Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Title Code: D33359

This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available.

Provides occupational therapy services in Anne Arundel County Public Schools that comply with state, federal, board of education policies and procedures to protect and promote the health and functional independence of students to facilitate their access to educational programming. Positions assigned to the Infant and Toddlers Program will be 12 months.

• Selects and administers appropriate assessment tools to evaluate students’ functional abilities and needs in relevant educational environments to contribute to student education plans.
• Interprets and reports assessment results verbally and in writing to all stakeholders through the IEP team process.
• Uses clinical knowledge and student assessment data to collaborate with the school team in developing student education plans.
• Recommends appropriate services to support the educational plan (therapy service and method of delivering service).
• Develops effective data collection tools needed to monitor and document student progress.
• Reports regularly on functioning to support skill generalization within the school setting.
• Develops and implements intervention strategies to facilitate student participation in the educational program.
• Selects appropriate adaptive materials or equipment as needed to support school access and/or participation in the educational program and trains students and/or teams in their use.
• Manages a caseload and conveys essential information to colleagues/team members to ensure effectiveness and continuity of services.
• Provides supervision of paraprofessional and clerical personnel as needed.
• Ensures compliance with the IEP team approved service delivery plan for all identified students.
• Completes related service logs in compliance with MSDE’s State Performance Plan.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university.

• School-based occupational therapy experience required.

• Knowledge of the special education process and curricula of the schools in Anne Arundel County.
• Knowledge of school organization and administration with special emphasis on teaching techniques of occupational therapy.
• Knowledge of current trends and research.
• Ability to work effectively with students, staff, parents, community agencies and the public.
• Job requires direct in-person provision of service; therefore punctual, regular and predictable attendance is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g., Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint).

• Hold or be eligible for Occupational Therapist License issued by Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.
• Obtain National Provider Identifier (NPI) issued by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within 10 days.
• Hold or be eligible for Driver’s License (DL) Class C Non-Commercial issued by Maryland or State of Legal Residence.

• Driving is required to conduct bona fide board business within scope of employment.
• Personal vehicle.

• Standing: 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Walking: 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Sitting: 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Keyboarding: 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Talking: 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Hearing: 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Driving: under 1/3 of the time.
• As required by the duties and responsibilities of the position.

• No special vision requirements.

• Office, school or similar indoor environment: over 2/3 of the time.

• Moderate: 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.

• Lifting and carrying requirements:
  None.

• 10% day travel within the county.