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• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) On the Job Training/WIOA Position To be considered for this job WIOA eligibility must be determined.

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Therapy Team

• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

Full-time:

40 hrs/wk

FLSA Status :

Hourly/Non-Exempt Schedule:

Monday

• Friday.

Follows the 170 day school calendar.

Hours:

8:00am

• 4:30pm with a 30 minute non-paid lunch. (Negotiable) ____________________________________________________________________________ Our Mission Life Skills Academy is a private school serving grades Pre-K
• 12th. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization whose mission is to provide education, therapy, life skills, career training, and job placement opportunities for students with diverse and special needs. Because we know children learn by example, our goal at OCCA is for team members to create an atmosphere for students which includes the "5 Cs":
• Community
• a warm, friendly environment
• Compassion
• acceptance of those with unique abilities
• Courage
• empowerment to make good choices
• Curiosity
• healing through learning
• Creativity
• freedom to explore life skills Requirements for this Position Team members must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily.

This job description is not meant to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position. Other duties may be assigned which are not listed to serve the needs of the school out of business necessity. Essential Functions of this Job

• Provides rehabilitative services to children with mental, physical, emotional, or developmental impairments under the direction of licensed occupational therapist.
• Follows treatment plan developed in collaboration with occupational therapist by teaching and providing techniques to assist the children to perform activities required by daily life.
• Monitors activities to make sure they are performed correctly and provides encouragement, bringing treatment that is not having the intended effect to the attention of the therapist.
• Maintains patient occupational therapy records by recording client's progress for use by the occupational therapist.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and alerting supervisor when in need of repairs.
• Utilizes authorization logs provided by the Director of Therapy to plan a daily schedule of billable therapy meeting or exceeding 22 units.
• Completes all required documentation in a timely manner
• therapy notes, ISP input, comments for report cards, etc.
• Becomes familiar with students' ISP goals in order to consult with teachers regularly regarding methods or strategies to target those goals.
• Provides input for the annual ISP document regarding a student's performance on their previous goals and make suggestions for future goals (if applicable).
• Attends ISP meetings as requested
• Initiates and participate in collaboration with teachers as necessary
• Assists students with self-care: toileting, feeding, etc. Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
• Minimum requirement of an associate degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Current Licensure for COTA in the State of Florida Work Context
• Requires sitting, standing, walking and moving about to coordinate work.
• Requires the use of alternative communication systems, such as computers, software, electronic mail, and telephones.
• Requires coordination of work tasks to establish priorities, set goals and meet deadlines.
• Requires face-to-face virtual discussions and contact with individuals and/or teams.
• Requires work with students, internal and external contacts, parents, and with the public. Physical Environment
• Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions, and outdoors for dining and some classes.
• Requires sitting, standing and the ability to lift, carry, move and/or position objects frequently weighing up to 20 pounds and infrequently weighing more than 20 pounds.