Occupational Therapist

Aspire Public Schools•Huntington Park, CA

28d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aspire Public Schools is seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide occupational therapy services to students, enabling them to access the academic program in their educational setting. The role involves evaluating student performance in areas such as fine motor tasks, sensory impairments, and perceptual motor skills, and developing measurable IEP goals and objectives. The Occupational Therapist will also collaborate with families, school personnel, and external agencies to support student development and ensure school programs align with regulations. This position requires knowledge of federal and state special education law and best practices.

Requirements

Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution.
Current Certification through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
Current license to practice Occupational Therapy through the California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT)
Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
Authorized to work in the United States.
Provide health (TB) clearance (renewed every four years).

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 3 years of experience providing occupational therapy services (but not required)
Minimum of 1-year experience providing occupational therapy services to children in school settings
Comfortable with utilization of technology in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

Evaluates student performance including but not limited to fine motor tasks, sensory impairments, perceptual motor skills, posture and movement.
Provides occupational therapy services to students to enable them to access the academic program in their educational setting.
Attends IEP meetings to report student progress and share present levels of performance.
Collects baseline data to create measurable IEP goals and objectives.
Regularly collects, maintains and reports data related to student’s IEP goals and benchmarks to promote student development.
Provides consultation and collaboration related to sensory-motor development and other identified developmental needs to students.
Maintains communication with families in order to provide information, coordinate programs, and coordinate community services.
Provides education, training, and support to families related to student programming needs, recommends adaptive equipment and individualized supports.
Maintains flexibility and collaborative nature at all times to ensure school programs align with changing regulations and requirements.
Provides student therapy to support the functional development and/or adaptations/modification in sensory, fine and/or gross motor domains.
Identify, evaluate and design adaptive equipment to assist students in self-care and academic activities
Works cooperatively with personnel and/or agencies providing services to the student or family.
Administer complete educationally related assessment including observations, record review, standardized/non standardized testing in areas of suspected disability, interpret results, provide a comprehensive written report and present findings at IEP meetings.
Visit students’ educational environments to assess adaptive equipment needs to allow eligible individuals to participate in educationally-relevant activities.
Input weekly IEP service tracking and meet all IEP timelines
Create and maintain notifications, records, files, and reports as required by federal, state, and SELPA regulations.
Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
Perform other related duties as required and assigned.