Occupational Therapist - Part-Time
About The Position
Wayside is seeking a creative, flexible, and energetic Occupational Therapist to join our DMH IHBTC Team in Milford. This part-time position involves providing occupational therapy services to youth referred by the Department of Mental Health, with a strong emphasis on family-centered practice. The role requires collaboration with treatment teams, direct intervention, and support for young adults and their families through treatment planning, safety planning, and crisis intervention. The therapist will also provide consultation and education to clinical staff, clients, and families, and offer home-based strategies and recommendations.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Massachusetts licensure or are obtaining it prior to start date.
- Experience serving youth with significant mental health needs.
- Experience addressing functioning in the home setting or community setting.
- Experience working with diverse population of individuals.
- Driving in the community is a requirement of this position; please ensure you have a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.
Nice To Haves
- Strong clinical, observational, and writing skills.
- Collaboration with mental health clinicians and other treatment providers working as part of a group or individually.
- Ability to access safety in collaboration with team, to provide safety planning that incorporates effective OT interventions.
- Ability to work remotely, in the community, and in an office setting.
- Direct client care in client homes.
- Creativity to support program development to further integrate OT throughout our care.
- Experience in using clinical observations in assessment.
- Strong skills in psychoeducation and consultation. Ability to explain OT interventions to young adults, families and other providers.
- Ability to empower staff with various training levels to utilize occupational therapy strategies.
Responsibilities
- Provide assessments, treatment plan development, and direct intervention to any youth who are seeking OT support within their IHBTC service.
- Collaborate with the treatment teams to help set therapy goals and ensure these goals are being met.
- Work collaboratively with a diverse team who provide their educational, professional and lived experience to support a young adult and their families through treatment plan intervention, safety planning and crisis intervention.
- Provide consultation for direct intervention that is addressed on the functional goals of the client.
- Provide education and consult support to clinical staff, the young adults, and their families/caregivers.
- Provide home strategies and recommendations to families as well as in home services if applicable.
Benefits
- Tuition and training reimbursement
- PTO package with 3 wellness days
- 9 paid holidays
- Up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year
- Learning environment with free training, CEUs
- Exceptional medical benefits
- Financial health supports
- Career development opportunities
- $2,000.00 sign-on bonus (pro-rated for part-time)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
