Occupational Therapist

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services; Round Rock (TX); Hybrid; USD 115,734,000 - 132,210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BTCS tenure differential

Bilingual pay differential

Hybrid service delivery

Job summary

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services is seeking an Occupational Therapist to support infants, toddlers, and families across home, daycare, and community settings. The role offers a hybrid in-person and telehealth model to empower families in natural environments.

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to create personalized treatment plans, track progress, and apply trauma-informed care principles to foster meaningful family connections and child growth.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited college or university.
• Current licensure to practice occupational therapy in Texas.
• Valid Texas driver's license.
• Knowledge of and experience working with infants and toddlers with developmental needs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with families and team members to evaluate needs, develop personalized treatment plans, and track progress.
• Use Coaching Model to let families lead in their child's development and integrate interventions into daily activities.
• Provide trauma-informed care and build meaningful connections with families.

Skills

Family coaching

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Trauma-informed care

Education

Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

As an Occupational Therapist you will work with infants, toddlers, and their families, empowering them to overcome challenges and unlock new opportunities for growth in their childs development. You will be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team of Early Interventionist, speech, occupational and physical therapist, that provides direct occupational intervention to families of children with a diagnosed disability or developmental delay. Your services will have a strong focus on building relationships with families to help children succeed in their natural environments, whether thats at home, daycare, or in community settings. Plus, you will connect with families and provide support through a hybrid model of in-person and/or telehealth services.

What Youll Do:

• Collaborate with Families and Team Members: Work alongside families, doctors, other professionals and community partners to evaluate needs, develop personalized treatment plans, and track progress. You'll help the whole family gain the tools to assist their child with meeting their full potential.
• Use Creative Coaching Strategies: Implement the Coaching Model, which lets families take the lead in their childs development, ensuring that interventions are personalized and integrated into everyday activities.
• Trauma-Informed Care: Approach every interaction with empathy and respect, using Trauma-Informed Care principles to create a safe and supportive environment for families. This role isnt just about providing services, its about making meaningful connections, sparking creative solutions, and helping families navigate their unique journeys in a way that works for them. If you're a self-starter with a knack for thinking outside the box, we want you to help families shine!

Location: Williamson County

Hourly Salary Range: $40.39 - $46.14

Differential Detail

• $1.00 per hour - 2 Years Previous Experience
• Up to $4.00 per hour - BTCS Tenure
• $-.75 per hour - Bilingual

Join our dynamic and enthusiastic Team dedicated to continuously improving the health and independence of the persons we serve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited college or university.
• Current licensure to practice occupational therapy in Texas.
• Valid Texas drivers license.
• Knowledge of and experience working with infants and toddlers with developmental needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience providing occupational therapy to young children and coaching families
• 1+ years of experience providing feeding therapy to infants, toddlers, and young children and coaching their families.
• Comprehensive knowledge of typical and atypical development in children birth to three years old
• Comprehensive knowledge of childhood conditions that relate to the provision of occupational therapy services: sensory processing impairments, autism, feeding difficulties, motor delays and dysfunction, and other conditions
• Comprehensive knowledge of and understanding of team and family dynamics.
• Ability to contribute as a leader and facilitator on teams which include parents, caregivers, and other professional staff.
• Ability to perform under minimal supervision with considerable requirements for initiative, discretion, independent thought, judgment and self-motivation in matters of significance to families as well as the agency.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, time management/organization skills, and basic computer skills.
• Ability to independently conduct discussions and formulate recommendations which commit the agency financially
• Ability to comprehend and adhere to family-centered, activity-based early intervention practices.
• Ability to work sensitively with families from a variety of cultural orientations.