Bulletin 2631 Occupational Therapist for the Braintree Public Schools
On-site · Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Occupational Therapist needed for Braintree Public Schools to provide school-based OT services in elementary and middle school levels. Responsibilities include conducting evaluations across muscle tone, mobility, orthopedic needs, movement analysis, sensory processing, and daily living skills; developing and implementing IEPs; completing progress notes and discharge planning; collaborating with teachers, families, and administrators; and maintaining professional competency through CEU/workshops. Ideal candidates will have OT theory and practice knowledge, sensory integration familiarity, data-informed practice, and strong communication and collaboration skills.
Required Qualifications
- Complete an accredited Occupational Therapy program and fieldwork resulting in licensure by the Allied Board of Health in Massachusetts
- Maintain certification as an Occupational Therapist by the NBCOT
- Demonstrate understanding of strategies to support fine motor, regulation, sensory strategies for students with autism, developmental delays, specific learning disabilities, behavior disorders, complex medical profiles, feeding disorders
- Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of colleagues, parents, families, and community members
- Show commitment to serving a diverse student population
- Dedication to ongoing professional development and improvement of practice
- Adherence to a high level of professional and ethical standards
- Complete thorough evaluations in muscle tone, range of motion/mobility, orthopedic needs, movement analysis, perceptual/fine motor skills, sensory motor processing, and functional skills of daily living
- Develop and implement IEPs to meet individual needs of the child that provide appropriate Intervention and treatment
- Complete progress notes
- Discharge planning and related documentation
- Communication/collaboration between teachers, paraeducators, related service providers, families, and administrators
- Maintain professional clinical competency by attending CEU in-services and workshops
- Other duties as assigned by the building principal or administrator
- Ideal candidates demonstrate knowledge of occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of sensory integration theory and practice preferred
- Knowledge of human development
- Ability to articulate the role of occupational therapy in the evaluation, intervention planning, and treatment process
- Ability to collect, present, and analyze data to inform practice and assess treatment outcomes
- Ability to analyze tasks relative to areas of academic performance and school-based activities
- Ability to recognize performance deficits in the areas of personal care, student role/interaction skills, processing skills, play, community integration, and written communication
- Skill in gathering screening and evaluation data, completing checklists, histories, and interviews
- Ability to select, adapt, and sequence relevant tasks and purposeful activities that support intervention goals
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