Occupational Therapist

Cooke School and Institute•New York, NY

14d•$72,000 - $115,496•Onsite

About The Position

The Occupational Therapist is a Related Service Provider who delivers direct and indirect services to students and staff in keeping with the Cooke School’s integration and collaboration model. The role involves collaborating with parents, partner schools, teachers, and Cooke colleagues to support successful inclusion for Cooke students. The therapist assesses students, provides services based on formal and informal assessments, monitors progress, maintains student records, participates in school and classroom meetings, and contributes to professional development.

Requirements

Valid and current New York State license and/or certification to practice.
Ability to provide a National Provider Identification (NPI) number.
Ability to maintain the physical capacity needed to navigate the school environment and ensure student safety, including walking, running, sitting, standing, moving rapidly forward, backward, and laterally, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and lifting.

Responsibilities

Interpret assessments to determine each child’s level of functioning and needs.
Conduct ongoing informal classroom assessments and coordinate professional practice with pedagogic staff.
Use activities suited to students’ needs as determined by formal and informal assessment.
Apply knowledge of the content area to serve students effectively.
Communicate regularly with classroom teachers and parents about student progress.
Attend team meetings prepared with information about the students being discussed.
Collect and assess student homework for portfolios using portfolio guidelines and assessments.
Meet the typical physical demands of providing therapeutic services.
Develop student progress reports with classroom teachers and other team members.
Create plans for each child that align with Progress Report goals.
Maintain narrative logs and attendance records for each child.
Complete monthly documentation of sessions provided to each child and ensure make-up sessions are provided.
Build positive working relationships with teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and parents.
Attend teacher planning meetings, monthly classroom team meetings, Progress Report meetings, and Cooke meetings and workshops.
Arrive promptly at assigned sites and meetings, prepared for daily assignments.
Prepare documents as needed for CSE meetings and, if applicable, impartial hearings.
Follow planned schedules and seek supervisor guidance, collaboration, and support for professional growth.
Develop professional growth goals with a supervisor and create and implement a plan to achieve them.
Attend scheduled staff development activities throughout the year and participate in staff orientation during the last week in August.