School Occupational Therapist

Legacy Traditional Schools•Las Vegas, NV

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Legacy Traditional Schools is seeking a passionate Occupational Therapist to provide services to eligible students in alignment with their IEP. This role involves conducting evaluations to qualify and/or dismiss students from school-based OT services. The position supports multiple Legacy Traditional School campuses in Nevada, including Cadence in Henderson, North Valley in North Las Vegas, and Southwest in Las Vegas. The company emphasizes a positive and powerful energy that ignites a desire to be the best, inspires others, and fuels career aspirations. They focus on changing lives through education, cultivating bright minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding values, and engaging positively with students, parents, and communities.

Requirements

Master’s Degree
Certification and Licensure as an Occupational Therapist
Previous COTA supervision experience
Must pass a criminal history background check

Responsibilities

Screen students referred with motor or sensory concerns.
Conduct evaluations of students suspected of having motor, visual motor, sensory, sensorimotor, and/or neurodevelopmental delays or disorders.
Prepare evaluation reports in alignment with required timelines.
Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team by documenting needs, creating goals, and defining services for students eligible for school-based occupational therapy services as a related service.
Prepare progress reports on a quarterly basis.
Maintain documentation of OT services provided to students through IEPPRO Session Tracking.
Create lesson plans and facilitate individual and/or group therapy activities to target IEP goals, using curriculum-based materials and content whenever possible.
Consult with teachers regarding accommodations, student needs, instructional strategies, and necessary equipment or support for students in speech or being referred to OT.
Participate in department training and meetings as required by Director.
Supervise COTA staff.
Be able to work at multiple school sites.
Other duties as assigned by the Special Education Director.