SPED Teacher - ECE Occupational Therapist
About The Position
Responsible for providing Occupational Therapy Services to students who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) so that the child may benefit from the educational process and achieve reasonable function within the limits of their disability. The position promotes good community relations among community and school clientele, maintains needed equipment and supplies in accordance with department guidelines, and follows District and Occupational Therapy Department guidelines and protocols. The Occupational Therapist provides direct and indirect intervention in educational settings and works as part of a multidisciplinary team with parents, support services, educational staff, and administrators. The position contributes to IEP evaluations, goals, objectives, and relevant accommodations or modifications; conducts screenings and evaluations; provides reports and maintains ongoing student records; and supports school personnel in recognizing and addressing motor, visual-motor, sensory-motor, and visual-perceptual deficits that may affect students' education. The role also shares information about community agencies and services, collaborates with outside providers as appropriate, and documents assigned health-related services in the District's Medicaid documentation system.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.
- CPR/First Aid Certification from the American Heart Association.
- NBCOT Certification from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
- Occupational Therapy Registration with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs (DORA).
- Special Services Provider License from the Colorado Department of Education.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct and indirect occupational therapy intervention in educational settings, as appropriate.
- Serve on multidisciplinary teams in cooperation with parents, support services, educational staff, and administrators.
- Participate in IEP evaluations and the development of goals, objectives, and accommodations or modifications relevant to students' educational needs.
- Conduct screenings and evaluations to help identify physical and motor deficits that may affect a student's functioning in a school environment.
- Provide assessment information to parents and educational staff to support program development for students with identified motor needs.
- Prepare reports and maintain ongoing records for students receiving occupational therapy intervention.
- Guide teachers and other personnel in observing fine- and gross-motor, visual-motor, sensory-motor, and visual-perceptual deficits that may interfere with education.
- Serve as a resource to school staff on motor and perceptual topics, including through staff awareness and in-service training.
- Share information about available community agencies and services, and collaborate with outside agencies or service providers when relevant.
- Document assigned health-related services in the designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program.
- Develop and promote good community relations among community and school clientele.
- Requisition and maintain needed equipment and supplies in accordance with department guidelines.
- Adhere to District and Occupational Therapy Department guidelines and protocols.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- District-paid and voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary critical illness and accident insurance
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Voluntary 401(k), 403(b), and 457 retirement plan options
- Paid sick time
- Paid personal time
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Job Type
Full-time
