Description

SUPPORT SERVICES

Provide Occupational Therapy services for pediatric deaf/hard of hearing population ages 3-19 with diagnoses such as, learning disabilities, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, failure to thrive, emotional/behavioral concerns. Responsibilities include direct treatment, assessment, consultation to teachers and IEP goal development. Intervention services are designed to enhance the student's potential for learning, to assist the student in acquiring those functional performance skills needed to participate in and benefit from the educational environment, and to help the student function independently.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

A Registered Occupational Therapist provides direct student treatment to maximize activities of daily living (ADL) through training in areas of need such as fine motor, visual-perceptual, self-care, sensorimotor and neurodevelopmental skills.

A full-time Registered Occupational Therapist carries a minimum caseload of 30 sessions and a maximum caseload of 40 sessions/week, depending upon the amount of assignments and supervision time the therapist is responsible for each month.

Performs student evaluation and screenings.

Provides reassessment of students focusing on areas of need at intervals determined to be educationally relevant.

Establishes treatment goals, objectives and plans, that are educationally relevant and can be sued in students' educational programs.

Consults with other members of the educational team and the family to plan appropriate programs for each student as needed.

Provides/suggests adaptive equipment for students as appropriate.

Documents student's status and treatment plan via Individual Education Plan or addendum to IEP as appropriate.

Documents student's progress monthly via notes in the Occupational Therapy record and semiannually and as requested through reports to school and family.

Responsible for maintaining records and scheduling students according to The Learning Center standards.

Attends annual review meetings, and other school meetings as appropriate.

Communicates results of evaluations and reports of Occupational Therapy services to educational staff, parents, students, and when appropriate, other professions and agencies concerned with the student. Refers students to other services as appropriate.

Provides consultation to the educational system regarding student needs, professional needs, and system needs in order for the system to achieve its goals and objectives.

Instructs students, families and teachers in home activity and training programs.

Conducts and participates in in-service education and training students, parents and other workers concerning Occupational Therapy techniques and objectives.

Supervises C.O.T.A. if applicable on a monthly basis at minimum.

Some lifting may be required when working with young students or students with special needs, however, TLC embraces and celebrates a spirit of inclusion and diversity, and reasonable accommodations and modifications will be made whenever possible. The diversity of our student population may require that some assignments have a heavier physical responsibility due to safety. If the opening for which you are applying will require more strenuous physical activity, the unique needs will be discussed at the time of interview.

Perform other tasks as assigned by the Department Supervisor.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

TLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal opportunity in every area of hiring and employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, age, criminal record (inquiries only), handicap (disability), mental illness, retaliation, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, genetics, active military, and any other legally protected characteristic.

Requirements

• BS in Occupational Therapy from an accredited College or University, Master's degree is preferred

• Certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.

• Licensed or eligible for licensure by the State of Massachusetts Board of Allied Health

• Conversational level of American Sign Language preferred, or willingness to learn this language which is the primary language

used on campus.

• It is recommended that the Occupational Therapist have 1-2 years of pediatric work experience

• Prior experience working with the Deaf/Hard of Hearing population or in a school setting is preferred