Occupational Therapist (Apply directly with SkyView Academy - DO NOT apply with DCSD online)

Douglas County School District

7d•$62,150 - $131,345•Onsite

About The Position

SkyView Academy is seeking an Occupational Therapist (OT) to support students across all grade levels (K-12). The OT will focus on developing fine motor, visual motor, and gross motor skills as they relate to school performance. This role also involves providing tools and resources to assess and support students' sensory needs in the classroom and school environment, and may facilitate self-help skill development to promote independence in school-based activities. The Occupational Therapist will serve students requiring universal, targeted, and intensive intervention, demonstrating knowledge of occupational strategies to support student access to the learning environment. They will incorporate consistent behavior management, provide consultation and therapy support for developmental needs, and conduct assessments and research-based interventions for students with suspected motor skill impairments or sensory processing differences. A key part of the role involves collaborating to design Individual Education Programs (IEPs) with evidence-based instruction to support academic growth, social relationships, communication, and behavior. Effective case management, strong communication skills, and the ability to build cooperative relationships with school personnel, students, and parents are essential. The OT will also build and maintain strong personal relationships with parents, teachers, students, and community partners, and communicate regularly with the Director of Student Support Services, collaborating with the student support services team and MTSS teams.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
Hold a Special Services License through the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).
Current certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
Licensed as an occupational therapist with the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).
CPR/First Aid Certification - American Heart Association
DORA registration for Occupational Therapy - Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs
NBCOT Certification - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
Special Service Provider License - Occupational Therapist - Colorado Department of Education
Bachelor's Degree: Occupational Therapy (Required)

Nice To Haves

Exceptional leaders, communicators, and enthusiastic about the SkyView charter school model.
Passion for working in a whole-school culture that provides appropriate structure for grades preschool-12.
Precise, persuasive, and effective interpersonal communication and writing skills.
Entrepreneurial attitude with solid decision-making skills.
Accountable for their own actions and decisions as well as comfortable holding others accountable for theirs.
Dedication to being a respectable leader and role model at the school and within the community.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge of occupational strategies to support the development of student access to the learning environment.
Incorporate consistent behavior management within the context of the general education and special education classroom.
Provide consultation and occupational therapy support for the developmental needs of school-aged children and adolescents.
Responsible for assessing and providing research-based intervention to students with a suspected fine-motor, visual-motor, and/or gross-motor skill impairment, as well as students with sensory processing differences.
Work collaboratively to design Individual Education Programs (IEP) that implement evidence-based, differentiated, and innovative instruction to support academic growth, positive social relationships, functional communication, and positive behavior for learning to promote educational access.
Demonstrate effective case management skills; effective written and oral communication skills; the ability to establish and maintain effective cooperative relationships with school personnel, students, and parents; demonstrated understanding and empathy necessary for working with students and their families; demonstrated ability and desire to function as a team member.
Build and maintain strong personal relationships with parents, teachers, students, and community partners.
Communicate regularly with the Director of Student Support Services and collaborate with the student support services team regarding student progress and instructional needs.
Partner with K-12 MTSS teams to add strategies and ideas.
Provides reports and maintain ongoing records on those students receiving O.T. intervention.
Shares information about agencies and services available in the community as appropriate. Collaborate with outside agencies/service providers when relevant.
Guides teachers and other involved personnel in observing fine and gross motor, visual-motor, sensory motor, and visual perceptual deficits which may be interfering in the educational process of a student. Serves as a resource to school staff members on these topics and may include increasing staff awareness and in servicing staff members.
Documents health related services in Designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program.
Provides direct and indirect O.T. intervention where appropriate in the educational setting.
Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team working in cooperation with parents, other support services, educational staff and administration personnel. Participates in the development of the IEP evaluation, goals and objectives, and accommodations/modifications which are relevant to a child’s needs in the educational environment.
Performs screenings and evaluations to assist in the identification of physical/motor deficits that may be impacting the child’s ability to function in a school environment. Provides information from assessments that will assist the parents and the educational staff in the development of programs for individuals who have identified needs in the motor area.

Benefits

health insurance
vision insurance
dental insurance
health savings account (HSA)
flexible spending accounts (FSA)
District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
short and long-term disability
critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
employee assistance program (EAP)
voluntary 401(k)
403(b)
457 retirement plan options