Position Type : Certificated / ESA
Certificated / ESA
Date Posted : 2 / 12 / 2024
2 / 12 / 2024
Location : SPECIAL SERVICES
SPECIAL SERVICES
Date Available :
2024-2025 School Year
Closing Date :
Open Until Filled This posting is for the 2024-25 School Year
GENERAL SUMMARY
Occupational Therapists develop and maintain Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs); provide therapy to students whose functioning in the school is negatively impacted by dysfunction related to fine motor, visual, perceptual, and sensory dysfunction;
provide treatment based on the ongoing evaluation of the progress of student. Serves on the Multidisciplinary Assessment Team and is responsible for the evaluation of new referral students.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Valid Washington State ESA certificate in Occupational Therapy.
- Graduate of an accredited OT program (minimum : Bachelor of Science)
- Registration with the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / CHARACTERISTICS
- Training / experience in a variety of diagnostic instruments for assessing fine motor, visual motor, visual-perceptual, sensory motor and self-care skill levels.
- Additional training / experience in pediatrics, neurodevelopmental therapy, sensory integration, CPR / First Aid.
- Working knowledge of Washington State rules and regulations for disabled students.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with staff, students and parents from diverse cultural backgrounds in a variety of educational interdisciplinary team settings.
- Ability to apply purposeful, goal directed, developmentally sequenced activities to enhance the student's potential for facilitating improvement of a student's physical, emotional, sensory and / or perceptual deficit through use of specially designed instruction and / or related services delivery models.
- Experience writing Individual Education Programs (IEP).
- Ability to write measurable annual goals and objectives.
- Ability to work with students in self contained and integrated programs from 3 - 21 years of age.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule and travel between buildings.
UNIT AFFILIATION
Bethel Education Association
WAGES AND BENEFITS
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Non-Discrimination Policy
Bethel School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination : Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Debbie Carlman, dcarlman@bethelsd.
org, 253.800.2019; Title IX Coordinator, Bryan Streleski, [email protected], 253.800.4302; and 504 Coordinator, Melissa Munson-Merritt, mmunsonmer@bethelsd.
org, 253.800.2301. All individuals may be reached at this address : 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387.
Application Procedure : Apply online