Occupational Therapist/COTA - Extended School Year (ESY) Multiple Positions

Yorktown Central School Dist; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A school district in Texas is seeking multiple Occupational Therapists/COTAs for the Extended School Year program. Responsibilities include developing and coordinating therapy programs, conducting assessments, and providing evidence-based interventions to students with disabilities. The position requires a NYS Professional License and offers a salary range of $70,000 - $120,000 based on a 1/200th hourly rate of 2026/2027 salary. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on student success in an educational setting.

Qualifications

• NYS Professional License as an Occupational Therapist or Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant.
• Successful prior experience for the appropriate grade level preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the occupational therapy program.
• Collaborate with staff for student performance assessments.
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Occupational therapy theories

Effective communication skills

Assessment tools selection

Knowledge of disabilities

Cooperative relationship building

Education

NYS Professional License as an Occupational Therapist

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Job description

Occupational Therapist/COTA - Extended School Year (ESY) Multiple Positions JobID: 2562

Position Type: Pupil Personnel Services/ Occupational Therapist

Date Posted: 3/15/2026

Location: High School

Date Available: 07/01/2026

Occupational Therapists/COTAs (multiple positions)
Extended School Year 7/1/26-8/11/26
Yorktown High School

Job Title: Occupational Therapists/COTAs Job Category: Educ Support TACOE

Department/Group: PPS

Job Description

Provide mandated occupational therapy services

Job Summary

Under the general supervision of the Director of Pupil Services, lead the process in the development, implementation, and coordination of the school district's occupational therapy program for students with disabilities or physical/mental impairments by developing individualized programming based on occupational performance deficits activities of daily living, including personal care, interaction skills, community integration, work, and communication.

Minimum Qualifications

• NYS Professional License as an Occupational Therapist or Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Successful prior experience for the appropriate grade level preferred.

Primary Activities

• Develops, implements and coordinates the school district's occupational therapy program within the school district, including philosophy, vision, procedures and goals.
• Screens, evaluates and monitors students with disabilities or physical mental impairments for the purpose of providing educational programs, therapeutic intervention, and transition and exit planning and enhancing their ability to perform activities of daily living or participate in desired occupations.
• Collaborates with staff to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, as well as student outcomes.
• Evaluates the student's ability and formulates the student's occupational profile, providing written reports that reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment and guides evidence-based intervention.
• Participates in the development of Individualized Education Programs.
• Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment.
• Assesses the need for assistive technology and equipment and makes recommendations for its use at school to help students function as independently as possible.
• Documents occupational therapy services, and maintains records in accordance with school district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations.
• Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistants as needed.
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts continuing education for school staff, parents, and students.
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research, and by maintaining professional relationships.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Principal and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent.
  Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and use of occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence-based practice to guide intervention decisions.
• Knowledge of human development throughout the life span and integrates with student's unique developmental status.
• Knowledge of the influence of disabilities, socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors on student's ability to participate in occupations.
• Knowledge of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Section 504, and other federal and state laws and regulations regarding education and students and physical therapy practice in schools.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Skill in selecting and providing a wide range of intervention strategies and monitoring their effectiveness.
• Effective computer skills as needed for work (e.g., ability to effective use Microsoft Office suite).
• Ability to determine the need for an occupational therapy evaluation and to select and administer appropriate assessment tools to evaluate the student.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.
• The noise level in the work environment is typical for a school environment.
• The manager continuously interacts with the public and other staff and frequently meets multiple demands from several people.
• Work generally performed indoors.

Salary

1/200th hourly rate of 2026/2027 salary; range: $70,000 - $120,000