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Occupational Therapist

Employer
Ivymount School
Location
Rockville, MD, US
Salary
Competitive

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Job Category
Support Staff, Occupational Therapist
Grade Level
Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Job Type
Full-Time
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Job Details

Job Details

Job Location: Ivymount School - Rockville, MD

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Shift: Day

Description

Summary: Responsible for providing occupational therapy assessment, treatment, and documentation according to each student's Individual Education Plan; as well as providing ongoing education and collaboration to classroom teams on the participation challenges of each student and the classroom and/or community environments.

Responsibilities
  • Perform job duties in a manner that maintains the safety of students and staff
  • Deliver services in accordance with the IEP and as outlined by IDEA and COMAR regulations
  • Develop treatment plans reflective of evidence-based practices
  • Administer assessments for programming and IEP development
  • Complete appropriate documentation in timely manner
  • Attend weekly staffing/IEP team meetings
  • Develop and implement IEP's with data based decision making
  • Hold confidential all knowledge of students and their families
  • Assistance with and/or implementation of daily hygiene and toileting programs for students if necessary

Qualifications
  • Licensed by Maryland State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
  • Board Certification as an Occupational Therapist
  • Knowledge of current trends in delivery of school-based occupation therapy services focused on participation
  • Strong organizational skills and time management
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to effectively work as a collaborative team member
  • Strong computer skills related to common office tasks such as email, conducting internet searches, using MSOffice (e.g., MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint), and virtual instruction
  • Experience working in a school-based setting preferred
  • Experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or related disorders preferred
  • Knowledge of and experience with assistive technology preferred
  • Knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis preferred
  • Experience providing services via telehealth preferred
  • Experience with Microsoft Teams preferred

Company

Ivymount School and Programs provides school- and community-based services for children and young adults with special needs from throughout the Washington metropolitan area. The school program serves more than 200 students, ages 4 – 21, with speech and language impairments, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, health impairments, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. The classrooms are structured to serve students with a range of academic and cognitive abilities, including, in some cases, those who have the potential to obtain a high school diploma. Ivymount Outreach Programs serve students, teachers, and parents to support children with learning and developmental challenges in the community through assessments, evaluations, therapies and professional development. The Maddux School is preschool-2nd grade program that combines creative approaches with traditional early childhood education in a unique transdisciplinary model. The goal in all of the programs is to help children and young adults achieve their highest level of development and independence and to live with dignity and self-respect. Ivymount School has been twice recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Founded in 1961, Ivymount is celebrating its 60th year!

Hear from staff about what it's like to work at Ivymount:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m54Yu2uDFnA

                                                                Diversity and Inclusion Statement

                                 Ivymount School, Maddux School and Ivymount Outreach are committed to:

  • promoting policies, practices, training, and education that are proactively inclusive, culturally-sensitive, and embrace diversity and neurodiversity among the individuals we serve, staff members, and families     

  • acting as advocates for diversity within the greater community to create substantive change

  • identifying and discussing our differences and the impacts they have on our stakeholders, approaches, and actions

  • challenging ourselves to identify, understand, and correct inequities we may discover 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
301-469-0223
Location
11614 Seven Locks Rd.
 Rockville
MD
20854
US
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