KVCC Occupational Therapy Laboratory Assistant

MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM•Bangor, ME

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Kennebec Valley Community College is seeking a Part-Time KVCC Occupational Therapy Laboratory Assistant for its campus in Bangor, ME. This contracted, non-faculty position offers $45/hour and involves providing instruction and facilitating learning experiences for students to gain entry-level OTA skills. The role includes assessing student competency, maintaining records, communicating with faculty and the Program Director, and ensuring lab safety and cleanliness. The labs are scheduled for the Fall 2026 Semester on Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with subsequent semester schedules determined by programmatic needs.

Requirements

Applicant must be credentialed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) or Occupational Therapist (OT).
Must be able to demonstrate competence in knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to support specific course learning (e.g., human development, activity analysis, therapeutic use of self, cultural humility, transfers, treatment modalities and interventions, documentation).
Effective oral and written communication skills are required.
Must be knowledgeable about methods for student evaluation.

Responsibilities

Provide instruction and facilitate learning experiences to assist students in gaining entry-level OTA skills.
Provide a forum for students to experience and gain skills required of an OTA student.
Engage in weekly supervision/planning meetings with other Lab assistants, Faculty, and Program Director.
Maintain attendance of students and log student competency engagement.
Assess students for readiness and expected level of competence before final sign-off.
Provide sign-off for students demonstrating expected skill and knowledge performance.
Assess student performance in open/competency lab activities to provide OTA Faculty with information to impact student learning.
Check in with OTA faculty weekly to ensure consistency between course learning lab/theory and open lab.
Inform OTA faculty regarding student issues, learning needs, level of participation, and attendance.
Inform OTA faculty regarding lab assistant schedule changes, needs for resources/requests, and assistance.
Maintain effective communication with OTA Faculty.
Understand lab policies, maintain established lab rules, and develop specific rules per lab to maintain safety.
Supervise learning lab activities, including interpersonal interactions, and provide feedback to students.
Supervise all open/competency lab activities, including interpersonal interactions, and provide feedback to students.
Participate in lab practicals as contracted or specified.
Evaluate students at the end of the semester for lab skills competency through a final lab practical.
Maintain safety in the lab at all times and ensure the OTA lab is clean after each lab.
Communicate with the OTA Program Director regarding needed lab supplies.