Upper School OT — Leave Replacement for Neurodiverse Learners

The Quad Preparatory School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 98,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Student loan repayment

Retirement plan

Group life plan

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

The Quad Preparatory School is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to join our Upper School team as a leave replacement for 6th–12th grade students. The occupational therapist works with a caseload in a collaborative, integrated model with mentorship through SPOTS in New York City.

Expectations include providing individual and group therapy, building graphomotor and sensory skills, promoting independence in daily living and pre-vocational tasks, and supporting staff with OT goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group occupational therapy services to students within a collaborative and integrated school model
• Provide graphomotor, sensory, and visual-spatial skill building interventions in creative ways
• Facilitate groups focused on building independence in activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and pre-vocational skills
• Provide support to other clinical and academic staff to integrate occupational therapy goals and individualized sensory regulation strategies into other contexts throughout the school day
• Collaborate with other clinical and academic staff to integrate explicit instruction in executive functioning skills throughout the school day

Job description

The Quad Preparatory School is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to join our Upper School team as a leave replacement for 6th–12th grade students. The occupational therapist works with a caseload in a collaborative, integrated model with mentorship through SPOTS in New York City.

Expectations include providing individual and group therapy, building graphomotor and sensory skills, promoting independence in daily living and pre-vocational tasks, and supporting staff with OT goals.