Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor - FT40

Keiser University; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Keiser University in Tampa seeks an Occupational Therapy instructor to deliver education services to students through course planning, delivering courses, monitoring progress, advising students, and recording grades.

Requirements include licensure in the United States and a bachelor’s degree from a USDE-accredited institution; licensed or regulated OT/OTA status in the program’s state; and documented expertise in teaching responsibilities and student well-being.

Qualifications

• Must have a US licensure or regulation as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in the United States.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree from a USDE-accredited institution; degrees not limited to OT.
• Must be licensed or regulated in the state where the program is located if required by that state's jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Deliver education services to students through: preparing course plans/materials, delivering courses, monitoring progress/attendance, advising students, recording grades and submitting reports.

Skills

Course planning

Student advising

Instruction delivery

Grading and reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher from USDE-accredited institution

Job description

Instructors are responsible for leveraging their expertise to deliver education services to students through:

• Preparing course plans and materials
• Delivering courses
• Monitoring progress/attendance
• Advising students
• Recording grades and submitting reports

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

• Currently licensed or otherwise regulated in the state or jurisdiction as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in the United States jurisdiction.
• All full-time faculty who are occupational therapy practitioners teaching in the program must hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE-recognized institutional accrediting agency. The degrees are not limited to occupational therapy.
• Must have a license in the state where the program is located if required by the state's jurisdiction or must be otherwise regulated in the jurisdiction as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.
• Faculty who are not occupational therapy practitioners and teaching in the occupational therapy assistant program must be licensed or otherwise regulated as required by their profession.
• Documented current expertise in their assigned area(s) of teaching responsibility and student advisement, including knowledge of resources for student well-being.