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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

LeRoy LeRoy, KS

The Le Roy Central School District is seeking a 1.0FTE Occupational Therapist to lead the process in the development, implementation, and coordination of the occupational therapy program through the Special Education Department. Functioning as a member of the educational team, the occupational therapist is involved with screening, evaluation, educational program and transition planning, therapeutic intervention, and exit planning for students identified with or suspected of having disabilities that interfere with their school performance. Professional judgment and clinical knowledge are used to assist in the development of individualized programming based on occupational performance deficits in a wide variety of areas, such as personal care, student role, interaction skills, play, perceptual fine motor skills, handwriting, sensory processing, assistive technology, environmental modifications, and adaptive equipment use. Regular collaboration and coordination with other disciplines and services within the school setting is necessary in order to provide appropriate, best-practice occupational therapy services to students. Responsibilities include: Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery. Evaluates the student's ability and formulates the student's occupational profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observations, checklists, histories, and interviews. Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and challenges to student participation in the education environment; directs program development; and guides evidence-based intervention. Develops occupationally-based intervention plans based on student needs and evaluation results and provides those services through the IEP. Adapts and modifies the environment to meet individual needs and help students function as independently as possible; this may involve initial training of instructional staff for consistency and safe use of equipment. Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals. Within the IEP process, monitors and reassesses the effects of occupational therapy intervention and the need to continue, modify, or discontinue services. Interaction with Committees on Special Education. Establish and maintain professional working relationships with school professionals, families, and students. Maintain licensure through ongoing professional education. Documents occupational therapy service to ensure accountability of service provision and to meet standards for NYSED and Medicaid reimbursement of services, as appropriate. The above examples of duties are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Le Roy Central School District requires the following at the time of application: Completed Online Application Resume Cover Letter Copies of certifications and registrations or verification from the TEACH website College transcripts At least three recent professional letters of recommendation Method - All required information should be filed electronically through the online web recruitment system. If your references are sealed, check to see if your college can upload to our system by checking the link on our home page. If your college is not listed, you may have confidential references e-mailed to [email protected], or mailed to: Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, Attn: Human Resources (OWR), 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport, NY 14559. Please note: The successful candidate will need to complete a Genesee County Civil Service Application prior to appointment. Minimum Requirements: Civil Service eligibility as an Occupational Therapist. Licensed and currently registered by the New York State Department of Education as an Occupational Therapist. Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution. Experience with Special and General Education populations preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr