Occupational Therapist | Per Diem | Preschool & School Age

Brookville Center for Children's Services; New York; Presencial; USD 93 000 - 133 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive pay

New York State Sick Leave (NYSSL)

Wellness incentives

Resumo da oferta

Brookville Center for Children's Services in Nassau & Suffolk County seeks an Occupational Therapist to evaluate and provide therapy to children from birth to 3 with developmental delays. You will participate in planning meetings and communicate with families and other professional staff of assigned children.

Responsibilities include assessing needs, forming goals for IEP/IFSP, and developing activities tofacilitate motor control, fine motor, and sensory skills, while addressing behavioral needs

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• NYS Licensure and Registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Knowledge of anatomy and neuromotor development as normally taught in OT programs.
• One year of related work experience with preschool and school-age populations preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Assess students’ needs through formal and informal measures.
• Analyze assessment results to form diagnoses and objectives for IEP/IFSP goals.
• Develop and implement therapeutic activities to improve motor, sensory-motor and perceptual skills.
• Address behavioral needs using positive supports and behavior plans.
• Inform team of progress and provide home/school activity carryover guidance.
• Participate in conferences (parent, team, CPSE/CSE/IFSP) as assigned.
• Maintain professional standards in family interactions and progress reporting.

Conhecimentos

Student needs assessment

Family communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Therapy activity development

Formação académica

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Nassau & Suffolk County

12 Month School Calendar

In-Home/Community Hourly Rate: $82/Hour

Brookville Center for Children's Services provides home/community-based services for children from birth to 3 years of age with developmental delays or disabilities. Our mission is to educate and support children of all abilities.

We seek an Occupational Therapist to evaluate and provide occupational therapy services to children. You will participate in planning meetings in terms of children's needs, and communicate appropriately to families and other professional staff of assigned children.

We offer:

• Competitive pay
• New York State Sick Leave (NYSSL)
• Wellness incentives

In this role, you will:

• Assess students’ needs through a variety of formal and informal measures.
• Analyze assessment results to form appropriate diagnoses and generate objective goals for students’ IEP/IFSPs.
• Develop and implement appropriate therapeutic activities and strategies for the facilitation of motor control and developmental skills, including upper extremity functioning, fine motor development, sensory-motor, and perceptual skills.
• Address the behavioral needs of students through the use of positive behavior supports and adherence to students’ behavioral support plans.
• Inform team members of students’ progress on goals and provide activities to be carried over into the classroom/home environments.
• Participate in conferences, including parent, team, CPSE, CSE and/or IFSP meetings, as assigned (may include evening meetings).
• Maintain appropriate professional standards in interactions with families and ongoing contact with parents/guardians regarding students’ progress and intervention strategies.

We require:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program
• NYS Licensure and Registration as an Occupational Therapist
• Knowledge of basic anatomy and neuromotor development as normally acquired through completion of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
• A minimum of one (1) year of related work experience with preschool and school-age special needs populations preferred
• Physical capacity may include lifting and transferring of a child

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