Temporary PT Supvr. of Occupational Therapy Services

SUPERVISOR, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES

About Us: 

St. Catherine’s Center for Children is a non-profit organization located in the Greater Capital Region of New York. We offer a wide array of human services designed to meet the needs of vulnerable children, families and adults, including residential and therapeutic foster care programs for children and youth, Kinship support, homeless and community-based services for adults and families, a special education elementary school for ages 5-13, and so much more. St. Catherine’s is committed to cultivating a culture where all employees feel safe to bring their authentic and best selves to the workplace. Our DEIB initiatives are designed to foster an equitable, inclusive and diversified workplace; collaboratively embracing mindfulness, relevance, respect and solidarity. 

Our Mission:

St. Catherine's Center for Children provides a comprehensive range of human services designed to offer hope, foster growth, and improve the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.

Our Vision: 

St. Catherine’s willingness to embrace change and develop new services is, and will remain, our guiding philosophy as we support the human service needs of children, families, and adults throughout the region.

Position Overview:

Provides leadership for Day Treatment’s occupational therapy services.   Supervises the Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant. Provides therapy to assigned students on the caseload, as well as attend the CSE Meetings of students on caseload. The therapy is provided in accordance with the goals and objectives on the students’ individual educational plan/ treatment plan. OT services are provided within the context of the student’s treatment plan and the Day Treatment Program.

Position Specifications & Requirements:

• BS in Occupational Therapy; temporary NYS Certification for Occupational Therapy, required.
• MS in Occupational Therapy; permanent NYS Certification for Occupational Therapy, preferred. 
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), preferred.
• A minimum of two years’ full-time experience in Occupational Therapy. 
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Must have the ability to pass required pre-employment background checks, to include fingerprinting.

Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Supervision:
  • Provides supervision over the work of Occupational therapy staff.  
  • Documents quarterly supervision of Occupational Therapy work.  
  • Provides insight to the Principal around performance evaluations on Occupational Therapy staff.  
  • Consults with the Principal regarding appropriate OT and program issues.
• Evaluations:
  • Performs standardized and non-standardized assessments of students assigned to the caseload. 
  • The Supervisor of OT continually assesses progress of students in daily work and notes this progress in the IEP.
  • Completes all new requested OT Therapy evaluations and screenings. .
• Record Keeping:
  • Initial assessments, annual assessments, and progress reports, daily plans and logging, weekly notes in the progress section of the client record, annual I.E.P. and updating at three month intervals, discharge summaries.
  • Signs off on all reevaluation assessments and daily notes completed by the COTA
  • Complete quarterly Medicaid notes on case load and sign off on COTA’s quarterly Medicaid notes. 
• Consulting:
  • Consults with classroom teachers regularly for each assigned student in order to maximize coordination of student activity.
• Team Membership:
  • As a member of the treatment team, the Supervisor of OT helps to plan treatment modalities for the student and shares information with other team members regarding the child’s functioning in the OT program.   This is accomplished through informal communication and attendance at team meetings and planning conferences.   It is realized that the Supervisor of OT cannot attend every meeting because of therapy scheduling.   Priorities must be set and representation made through written notes when attendance is not possible. 
• Committee Membership:
  • The Supervisor of OT is expected to become an active committee member.  Possible committees include School Improvement, and School Spirit.
• Professional Membership:
  • Is responsible for participating in planned in-service and case discussion within the agency. 
  • Engage in seminars or lectures in the community which would lead to professional growth. 
  • At times the Supervisor of OT may be called on to present in- service seminars within the agency.  
• Additional position-related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Principal or Clinical Supervisor.

What We Offer You:

*To qualify, certain conditions may apply

EEO Statement: St. Catherine’s Center for Children is committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, reproductive health and pregnancy, family history and genetics, disability, age, military status, veteran status, politics, or other beliefs, and any other characteristics protected by law.