Occupational Therapist, 2025-26 School Year

Who Are We? Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a highly successful urban PK-12 public school located in Somerville and Cambridge. We enroll over 900 students from cities and towns throughout the greater Boston metro area. Our inclusive and restorative school celebrates and serves a diverse community - with 87% BIPOC, 27% ELL, and 16% of our students qualifying for special education services. Our mission is to prepare all students for success in college, foster responsible citizenship, and inspire a lifelong love of learning - as we believe academic achievement opens doors and creates opportunities for our students.

We center the values of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work. Our approach to instruction is founded on culturally sustaining, inquiry-based, and student-centered practices. To invest in the growth of our educators, we offer comprehensive professional development, instructional coaching, and mentorship. Our campuses foster a collaborative team environment with extraordinary educators who are committed to ongoing learning, reflection, and professional growth.

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is seeking qualified applicants for an IMMEDIATE opening as well as applicants for the 2025-26 school year. What does an Occupational Therapist at Prospect Hill do? The Occupational Therapist works with students in grades PK-12 who have identified disabilities in fine motor skills, attention, sensory integration and other related areas. The OT is a member of the Special Education team and reports to the Director of Student Services.

Primary responsibilities:

• Provide high quality Occupational Therapy to students with identified disabilities
• Administer, interpret and report on standardized evaluations and informal assessments
• Use data to report on student progress toward IEP goals and objectives
• Use data and assessments to design challenging, measurable IEP goals and objectives
• Attend and participate in Team Meetings (annual, initial, 3-year re-evaluation, emergency)
• Collaborate with general education staff to monitor IEP implementation
• Support general education staff in their efforts to provide high quality instruction to students with disabilities (modeling effective strategies, providing tools and resources, etc.)
• Pursue ongoing professional development that is specific to the field of Occupational Therapy and the needs of our student population
• Maintain ongoing communication with parents and general education staff
• Adhere strictly to timelines for the completion and submission of all required paperwork
• Collaborate with related service team members, building administrators, and other relevant personnel to strengthen tiered systems of support

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ability to manage caseload of 20-30 students through direct and consultative means
• Always maintain a high degree of professionalism (attendance, punctuality, dress, demeanor, etc.)
• Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Student Services

Educational or other qualifications required:

• Bachelor's Degree minimum, Master's Degree preferred
• Successful completion of the NBCOT national exam for certification as an OTR
• Massachusetts licensure and 1-2 years school based experience (preferred)

Specific skills and/or competence required:

• Flexibility, collaboration and a “growth mindset”
• Ability to multi-task and perform a range of instructional and administrative duties
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Willingness to travel between three campuses

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
• Occasional use of hands to handle or feel
• Occasional climbing or balancing
• Regular speaking and hearing; specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception