Summary

Special Services | Occupational Therapist | District Wide | Available: 08/22/2024

Description

Position: Occupational Therapist

Assignment & FTE:  District Wide 1.0 

Start date: 8/22/2024

Pay and Benefits: Per Teacher Master Agreement 

Required Qualifications:

  • Current license in Occupational Therapy by the MN Department of Health

  • Certification from National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in occupational therapy from an AOTA accredited institution

  • Experience in preschool age evaluation, assessment, and intervention.

  • Excellent oral and written communication including report writing and family interview skills.

  • Ability to be flexible based on program and student needs

  • Knowledge of all due process requirements and strong computer skills

  • Ability to adapt equipment and materials for children with disabilities

  • Strong organizational skills

  • Ability to interact with and maintain cooperative relationship with all levels of staff and the public 

Essential Duties:

  • Evaluate students referred for possible exceptional educational sensory and motor needs and prepare written reports of the evaluation and findings.  With the IEP team, use federal and state criteria for decisions regarding service provision.

  • Collaborate with Child Study Teams in assigned buildings, IEP team members and other school personnel in providing appropriate services for students.  Work with the IEP team to develop an appropriate educational plan including specific and measurable goals, objectives and adaptations in the student’s educational environment.

  • Provide consultation, indirect and direct services to individuals and groups of special education students determined to need occupational therapy to benefit from their special education.

  • Provide indirect and direction services to individual students on IEPs for students to receive meaningful benefit in the general ed curriculum, per the IEP team recommendations. 

  • Develop treatment plans, collect data on students, review student progress, and assist with progress reports as specified on the student’s IEP.

  • Keep data and submit third-party reimbursement forms on all students who have billable IEP services.

  • Supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, as assigned to the OTR, and in conjunction with current professional standards.

  • Consult with educational staff about the following: instructional techniques related to fine and gross motor skill development, sensory strategies, activities of daily living, visual motor skills, and positioning and neuromuscular development.

  • Communicate effectively with families/caregivers and other service providers in areas related to occupational therapy evaluation and intervention.

  • Attend and actively participate in child study meetings, IEP team meetings, Motor Team meetings, parent/teacher meetings and other meetings as assigned by building principals.

  • Evaluate, prescribe and provide services supporting effective use of technology devices and adaptive equipment for students when appropriate.

  • Maintain confidentiality

  • Other duties as assigned 

Application Procedure:

  • Apply online at www.hastings.k12.mn.us 

  • If you have questions, contact Jill Petersen, Director of Special Services: jpetersen@isd200.org or 651-480-7008