Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

Job Description :

TheraPeeds Family Center is a premier, world renown therapy center that uses the science of neuroplasticity to retrain the brains and minds of children and adults with physiological and psychological / emotional limitations.

Our brain-based interventions are based on our proprietary H.O.P.E Method, which is a neurodevelopmental approach to therapy, based on the principles of brain development. For over 20 years we have established the effectiveness of brain rewiring using the H.O.P.E Method.

Our sister method, the W.A.Y (What About You) Model is a research-based intervention designed to retrain the mind using the principles of Positive Psychology and the science of Neuroplasticity. The result is a powerful combination of tools that uses a systematic and practical approach to build self-awareness, mindfulness, and clarity in the face of challenges and limitations in what we call the 4 P’s : Professional Life, Personal Life, Partnering Life, and Parenting Life.

Together both methods have been integrated as a brain-building and mind training system that uses neuroplasticity to make lasting changes in the brains and minds of our clients; allowing them to break away from limitations in skills and behaviors that impede their ability to function at their best in multiple areas of their lives.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities :

1. Provide sensorimotor activities and exercises outlined in a treatment plan developed in collaboration with an occupational therapist

2. Monitor an individual's activities to make sure they are performed correctly

3. Record progress for the occupational therapist

4. Monitor client’s activities according to instructions from OT

5. Work as an integral part of an inter-disciplinary therapy team

6. Participate in clinical meetings to discuss patient treatments goals and clinical objectives

7. Contribute by planning and follow clinical team plans for clients

8. Document treatment plan progress, following Company communication procedures

Essential Physical Duties :

This position requires the staff member to engage in a variety of physical activities with clients of varying abilities. This can include non-ambulatory clients to mobile clients that engage in unexpected, unpredictable and fast movements. Clients ranging in age from 5 months to adult. Physical activity in this position requires the staff member to engage in movements that include and are not limited to any combination of :

Gross Motor :

• Supine (lying on back)
• Prone (lying on belly)
• Sitting- variety of position on floor, stools, low to standard chairs
• Squatting
• Bending (at knee and hip)
• Standing (up to 6-7 hours per day)
• Walking
• Running
• Jumping
• Climbing
• Kicking and stopping ball
• Balance (negotiate busy environment with moving children and equipment)

Upper Body :

Knowledge / Skills, Education and Licensing Requirements :

1. Associate of Science degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant or equivalent

2. OTA Certification and FL OT License required

3. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Employment Type : Full Time

Bonus / Commission : No