School-Based Occupational Therapist — Collaborative Team

ILOTA; Livingston (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k (Up to 4% Match)

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Plan

Paid Personal Time

Employee Life Assistance Program

Access to Atlantic Federal CreditUnion

Job summary

Pillar Care Continuum is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist for Pillar High School in Livingston, NJ. The role focuses on school-based therapy, collaboration with a team, and developing IEP goals to support students with disabilities.

Join a supportive environment with a strong emphasis on teamwork, family engagement, and comprehensive therapy services tailored to individual student needs.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree and graduation from an AOTA accredited occupational therapy program.
• Successful completion of NBCOT Certification Examination.
• Registration by AOTA as Occupational Therapist.
• State of New Jersey license.
• NJ Department of Education Certification as an Occupational Therapist (Required).

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and monitors high-quality therapy programs for individual and group therapy sessions.
• Designs, fabricates, adjusts, or makes minor repairs to therapeutic equipment for individual students; suggests and monitors the provision of appropriate assistive technology.
• Develops educationally relevant IEP goals and objectives; completes daily notes
• Works collaboratively with professional staff using a team-based approach.
• Provides supervision, guidance, and assistance to classroom aides and one-to-one nurses.
• Collaborates closely with families to support the students.

Skills

Therapy approaches

Child development

Verbal & written communication

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Master's in OT (AOTA accredited)

NBCOT certification

AOTA registration as OT

New Jersey OT license

NJ Dept of Education OT Certification (Required)

Job description

Pillar Care Continuum is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist for Pillar High School in Livingston, NJ. The role focuses on school-based therapy, collaboration with a team, and developing IEP goals to support students with disabilities.

Join a supportive environment with a strong emphasis on teamwork, family engagement, and comprehensive therapy services tailored to individual student needs.