Summer Occupational Therapist (part-time, temporary hourly position)

Pulaski County Special School District
Arkansas, USA
$65 an hour
Part-time

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
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