What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at Positive Education Program?
Job purpose
Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and documentation of occupational therapy related services. Provides consultation to classroom staff regarding implementation of strategies to minimize functional deficits.
Duties and responsibilities
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Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and documentation of occupational therapy related services. Provides consultation to classroom staff regarding implementation of strategies to minimize functional deficits.
Duties and responsibilities
- Align practice and work with the agency mission, vision, guiding principles, the trauma-informed Sanctuary Model®, the Neurosequential Model and the Re-ED philosophy.
- Work collaboratively with all team members to assist staff in the identification of children/youth with functional deficits, providing an integrated program of services related to occupational intervention.
- Work collaboratively with all team members, including agency and center staff, parents, and other professionals to implement the program and achieve the best possible outcomes for every student.
- Participate in on-going assessment of students including but not limited to multi-factored evaluations that include evaluation of sensory function/dysfunction, gross motor and fine motor skills, and activities of daily living.
- Schedule and provide appropriate occupational therapy services for students based on agency criteria including but not limited to assessment, consultation, providing therapeutic activities and fabrication/adaptation of materials.
- Assist students in the transfer of newly acquired skills to the classroom and home by working collaboratively with classroom staff and parents.
- Consult with professional staff of the agency in the development of appropriate in-service training programs for teacher counselors, parents, or other staff members relating to information within the occupational therapist’s area of expertise.
- Utilize positive behavioral supports (classroom structure and systems, behavior management techniques, and learning environment design) effectively and therapeutically.
- Understand and is responsive to the diversity and individual learning and treatment needs of students served.
- Make teaching materials, bulletin boards, and other instructional materials as needed to assist teams in implementing IEP goals and objectives.
- Share responsibility for all areas of classroom structure and organization, including but not limited to, appropriate visual displays (charts, graphs, and posters) and functional behavioral data collection, recording and analysis.
- Complete assigned duties competently and within expected time frames.
- Implement the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention model with fidelity and effectiveness to support treatment and reduce/avoid restraints.
- Transport students in agency vehicle to community activities and volunteer work sites as needed.
- Follow procedures for providing respectful and appropriate assistance to students for personal grooming, hygiene and toileting.
- Participate (and pass requirements where applicable) in all required trainings, including but not limited to, Vehicle Safety, First Aid, CPR, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Blood Borne Pathogens, and Standards of Practice.
- Participate in staff development activities, parent conferences, team meetings, and staff meetings as scheduled or assigned.
- Ability to work respectfully with a culturally diverse population of clients.
- Utilize safe work practices for self and others.
- Demonstrate word processing skills and program navigation skills.
- As a representative of the agency and profession, present self with decorum and in dress that is appropriate to the day’s activities.
- Adhere to PEP and ESC policies and procedures.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy and licensed by the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board.
- Experience working with children with autism and other developmental disabilities.
- Experience working with behaviorally/emotionally challenged children/youth.
- Eligible for Occupational License through Ohio Department of Education.
- Ability to communicate accurately and effectively, both written and orally.
- Demonstrate effective decision-making skills.
- Utilize good judgment under routine and stressful work conditions.
- Work professionally, effectively and collaboratively with others.
- Ability to participate in physical interventions, when necessary, and with fidelity to the methods taught through the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention model. Physical interventions are low in frequency but require intense physical exertion. The object is to safely control/maintain a struggling and aggressive young person ranging from 50 – 250 pounds. Physical requirements include, but are not limited to: kneeling, possibly for extended periods of time on hard surfaces, bending, twisting, and holding.
- Ability to participate in therapeutic outdoor education/field trips which may involve hiking, biking, climbing, and swimming.
- Ability to use a computer and keyboard (eye-hand coordination and repetitive movements related to keyboarding).
- Ability to move around the classroom/center/community and sit and stand for more than an hour at a time.
- Ability to visually and auditorily assess and monitor the mental health status of students for safety purposes.
- Ability to meet driver eligibility standards and operate an agency leased vehicle.
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