2025-26 - 1.0 Occupational Therapist - One Year Only (open until filled)

North Thurston Public Schools-posted about 13 hours ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Lacey, WA
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Occupational therapists lead the process in development, implementation, and coordination of the occupational therapy program. Screening, evaluation, educational program and transition planning, therapeutic intervention, and exit planning is provided for students identified with or suspected of having disabilities that interfere with their ability to perform daily life activities or participate in necessary or desired occupations. Primary responsibility shall include student safety and appropriate collaboration and attention to each student’s readiness to learn including needed guidance, discipline, and welfare. Employee may work in a variety of elementary and/or secondary educational, individual or team settings. Employee may rotate among several schools. The District represents a diverse community with a population of more than 50% of students with diverse backgrounds. We seek an individual who has successful experience in working with culturally diverse families and communities. The selected candidate must demonstrate a commitment to strengthening community engagement and communication with the District’s diverse populations.

  • Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.
  • Evaluates the student’s ability and formulates the student’s occupational profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.
  • Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment; directs program development; and guides evidence-based intervention.
  • Develops occupationally based intervention plans based on student needs and evaluation results.
  • Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.
  • Coordinates with the IEP team for the purpose of determining appropriate treatments, etc. to meet the needs of specific students and attends IEP Team Meetings.
  • Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment.
  • Consults with the school-based team to achieve student outcomes.
  • Adapts and modifies the environment including assistive technology and training instructional staff to meet individual needs and to help students function as independently as possible.
  • Educates student, educational personnel, and family to facilitate skills in areas of occupation as well as health maintenance and safety.
  • Monitors and reassess the effects of occupational therapy intervention and the need to continue, modify, or discontinue intervention.
  • Documents occupational therapy services to ensure accountability of service provision and to meet standards for reimbursement of services as appropriate.
  • Prioritizes and schedules work tasks independently.
  • Manages inventory of therapeutic equipment and assessments, and project needs for budget planning.
  • Maintains clinical and administrative records in accordance with professional standards, state guidelines, and school system policy.
  • Provides legal and ethical supervision of occupational therapy assistant assuming responsibility for the students served by assistant.
  • Supervises therapy support personnel.
  • Adheres to federal and state legislation, regulation, and policies that affect occupational therapy practice.
  • Reviews occupational therapy services for quality improvement and makes changes as needed to ensure quality of services.
  • Teaches, monitors, and collaborates with educational personnel, community agencies, parents, and students to increase understanding of the student’s occupational performance.
  • Provides continuing education and in-services for educational personnel, parents, and community based service providers.
  • Provides fieldwork education and supervision for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students.
  • Actively participates in faculty and grade level or department meetings, assist building efforts to plan, budget, implement, and evaluate the school’s program and to do related work as required.
  • Is constantly observant of the needs and challenges of students and promptly engages an administrator or appropriate educational staff associates when the there is reason to suspect or reasonably believe that a student is at risk or in danger due to such issues as bullying, sexual harassment/misconduct, depression or suicide ideation, or academic failure.
  • The teacher serves as a positive role model for students and practices the behaviors that are expected of students.
  • Assists in the supervision of students at school activities and events.
  • Remains vigilant of students throughout the school day and the school location, taking the initiative to engage students when students are acting inappropriately or in inappropriate locations for the time of day.
  • Establishes a professional growth plan and annually review the plan and progress with the Administrator.
  • Required to follow Board policies and stay abreast of updates and changes.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Incumbents must have successful experience in working with culturally diverse families and communities, or have otherwise demonstrated a commitment to strengthening engagement of a diverse community and skill in communicating with a diverse population.
  • Valid Washington State Educational Staff Associate (ESA) School Occupational Therapist certificate.
  • Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from an accredited college or university.
  • Ability to understand procedures and function in a school system with regard to the special part health services play in the overall education of the student.
  • Knowledge and appreciation of the influence of disabilities, socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors on student’s ability to participate in occupations.
  • Ability to work cooperatively with students and their parents, district staff, and community members who are culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with parents, students, and staff verbally and in writing.
  • Commitment to collaboration and teaming and effectiveness in working within a professional learning community.
  • Evidence of continuous professional learning and a commitment to participate in professional growth opportunities and self reflection on professional practice.
  • Initial certification by the National Board for Occupational Therapy.
  • Experience working with, or knowledge, of Limited English Proficient students.
  • Bilingual skills.
  • Successful experience teaching in a diverse student environment.
  • Successful experience in a team teaching environment.
  • Employees who are anticipated to work 630 hours during the school year (September 1 through August 31) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, long term disability and basic life insurance benefits.
  • Eligible employees are required to be a member of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems Plan.
  • Employees also have the ability to participate in tax deferred 403(b) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans (DCP).
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