Occupational Therapist

Full-Time and Permanent; 7.33 Hours/Day; 200 Days/Year; 10 Months/Year

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in occupational therapy and experience as an occupational therapist.
• State license as an occupational therapist.
• Licensure by the Virginia Board of Medicine.
• Tuberculin skin test certifying that the individual is free of contagious tuberculosis.
• In possession of a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Knowledge of current federal and state regulations and LEA policies and procedures pertaining to IDEA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Knowledge of educational and medical disabilities of students.
• Ability to select and administer appropriate assessment tools and to interpret and report evaluation results correctly.
• Ability to evaluate the functional performance of students within school and community environments.
• Ability to participate in-group decision making and planning of appropriate intervention strategies.
• Ability to integrate related services to support the student’s educational goals, accommodations and/or modifications.
• Knowledge of major theories, intervention strategies/research, and the ability to relate the knowledge to the educational implications for students.
• Ability to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and modify activities for student-centered therapeutic intervention within the educational program.
• Ability to document progress and intervention results and relate this information to the student’s educational goals.
• Ability to effectively communicate in verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work in teams with educational personnel, administrators, parents/guardians, students, and community members.
• Ability to interpret the role of therapeutic intervention within the educational program to educational personnel, administrators, parents/guardians, students, and community members.

Nature of Position

• Provide consultation across all curriculum areas appropriate to the needs of the student to maximize the amount of time the student participates in academic instruction.
• Assess and evaluate students, interpret results, and plan for integrated intervention services in collaboration with the IEP team or 504 committee.
• Develop and implement integrated services based on the goals determined by the IEP team or 504 committee.
• Provide information and strategies to educational personnel, students, parents/guardians, and community agencies.
• Participate in the LEA’s comprehensive planning process for the education of students with disabilities.
• Establish procedures for implementing the therapy program and participate in the administration, management, maintenance, and refinement/enhancement of the therapy. This includes the documentation, recordkeeping, and supervision of therapy assistants.
• Document services using established procedures required for reimbursement.
• Adhere to ethical and legal standards of the profession to develop professionally.
• Adhere to established rules, regulations, and laws and works cooperatively to accomplish the goals of the LEA.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of and ability to implement current, effective research-based practices,
• Recommend and facilitate the provision of therapeutic equipment.
• Provide in-service training to school personnel in the areas of lifting, handling, positioning, dressing, and feeding of students with disabilities.