Occupational Therapist

About the role

JOB SUMMARY You will provide services to children ages 3-5 in a multidisciplinary team approach. You have a valid NYS license and NPI number. This is a full time, 35 hour position.

ABOUT YOU You will provide services based on a child's Individual Educational Plan. Progress notes, evaluations and annual reports. You are good at communication and interaction with children, as well as their parents.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Evaluate children in area of expertise for initial / requested / annual evaluation as per CPSE.

• Complete IEP's for children evaluated

• Develop a weekly therapy schedule for children on caseload to meet each child's IEP therapeutic mandates

• Follow schedule for individual/small group therapy sessions

• Provide and implement well planned therapeutic activities that encompass using a multitude of learning opportunities for children requiring services as recommended on the IEP

• Review therapeutic goals and objectives for children to ensure continuity in therapy activities

• Maintain accurate attendance records, files and paperwork (session notes, progress reports, etc.) for each child on caseload

• Complete required paperwork in a timely manner (evaluations, IEP's, quarterly progress reports, session notes, etc.)

• Participate in team meetings to make recommendations for development of IEP

• Participate in team case conference meetings to review and update student intervention strategies

• Establish and maintain professional communication with parents (notebooks, phone, etc) keeping them informed of their child's progress, activities, and needs

• Participate in parent-teacher conferences twice yearly, or as needed, to review IEP goals/objectives and school performance

• Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of children at all times

• Provide and ensure appropriate, language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy

• Prepare and maintain a safe clean, and well-organized learning environment

• Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations is followed

• Assist in planning school wide events

• Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues

• Maintain a high standard of classroom intervention by training classroom staff in area of expertise

• Attend weekly staff meetings, in-service training and on and offsite professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar

• Keep Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child's progress, or extra ordinary circumstances