School Occupational Therapist

Conejo Valley Unified School District; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Conejo Valley Unified School District is seeking an Occupational Therapist to develop and provide therapy services for students with disabilities, enhancing fine and gross motor skills and sensory processing. Responsibilities include assessing needs, planning interventions, and collaborating with teachers, parents, and health professionals.

The role requires ensuring safe treatment spaces, maintaining documentation, and contributing to IEP meetings as needed.

Qualifications

• Licensed Occupational Therapist in California.
• Experience with school-aged children and IEP processes.
• Ability to assess, document, and develop OT treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy services to students.
• Maintain a safe and orderly treatment area.
• Conduct assessments to determine eligibility for OT services.
• Coordinate OT services with students' health care providers.
• Collaborate with the school nurse on medical care protocols.
• Develop educationally relevant therapy goals for IEPs.
• Establish professional documentation systems and records.
• Communicate evaluation results to staff, parents, and agencies.
• Re-evaluate OT plans and maintain progress notes for IEPs.
• Provide in-service training and monitor program goals with staff.

Skills

Child development

Documentation

Communication with staff/parents

Assessment/clinical reasoning

Education

Licensed OT in CA

Tools

Documentation systems

Job description

• Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, develop, implement, oversee and provide occupational therapy services and treatment to enhance fine motor, gross motor, sensory processing and other functional abilities and development among identified students with disabilities; observe, evaluate and develop occupational therapy treatment plans in response to student needs and disabilities; provide consultation and training to teachers, staff, parents and others concerning the development of student motor skills and related programs.
• Provides occupational therapy services to students;
• Maintains a safe and orderly treatment area;
• Conducts assessments of students to determine eligibility for occupational therapy;
• Reviews reports from health care providers requesting occupational therapy and coordinates occupational therapy services with students' health care providers;
• Collaborates with school nurse in the coordination of medical care protocols and acts as a resource to school personnel in interpreting occupational therapy services;
• Plans and develops therapeutic intervention goals that are educationally relevant and will be used in students' educational programs;
• Establishes a system of documentation that is professional, efficient and accountable and that conforms to state and individual agency policy;
• Communicates results of evaluations and reports of occupational therapy services to the educational staff, parents, students and other professionals and agencies concerned with the students;
• Re-evaluates students' individual occupational therapy plans on a regular basis; Provides reports for use in Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) committees, attends IEP meetings as necessary and maintains progress notes on student records;
• Facilitates in-service education and professional development for related service/occupational therapy staff; Monitors the occupational therapy program goals by teaching paraprofessionals who are involved with the implementation of the intervention procedures;
• Provides consultation to the educational system regarding student needs, professional needs and system needs in order for the system to achieve its goals and objectives;
• Provides reassessments of students focusing on areas of need at intervals determined to be educationally relevant;
• Communicates the needs of the occupational therapy program to the appropriate supervising school administrator; Performs related duties as required.

Experience: Work experience with children (ages zero to twenty-two) providing occupational therapy services; experience working with special needs children is desirable. Education: Persons with the experience, knowledge and abilities as stated are considered to have the necessary education.

REGISTRATION AND LICENSE REQUIRED

Valid registration by the American Occupational Therapy Association and a valid California driver's license.

Physical Requirements:

The ability to pass a physical examination deemed appropriate by the District and perform the physical requirements of the position.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

Structured Oral Interview - Date to be Determined; The oral interview will contain questions that assess technical knowledge and experience, and one's general fitness for successful performance in the position.

Applicants must receive a passing score (70%) on the oral exam in order to be placed on the eligibility list.