What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist - Bilingual Evaluation Team Pre-K & K-12 [10 Month B.E.S.T.] (SY 24-25) position at Providence School District?
Providence Public Schools District (PPSD) seeks an exceptional OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST to provide quality occupational therapy services to students enrolled in the Providence Schools and attending non-public schools including: assessment, intervention, program planning and implementation, discharge planning and related documentation and communication. Service may take the form of direct, monitored, and consultative approaches.
We serve approximately 22,000 students at 37 elementary, middle, and high schools. Approximately 55% of students come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken. Combined, our students and families speak over 55 different languages and hail from 91 countries of origin. In PPSD, the teachers and teacher assistants set high expectations for academic achievement, provide equal access to differentiated instruction, and endeavor to close the achievement and opportunity gap among historically marginalized subgroups within the schools. PPSD is a great place for those who desire an environment that supports their creativity and ingenuity, and respects their credentials and abilities as a teacher and/or teacher assistant.
REPORTS TO: Special Education Supervisor and Principal
**Contingent upon funding**
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
License required by the RI Department of Health: Occupational Therapist
Qualifications:
- Experience working with students who are moderately /severely disabled preferred
- Minimum of 3 years experience working with school aged students preferred
- Experience working with students on the Autism Spectrum preferred
- Must be fluent in Spanish
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide direct occupational therapy services to students consistent with their IEP requirements.
- Provide consultation to classroom teachers and appropriate staff as needed and required by students’ IEPs.
- Provide written reports on service provided and/or progress reports as required by the Office of Special Populations.
- Willingness to work as an itinerant to cover all components of this assignment.
- Willingness to work with families on carry-over activities for the home setting.
- Completion of evaluations in compliance with laws and regulations including: scheduling, working with students, providing written evaluations in a timely fashion, providing goals for implementation when appropriate.
- Documentation of services for Medicaid purposes.
- Ability to create and deliver professional development sessions for therapy and school-based staff.
- Any/all duties that may be assigned by the Special Education Supervisor.
Salary : $42 - $72
