Occupational Therapist

Illinois School District U46; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois School District U46 in Illinois seeks an Occupational Therapist to support students under physician orders. You will assess educational needs, plan therapeutic goals, and deliver services within the Health Services department.

Qualifications include Illinois Certification for Occupational Therapy and experience with pediatric school-based therapy. The role involves collaboration in IEP meetings, documentation, and program management for a 10-month contract.

Qualifications

• Appropriate Illinois certification for Occupational Therapy.
• Possess the ability to work with a variety of students.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and written.

Responsibilities

• Assessments: Complete screening or 'Request for Therapy Assistance' as asked by the educational team; selects, administers, interprets assessments to determine functional skill level of students; generates written reports for initial, reevaluation and annual progress; presents reports at IEP meetings; establishes and updates goals.
• Service Delivery: Implements educationally relevant services for assigned caseload; participates in team/IEP meetings; ensures equipment is fitted; conducts safety checks; shares and utilizes work area cooperatively.
• Program Administration: Maintains weekly schedule; updates caseload monthly; maintains student files and attendance/progress records; requests equipment/materials; updates inventory; completes My Service Tracker and Time Study as required.
• Consultation: Provides in-service training and reports for teachers, staff, parents; writes consultation reports and classroom programs; promotes positive atmosphere.

Education

Illinois certification for Occupational Therapy

Job description

Position / Title: Occupational Therapist

Bargaining Unit: NON-UNION

Department / Location: Health Services

Work Days: 192

Reports To: Health Services Supervisor

JD Revision Date: 06/12/2023

Supervises: N/A

Function / Position Summary

Toworkwithparents,studentsandstaffinordertoidentify,evaluateand remediate educationally relevant therapy based upon a physician's written orders.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Assessments:Completesscreeningor"RequestforTherapyAssistance"asaskedbythe educational team.Selects, administers and interprets assessments to determine functional skill level of students.Generates a written report for initial, reevaluation and annual progress reports in a timely manner and presents reports at IEP meetings. Establishes students' goals and benchmarks and updates benchmarks according to Special Education guidelines
• Service Delivery:Implements educationally relevant services for assigned caseload. Actively participates in team meetings, IEP meetings and student community appointments as indicated.Ensures equipment is properly fitted to students and in good workingorder.Completessafetychecksperdepartmentalguidelines.Organizes,shares and utilizes work area cooperatively.
• Program Administration and Management:Prepares and efficiently manages a weekly schedule.Updates student caseload on department database monthly.Maintains completeworking studentfilesperdepartmentalguidelines.Maintainsarecordkeeping system for student attendance and progress.Evaluates the need for and requests equipment and materials necessary for safe service delivery.Updates inventory of equipmentandsuppliesusedinprogrammingondepartmentdatabase.CompletesMy Service Tracker and Time Study as required.
• Consultation:Provides in-service training and information for teachers, staff members and parents, according to program needs.Provides written consultation reports and classroomprogramsforindividualstudents,asneeded.Promotesapositiveatmosphere for constructive interchange and problem resolution.
• Professional Responsibilities and Development:Represents Therapy Services in a professional and knowledgeable manner.Completes annual Therapist professional development plan and reviews with Department Supervisor.Attends and is proactively involved in departmental staff meetings.Participates in at least 2 departmental and/or districtcommittees.Establishesandmaintainseffectiveworkingrelationships.Pursues ongoing professional development.
• Watchesforstudentbehaviorthatmayindicateaproblem(e.g.,profanity,teasing, bullying, distress, etc.). Intervenes and/or reports concerns to an administration.

Education

• Appropriate IllinoiscertificationforOccupationalTherapy

Experience / Knowledge

• Possess the ability to work with a variety of students.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and written.
• Demonstrates flexibility with job responsibilities.
• Able to function with minimal supervision
• Completed an accredited college program and maintains an Illinois State professional license in Occupational Therapy.
• Previous Pediatric School based or clinic based occupational therapy position or field work experience is preferred.

Physical Demands

• Required prolonged sitting or standing.
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects or materials.
• Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching.

Terms of Employment

• This is a 10-month position.
• The salary range for this position is $66,260.00 - $99,391.00. Our typical practice is to hire in between the minimum and midpoint $82,826.00.
• Benefit / Pension eligible, see attachment.