Spotsylvania County Public Schools is seeking a Registered Occupational Therapist to facilitate acquisition, remediation, and compensation for deficits in foundational motor skills necessary for classroom performance. Particular areas of emphasis include fine motor skills, sensory/perceptual motor skills, and self-care skills. The Occupational Therapist is also responsible for the screening, assessment, planning, and goal development of appropriate intervention services.
Essential Job Functions:

• Performs functions in the following areas: general development, self-help or self-care, needs for individual and environmental adaptations, functional mobility, motor skills, and musculoskeletal system, sensory motor integrative skills, pre-vocational and vocational skills.
• Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team whose purpose is to provide an appropriate educational program for the student with disabilities.
• Maintains essential records necessary to the efficient operation of the program including student data.
• Keeps abreast of recent developments in occupational therapy and shows evidence of continuing professional growth.
• Maintains a close liaison with teachers, parents, other therapists, and medical doctors, as appropriate.
• Adheres to the American Occupational Therapy Association Code of Ethics.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the director of special services or designee.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of medical aspects of the special needs student and their implications for instruction.
• Knowledge of resources and techniques needed to integrate the special needs student into the least restrictive environment.
• Thorough knowledge of subject(s) taught.
• Thorough knowledge of elementary, secondary or special education principles, practices and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and methodology of effective teaching.
• Thorough knowledge of school division rules, regulations and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain standards of behavior.
• Ability to deliver articulate oral presentations and written reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students, administration, and parents.

Education and Experience:
Required

• Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited college or university.
• Active (valid, non-expired) license to practice Occupational Therapy in the state of Virginia.
• Two (2) years of successful, full-time experience as a School Psychologist, ideally within a public education institution.

About Spotsylvania County Public Schools:
Comprised of 31 schools and home to a diverse student population of over 24,000, Spotsylvania County Public Schools is one of the largest School Divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The financial benefits of working for Spotsylvania County Public Schools include a competitive salary, monthly PTO accrual, robust healthcare benefit plans, enrollment or transition into the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) with defined contributions and potential employer match, FMLA and Short-Term Disability leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), and employer paid Life Insurance.
To learn more about Spotsylvania County Public Schools, please visit our website at https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/ .
Employment Terms: Employment may be offered as a 10-Month (200 Day), at a minimum of 7.5 hours worked per day. Additional compensation awarded for credits earned toward advanced degrees. New employees to Spotsylvania County will be compensated for up to 20 years of experience. This position is evaluated annually.
Benefits Eligibility: Eligible
Together, we prepare our students for their future. We look forward to welcoming you to the #WeAreSpotsy team.
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Spotsylvania County Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to non-discrimination in the workplace. Criminal record and background checks will be completed after an offer is made.