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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
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An Occupational Therapist helps patients with injuries, illnesses, and disabilities recover, improve, or develop skills needed for everyday activities. Assists people with mobility impairments to move easily around their homes; develops school and workplace settings that are accessible for individuals with physical or mental disabilities. May specialize in certain types of impairments or certain categories of patients.
$96,104 / year median in Massachusetts
+3% projected growth
Job Description
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Westfield Public Schools - 3.1 Westfield, MA Job Details Full-time $50,000 - $99,440 a year 1 day ago Qualifications Professional collaboration in IEP development Patients with physical disabilities Activities of daily living (ADL) training Student caseload management Special education assessments Caseload management Fine motor skill development Mid-level Assisting with ADLs Physical development (child development components) Special education diagnostic testing Collaboration with other professionals for student support Professional clinical test scoring Conducting training sessions as a therapist or counselor supervisor Developmental assessments in occupational therapy Team training Student treatment plans Care coordination meetings experience Child assessment Initial student evaluation for IEP development School systems occupational therapy Special education record keeping Patient rehabilitation Full Job DescriptionRESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of authorized administrators shall: Deliver direct service to children in the following areas: sensory motor development, physical rehabilitation, perceptual deficits, gross and fine motor coordination, activities of daily living. Evaluate referred students, score tests and write educationally relevant reports. Participate as a member of screening and evaluation teams. Attend case conferences on placement of individual students. Help develop Individual Educational Plans. Provide training to the appropriate persons to carry over therapy goals in the school setting. Maintain pertinent records on all referred students. Assign and supervise caseload and responsibilities of the COTA. Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the building principal or the Superintendent of Schools.Salary and terms of employment will be commensurate with the Westfield Public Schools Unit A contract. Salary placement will be determined by information contained in appropriate application with supporting documentation.
Performance on this position will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Westfield School Committee policy on evaluation. This position subject to funding.