Occupational Therapist (part time school)

Creative Speech Solutions; Summit (NJ); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k program

PTO

Medical insurance

Job summary

Creative Speech Solutions, LLC, a pediatric therapy center in Summit, NJ, is hiring part-time Occupational Therapists to join our growing team. OTs specialize in treating children with a wide variety of diagnoses and levels of functioning.

The duties include evaluations and direct therapy in a school-based setting, with one-on-one/group sessions. Responsibilities also involve writing notes, evaluations, reports, and collaborating on IEPs; additional tasks include home exercise programs and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Certification Examination for NBCOT (maintenance of registration).
• NJ State License and NJ BOE School Certificate.
• 2 years pediatric private practice or school experience preferred.
• Experience with sensory processing disorders and motor skills development.
• Excellent communication and teamwork with families and teachers.

Responsibilities

• Provide evaluations and direct therapy in a pediatric school setting.
• Conduct one-on-one and group sessions with children.
• Write daily notes, progress notes, and evaluations.
• Prepare reports and participate in treatment collaboration and case management.
• Develop and support IEPs, home exercise programs, and caretakers counseling.
• Collaborate with speech therapists, school therapists and teachers.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Patience and persistence

Education

Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy

NJ State License

NJ BOE School Certificate

Job description

Creative Speech Solutions, LLC (a pediatric therapy center located in Summit, NJ) is hiring
part-time Occupational Therapists to join our growing team.

Occupational therapists at Creative Speech Solutions (CSS) specialize in treating children with a wide variety of diagnoses and level of functioning. The duties of this position include providing evaluations and direct therapy for the pediatric population in a school-based setting. Treatment involves one-on-one/group sessions with children. The most common diagnoses treated are Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Apraxia, cerebral palsy, Global Developmental Delay, and Sensory Processing Disorder.

In addition to direct treatment, responsibilities could also include writing daily notes, progress notes, evaluations, report writing, treatment collaboration, case management, IEP development and adherence to all NJ state special education laws. Additional job description includes creating home exercise programs, counseling caretakers, and collaborating with speech therapists, school therapists, and teachers.

Candidates interested in this OT role at CSS are required to have the following:

• Master’s degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program
• Satisfactory completion of Certification Examination of National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists (Maintenance of registration required)
• NJ State License and NJ BOE School Certificate
• Minimum of two years of work experience in pediatric private practice and/or school setting preferred but not required.
• Candidates should be experienced in treating sensory processing disorders, motor planning difficulties, decreased strength, and gross motor skills, as well as visual motor and fine motor skills.
• Certification or continuing education in The Listening Program, Handwriting Without Tears, Visual Processing disorders, splints.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills and a strong desire to work with children with developmental disabilities
• Patience, persistence and ability to work independently and as an integral part of a team

• 401k program, PTO and medical benefits insurance available to eligible (based on # of hours working each week) employees.