OT Assessment Specialist - District-Wide

Cherry Creek Schools • Greenwood Village, CO

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About The Position

Provide assessment expertise to ensure student success and promote an exemplary
education program that fosters achievement for all students.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited college/university.
• Five (5) years of experience conducting special education evaluations.
• Experience in cross discipline assessment planning.
• Advanced knowledge of interventions to inform Response to Intervention (RtI) data decisions required for Specific Learning Disability identification.
• Advanced knowledge of assessments in discipline-specific areas of motor skills, cognition, social/emotional, communication, academics, or behavior (including adaptive behavior) across all levels and abilities.
• Advanced knowledge of assessments that are racially, culturally, and linguistically unbiased.
• Advanced parent/guardian interview and student observation skills.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced time management and planning skills.
• Ability to proficiently use technology.
• Ability to effectively engage staff, children, and their parents/guardians in the assessment process.
• Ability to engage in ongoing professional growth, including district professional activities.
• Demonstrate positive working relationships, including the ability to collaborate with special education teams, students, teachers, staff, parents/guardians, and administrators.
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire.
• Valid Colorado Special Education License (SPED Severe Needs Affective/BD, SPED Generalist, or SPED Specialist) OR a valid Colorado School Occupational Therapist License OR a valid Colorado School Speech Language Pathologist License.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in diverse educational environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial special education evaluations.
• Write evaluation reports for all initial eligibility meetings.
• Conduct initial eligibility meetings in conjunction with the building special education team.
• Confer with school special education teams to develop assessment plans for initial evaluations.
• Recommend IEP goals based on initial evaluation data.
• Conduct all private school and summer eligibility and IEP meetings, including annual reviews, reevaluations, and initial evaluations.
• Coach teams in Response to Intervention (RtI), assessment planning, evaluations, eligibility determination, and goal writing.
• Assist school teams with reevaluation assessments.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Our employee benefits package includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, long term disability, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance. Visit our website for full details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees