Occupational Therapist

TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804
Highland Park, IL, United States
Full-time

Position Type :

Physical Therapists / Occupational Therapists / Occupational Therapist

Date Posted : 10 / 17 / 2024

10 / 17 / 2024

Location : Highland Park, IL

Highland Park, IL

Date Available : Immediately

Immediately

Closing Date :

Until Filled Position : Occupational Therapist

Job Description :

TrueNorth Occupational Therapists supports the TrueNorth mission and is committed to the possibilities in every learner, every day.

The Occupational Therapist strives to achieve the TrueNorth vision to be a national leader and highly valued partner with a courageous commitment to inclusive communities that equally value all people and inspire them to be active participants in our world.

The occupational therapist facilitates fine motor development and sensorimotor performance, promote independence in daily living skills, and increase functional skills through the use of adaptations

Core Competencies :

  • Proficient Communication skills
  • Effective Collaborative Problem-solving ability
  • Engages in Continuous Professional Improvement
  • Possesses Job Specific Skills required to meet essential job function

Essential Job Functions :

  • Provide comprehensive motor and functional evaluations, re-evaluations and assessments.
  • Formulate goals and objectives based on students' needs as determined by educational team.
  • Provide intervention in the educational environment.
  • Collaborate with educational team on strategies and techniques to support students' educational program (home program, positioning, materials, adaptations).
  • Facilitate inclusion of students by modifying the educational environment (classrooms, electives, vocational sites).
  • Collaborate with educational team to assess and suggest appropriate assistive technologies (switches, alternative writing methods, computer access).
  • Offer inservice opportunities to local schools and districts on subjects related to functional motor performance (activities of daily living, hand development, sensorimotor activities).
  • Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants and clinical affiliates.
  • Collaborate with colleagues and parents in order to share information and expertise to plan and implement effective student programs.

Position Reports to :

Director of District Services

10 days ago
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