Upper School Occupational Therapist

The Quad Preparatory School • New York, NY

12h • $69,000 - $98,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Quad Preparatory School Upper School Occupational Therapist Opening for the 2025-26 School Year At Quad Prep, we are on a mission — to transform the lives of neurodiverse, twice-exceptional people by redefining the experience of school. Through the collective, collaborative, and empathic work of our teachers and clinicians, we are empowering our students to engage with the exciting and wonderful diversity of this world. As we enter our 13th year, we are excited to welcome fellow innovators and collaborative colleagues to our team to be a part of this inspiring and impactful mission. At Quad Prep, a New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) Accredited School, we are eager to create challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students, to seek diverse perspectives, and to work together to continuously refine and redefine best practices in neurodiverse education. The Quad Preparatory School actively seeks to advance diversity through its programs and hiring. The Quad Preparatory School is looking for a full-time occupational therapist to join our team of clinicians in our Upper School division. The occupational therapist works with a caseload of students in 6th-12th grade. Clinical services in our Upper School are provided in a highly collaborative and integrated manner so as to generalize skills for success in natural and nuanced environments. Occupational therapists have the opportunity to receive mentorship from senior clinicians, as well as through our consultative services provided by Special Programs in Occupational Therapy Services (SPOTS), a highly-regarded practice in New York City.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy
• Valid OTR/L in the State of New York
• Experience working with children with varying learning needs
• Passion for working with children
• Desire and ability to work with students with special needs
• Ability to connect with middle and high school- age children
• Knowledge of various clinical interventions and use of a collaborative approach to meet the unique needs of each child
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• A solid understanding of adolescent children’s academic, social, and emotional development
• Attention to detail
• Maintaining confidentiality and privacy
• Ethical conduct
• Time management and the ability to multitask
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Patience and flexibility

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with twice-exceptional youth
• Experience with adolescent population

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group occupational therapy services to students within a collaborative and integrated school model
• Provide graphomotor, sensory, and visual-spatial skill building interventions in creative ways
• Facilitate groups focused on building independence in activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and pre-vocational skills.
• Provide support to other clinical and academic staff to integrate occupational therapy goals and individualized sensory regulation strategies into other contexts throughout the school day
• Collaborate with other clinical and academic staff to integrate explicit instruction in executive functioning skills throughout the school day
• Participate in and/or lead aspects of health and wellness classes as assigned
• Participate in calls with outside providers and parents as needed and at a minimum of once per month
• Meet with parents/guardians to provide feedback on students’ progress as needed and at minimum at scheduled parent-teacher conferences
• Record clinical progress for each student
• Participate in weekly Psychosocial team meetings with all faculty and staff
• Actively participate in supervision sessions with direct supervisor
• Competently utilize Google Suite, in particular Google Drive and Docs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Student Loan repayment
• Retirement Plan contribution
• Group Life Plan
• Disability Insurance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• pre-tax transit, and dependent care (DC FSA) accounts
• a 401K match
• full tuition waiver for candidates wishing to participate in our annual Certificate Program in Meeting the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Students

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level