Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago

St Louis, Missouri, United States Special School District of St. Louis County Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Occupational Therapist to join our team at the Special School District of St. Louis County. As an Occupational Therapist, you will play a critical role in helping students with special needs develop the skills they need to succeed in school and in life.

Key Responsibilities
  • Evaluate students to identify physical limitations, developmental delays, and sensory-motor dysfunction
  • Develop and administer educational programs based on evaluation results
  • Interpret test and diagnostic findings to parents, teachers, and other stakeholders
  • Provide training for educational staff and supervise programs conducted by educational staff
  • Recommend or fabricate adaptive equipment for daily living needs, communication, and individualized classroom seating
  • Monitor utilization of prosthetics, orthotics, and adaptive appliances
  • Provide home programs for parents/guardians when appropriate
  • Participate in district and/or special interest meetings as appropriate
  • Participate in continuing education and professional conferences and workshops to stay current on treatment methods
  • Assist with orientation of new staff members
  • Maintain student records; prepare progress reports on student performance; prepare other reports as requested
  • Maintain inventory of materials and supplies; submit requisitions as needed
Collaboration and Communication
  • Participate in staffing, building meetings, parent programs, and conferences; maintain professional relationships with students, colleagues, parents, and the general public
  • Supervise occupational therapy assistants and clinical students
  • Serve on committees making recommendations to department head
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's, master's, or clinical doctorate degree in occupational therapy required
  • Experience in pediatrics/school-based occupational therapy preferred
Essential Functions
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and policy and procedure manuals
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
  • Ability to communicate effectively one-on-one and before groups
  • Ability to collect and graph skill programming and behavior data, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, and percentages
  • Ability to problem-solve and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and/or oral diagram form
  • Ability to physically accompany students anywhere on school premises
  • Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds
Disclaimer

The information contained in this job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

EEOC Statement

Special School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for the position applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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