OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST 100%

Commission scolaire Riverside / Riverside School Board; Longueuil; On-site; CAD 57,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scheduled office hours

4-week summer holidays

2-week winter holiday break

March break

10 additional vacation days potential

Statutory holidays

Paid professional development

Job summary

Riverside School Board in Longueuil, Quebec, invites applications for a full-time occupational therapist to join the Complementary Services team immediately. The successful candidate will evaluate students’ development across motor, sensory, perceptual-cognitive, social, daily living, and domestic skills to guide rehabilitation needs and form treatment plans.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to create and review IEPs, prepare therapy materials, support teachers and parents, and lead

Qualifications

• Be a member of the Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec.

Responsibilities

• Develop an occupational therapy treatment/intervention plan to meet student needs.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to draft/review the student’s IEP and monitor progress.
• Prepare therapy materials and support teachers/parents to foster student readaptation.
• Conduct parent workshops with involvement from schools and health and social services network.
• Prepare and update student files and progress/diagnostic reports with recommendations.

Skills

Bilingual English/French

Education

Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec

Job description

Applications are invited for this supernumerary full-time position, starting immediately. The successful candidate will be a member of the Complementary Services team and will be responsible to the Director of Complementary Services.

We are currently a team of four dedicated Occupational Therapists. Flexibility, creativity, and collaboration make up part of our values. We meet regularly to review literature, hold case discussions, and develop projects. We are members of a professional network and actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.

In addition to this, we are provided with the following exceptional incentives:

• Scheduled office hours
• 4-week summer holidays
• 2-week winter holiday break
• March break
• The possibility of accumulating 10 additional vacation days
• Statutory holidays
• Paid professional development opportunities
• Retirement pension

ASSIGNMENT

The successful candidate will work with schools to provide universal adaptation measures to support class groups. They will act as a consultant for the school teams and will evaluate the student's development in different areas: fine and gross motor skills, sensory integration, perceptual-cognitive skills, social and rational aspect, daily living, and domestic activities; he or she analyzes the student's functioning difficulties and determines his or her rehabilitation needs. This will include:

• develop a treatment and intervention plan in occupational therapy to meet the student's needs;
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to draw up and review a student's individual education plan (including the treatment and intervention plan) and assess the progress;
• prepare materials necessary for individual or group therapy sessions. Provide support to teachers and parents to develop attitudes and skills fostering the student's readaptation;
• conduct workshops by offering support to groups of parents in conjunction with those involved in intervention efforts (i.e. schools, health and social services network);
• prepare and update files according to the standards related to the practice of the profession and the rules defined by the school board; prepare progress notes or evaluation, and include appropriate recommendation to support decision making. Prepare end-of-process and follow-up reports on interventions as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Be a member of the Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec.

ASSETS MAY INCLUDE

• Experience working in a school setting as part of a multi-disciplinary team would be an asset.
• Experience working with students who have severe behaviour difficulties would be an asset.
• Experience working with students who have sensory difficulties would be an asset.
• Excellent skills in both French and English, spoken and written.

ANNUAL SALARY

In accordance with the Professionals' Agreement: $57,492.00 to $105,469.00 (35-hour week), according to qualifications and experience.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE 4:00PM ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2026 THROUGH ATLAS WORKLAND.

The Riverside School Board thanks all applicants for their interest but will only contact those selected.

Riverside School Board has implemented an Equal Access Employment Program and encourages applications from women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, indigenous people and people with disabilities.