Job Title: Occupational Therapist |
Reports to (Title): Director of Special Services |
Terms of Employment:
Licensed Professionals Salary Scale
Hours per week: 32
FLSA Status: Exempt |
General Summary: |
Under general supervision provides needed therapeutic services to help students achieve mastery of educational goals, access to and/or participation in all required and desired school-related activities, and the maximum independent function practicable for meeting identified needs and attaining desired outcomes. Conducts assessments, designs or provides adaptive equipment or devices, observes and documents student progress and abilities, and provides direct therapy/exercise/intervention. |
Essential Functions: |
- Supports and upholds the mission, vision and strategic goals of Lexington County School District One.
- Effectively interacts, communicates and collaborates with all stakeholders.
- Establishes a safe, supportive, positive and productive working and learning environment.
- Provides occupational therapy services to all appropriate students on a district-wide basis which may include providing exercise and intervention programs, individual therapy sessions, group therapy sessions, and consultative and monitoring services.
- Evaluates new students using standardized and/or non-standardized assessment measures as appropriate; reevaluates students receiving therapy using standardized and/or non-standardized assessment measures as appropriate; determines the individual needs of each student, their strengths and challenges, and the type of program best suited to their individual needs.
- Plans therapeutic activities for students designed to improve areas of challenge and/or teach adaptive strategies to assist them in mastering IEP (Individualized Education Program) goals.
- Provides instruction to students in adaptive techniques and therapeutic activities.
- Prepares and maintains records of students' activities in treatment sessions, progress evaluations, annual progress reports, and annual re-evaluations as appropriate.
- Obtains, designs, and/or constructs adaptive equipment and devices as needed for the provision of therapy, or to assist students to participate more fully in their education through adaptive measures.
- Observes student activity and progress in regular and special education classroom settings; consults with other therapists, physicians, parents, teachers, administrators, other school staff, and professionals from other agencies, as appropriate, concerning students' progress and needs.
- Participates in IEP meetings, providing expert opinion from an OT perspective, and playing an an integral role in the team process to design appropriate individual education programs.
- Interacts with teachers, teacher assistants, and other school staff as appropriate, to discuss student needs, progress, and programs.
- Interacts and maintains professional relationships with school staff, parents, physicians, other therapists, and professionals from other agencies.
- Operates and/or utilizes various types of equipment, machinery and tools such as a copier, computer, therapy equipment and tools, etc.
- Maintains confidentiality of personally identifiable information on students.
- Insures the obtainment of informed consent from parents/guardians (and/or students, as appropriate) prior to the provision of occupational therapy evaluation and/or treatment.
- Participates in all professional meetings and training sessions as required.
- Effectively uses personal technology devices and software applications for the management of pertinent information and communication.
- Performs other related duties as required.
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Minimum Education/Work Experience: |
- Bachelor's or master's degree in occupational therapy; pediatric experience preferred
- Certification through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
- Valid state licensure as an occupational therapist through the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (SCLLR)
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Knowledge/Skills: |
Knowledge of the policies, procedures, and activities of the school district that pertain to the specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Knowledge of school policies, procedures, and operations. Ability to demonstrate proper maintenance, safe operation, and utilization of equipment, materials, and supplies used in daily activities. Ability to maintain high standards of accuracy in exercising duties. Ability to anticipate work to be completed and to complete work without the need for direct supervision. Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee and student records and information. Ability to interact and communicate effectively and professionally with supervisors, co-workers, teachers, students, and the general public. |
Working Conditions: |
Work is conducted in a designated therapy room, the classroom environment, about the school campus, at the site of school related activities, and/or in the student’s home. Exposure to discomforting and potentially dangerous conditions/diseases is possible. Frequent contact with students having acute and/or chronic, contagious or non-contagious illness/condition is possible. Contact with students with behavioral challenges is possible. The ability for heavy physical exertion is required to lift and move, or assist with the transfer of, students weighing in excess of 200 pounds. Local travel is required; no overnight travel required. This position serves students aged 3-21 years. |
Responsibility: |
Supervises students during therapeutic interventions. No budgetary responsibility. No direct supervisory responsibility of other staff persons. |
Evaluation: |
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the school board’s policy on evaluation of certified personnel. |
Disclaimer Statement: |
This job description is not intended as a complete listing of job duties. The incumbent is responsible for the performance of other related duties as assigned/required. |