OT Assessment Specialist - District-Wide

Cherry Creek • 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

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• health savings accounts
• flexible spending accounts
• life insurance
• accidental death and dismemberment
• long term disability
• critical illness insurance
• accident insurance

What This Job Offers

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