Physical Therapist (Part-Time Position)

East-Maine-School-District-63; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

East-Maine-School-District-63 in Des Plaines, IL seeks a Physical Therapist for student support services. You will provide direct or consultative services to identified students and participate in IEP meetings to align therapy with classroom goals.

Responsibilities include equipment management, travel to meet job requirements, and collaboration with families, physicians, and school staff to support functional mobility and sensory processing goals.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a Physical Therapist and appropriate accreditation are required.
• Experience in school-based physical therapy is preferred.
• Ability to adapt therapy to a school setting and coordinate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Communicating, collaborating, and cooperating with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Providing direct or consultative services to identified students.
• Problem solving to meet students' needs.
• Serving as liaison with school personnel, family, physicians, and agencies through written and/or oral communication.
• Providing training to the appropriate persons to carry over therapy goals in the school setting.
• Ordering, adapting, maintaining, and repairing equipment to meet student needs.
• Attending and participating in IEP and other team meetings.
• Evaluating, assessing, and screening students.
• Establishing and maintaining appropriate records, reports, and procedures.
• Setting up, maintaining, and cleaning treatment areas and P.T. equipment.
• Traveling to meet job requirements.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Education

Licensure and accreditation required

Job description

• Position Type: Student Support Services/ Physical Therapist
• Communicating, collaborating, and cooperating with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Providing direct or consultative services to identified students.
• Problem solving to meet students' needs.
• Serving as liaison with school personnel, family, physicians, and agencies through written and/or oral communication.
• Providing training to the appropriate persons to carry over therapy goals in the school setting.
• Ordering, adapting, maintaining, and repairing equipment to meet student needs.
• Attending and participating in IEP and other team meetings.
• Evaluating, assessing, and screening students.
• Establishing and maintaining appropriate records, reports, and procedures.
• Setting up, maintaining, and cleaning treatment areas and P.T. equipment.
• Traveling to meet job requirements.

Program services include: functional mobility, environmental adaptations/adaptive equipment, positioning, gross motor function, and sensory processing.
Appropriate Licensure and Accredition Required