School-Based OT: On-site Impact

KIPP New Orleans; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) retirement plan

Health and wellbeing benefits

~30 paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

KIPP New Orleans Schools seeks an Occupational Therapist who helps students with disabilities participate meaningfully and independently in learning and school life.

Working alongside students, families, educators, and other service providers, the Occupational Therapist identifies barriers to participation and delivers evidence‑based services that build functional skills and improve access to instruction, school routines, and activities.

Qualifications

• Degree in occupational therapy or related field from an accredited program that meets Louisiana licensure requirements.
• Current Louisiana Occupational Therapist license in good standing, or eligibility to obtain licensure before providing services; current NBCOT certification.
• Knowledge of pediatric development, school-based occupational therapy, and the IEP process; ability to apply relevant special education requirements and maintain student confidentiality.
• Ability to connect assessment findings to measurable goals, select evidence-based interventions, and use data to evaluate student progress.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and documentation skills, including the ability to manage priorities across school teams.
• Commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive practice, respectful family partnerships, and high expectations for students with disabilities.
• Offers are contingent upon successful completion of a professional reference check, proof of identity and work authorization (all KNOS employees must complete an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form), a state background check, and verification of teaching experience

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial evaluations and reevaluations using appropriate assessments, observations, work samples, and input from students, families, and school teams to identify needs affecting educational participation.
• Assess relevant areas of function, including fine motor and visual motor skills, sensory processing and regulation, access to classroom tools and technology, and school‑related self‑care routines.
• Explain findings in clear, accessible language and contribute to team decisions about the need for occupational therapy as a related service.
• Collaborate with IEP teams to develop measurable, educationally relevant goals and recommend services, accommodations, and supports based on student needs.
• Provide individual, small‑group, classroom‑based, and consultative services consistent with students’ IEPs, using approaches that support participation alongside peers.
• Design and adapt interventions that connect to classroom tasks and daily routines, including written work, use of materials, transitions, organization, and self‑care, as appropriate to each student.
• Collect and analyze progress data, adjust interventions, and share timely updates with families and IEP teams; use evidence of functional progress to inform recommendations for continued, revised, or discontinued services through the IEP process.
• Coordinate with outside providers when appropriate and with required consent to support continuity of services and student transitions

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Organization

Documentation

Education

Degree in occupational therapy or related field

Louisiana OT license eligibility or active license

NBCOT certification

Job description

KIPP New Orleans Schools seeks an Occupational Therapist who helps students with disabilities participate meaningfully and independently in learning and school life.

Working alongside students, families, educators, and other service providers, the Occupational Therapist identifies barriers to participation and delivers evidence‑based services that build functional skills and improve access to instruction, school routines, and activities.