Occupational Therapist (24-25 school year)

Position Type: Student Support Services-Special Education/Occupational Therapist Date Posted: 7/19/2023 Location: ConVal School District Date Available: school year Fulltime Mon-Fri, 7.25hrs /day Click here for Employee Benefits NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #1 CONTOOCOOK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT _____________________________________ POSITION TITLE: Occupational Therapist SUPERVISOR: Director of Special Education QUALIFICATIONS: Current State licensure as an Occupational Therapist Current NBCOT Certification Bachelor of Science or Master's Degree in related field One to three years experience preferred SUMMARY: Develop, implement, and coordinate the school district's occupational therapy program for students with disabilities by developing individualized programming based on occupational performance activities. To support the education of students with disabilities or physical impairments in their least restrictive environment by developing, implementing and coordinating a occupational therapy program, and providing screening, evaluation and intervention services. Uses professional Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice to guide ethical decision making in practice. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Screens, evaluates and monitors students with disabilities for the purpose of providing educational programs, therapeutic intervention and transition and exit planning. Collaborates with staff to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, as well as student outcomes. To serve on a multi-disciplinary team that is for the identification of a student with suspected educational disability. To serve as the highly qualified examiner on the IEP teams. To analyze, interpret, and present evaluations at special education team meetings. Evaluates the student's ability and formulates the student's occupational profile. Providing written reports that reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment and guides evidence-based intervention. Participates in the development of Individualized Education Programs. Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the classroom. Provide Occupational Therapy expertise to multi-disciplinary teams across the special education process. To provide the immediate supervisor with a schedule of students serviced and to keep thorough ongoing records for the individual students receiving therapy. Documents occupational therapy services, and maintains records in accordance with school district, as well as state and federal laws and regulations. Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistants as needed. Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational and occupational therapy field. To develop an appropriate plan of professional development. Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Director of Special Education. Ability to adapt and modify environments, equipment and materials including assistive technology. Provide continuing education and inservices for educational personnel and families Provide fieldwork education and supervision of occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students. ADA MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRES: The physical activity of this position: Occasionally, Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. Occasionally, Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Occasionally, Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Seldom, Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Occasionally, Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Frequently, Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time. Occasionally, Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. Occasionally, Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. Occasionally, Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. Seldom, Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. Occasionally, Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Occasionally, Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Constantly, Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Constantly, Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. Occasionally, Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The physical requirements of this position: Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. The visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception, and field of vision. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes. The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

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