PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Evaluate new students that have been referred to occupational therapy.
- Use standardized tests, and customized measures and / or observations to evaluate the student in areas of cognitive-perceptual motor skills, motor coordination, physco-social development, self-care, muscle strength and range of motion, postural reflexes, needs for adaptive devices and vocational skills.
- Make home visits for the purpose of evaluating the child within his or her home environment.
- Evaluate treatment effectiveness by observation, testing, communication with family and other sources.
- Utilize treatment procedures involving physical, sensory, manual, cognitive, and recreational or play activities designed to : Maintain or improve motor functioning such as normal developmental motor patterns, range of motion, muscle strength, gross and fine motor coordination, and activity tolerance;
i mprove level of functioning in visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic perception, and cognitive- perception-motor integration skills.
- Instruct the student in the use of functional and adaptive equipment and devices.
- Formulate occupational policies and procedures.
- Schedule students for evaluation and treatment.
- Commitment to quality integrated education.
- Other duties as assigned.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT :
Salary : $65.00 per hour
Contract : As needed, 3 days per week, 8 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm
EVALUATION :
Performance of this job will be evaluated according to provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.
30+ days ago