consultation with classroom staff and other specialists.
• Plan and deliver motivating 1:1 and small group treatment sessions to address student needs.
• Collect data relevant to IEP objectives and continually assess progress and make adjustments to interventions based on student performance. 
• Assist in facilitating independence, social awareness, language and appropriate behavior.
• Attend IEP meetings and other school meetings as deemed necessary by the program principal/executive director.
• Complete comprehensive written evaluations and progress reports.  
• Consult with student’s teachers, caregivers and collateral supports as deemed necessary in cooperation with the program principal/executive director.
• May be required to visit the student’s home as well as accompany the student to outside evaluations as deemed appropriate by the program principal/executive director.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in professional development and staying current with the latest research and best practices.
• Experience working with students with multiple disabilities and Autism preferred. Must be able to work with verbally and/or physically aggressive students.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills required.
• Carries out other assigned duties, for example; supervise student(s)at lunch or in the playground; personal care support such as toileting, self care, clerical tasks, etc. as assigned by the classroom teacher, program principal or executive director.

Experience working with students with severe disabilities and Applied Behavior Analysis preferred.  Candidates must be able to work with students with significantly challenging behavior.  Candidates must have mobility required to sufficiently assist students with disabilities with physical needs, personal care, and behavioral challenges.  Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. (e.g. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment, lift and position students with physical disabilities). Must possess the ability to lift, push, pull and/or carry up to 40-50  pounds on an occasional basis and have the ability to move quickly from standing to kneeling and back to standing without using hands to push off the floor.  May be required to physically restrain students in situations where there is a risk of serious and imminent harm.  Candidates must be able to maintain emotional control under stress. SEEM will provide training for de-escalation and physical intervention.

Employment is contingent upon passing a SAFIS fingerprint and CORI screening.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SEEM Collaborative is committed to maintaining a work 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 who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.