Extended Certified Occupational Therapist

Bedford Public Schools

The occupational therapist helps students participate and function in daily routines, and other life activities. They evaluate patients, create treatment plans, and implement them or support their implementation.

• Plans, organizes, and conducts occupational therapy program in school setting to facilitate development and rehabilitation of students who are cognitively, physically, emotionally, or learning disabled.
• Plans programs involving activities, such as manual arts and crafts; practice in functional, pre-vocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, and activities of daily living; and participation in sensory motor educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help students develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities.
• Consults with other members of the teaching staff to select activity programs consistent with needs and capabilities of individuals and to coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
• Teaches individual skills and techniques required for participation in activities and evaluates individual's progress.
• Requisition s supplies and equipment that is needed for delivery of services.
• Provides direct therapeutic services to special needs students, as outlined in students' IEP.

• Carry out assessment and evaluation procedures for referred students in accordance with special education regulations and local procedures.
• Plan and develop therapeutic intervention goals that are educationally relevant and will be used in students' educational and home programs.
• Establish and maintain a system of documentation that is professional, efficient, and accountable and conforms to state and district policy.
• Order and adapt equipment to meet the therapeutic needs of the students.
• Maintain and be accountable for the OT equipment budget and inventory of OT supplies.
• Communicate results of evaluations and reports of OT services to the educational staff, parents, and, when appropriate, students and other professionals and agencies.
• Attend staffing meetings, IEP reviews, and other school meetings when requested.
• Facilitate inservice education and professional development for related service and OT staff.
• Provide consultation to the education system regarding student needs, professional needs, and system needs.
• Perform re-evaluations of students focusing on areas of educational needs at intervals determined by the individual education plan and/or state special education regulations.

• Certification by the Occupational Therapy Certification Board (OTCB)
• Licensed by the State of Massachusetts Department of Health

Per Contract

Bedford Public Schools are committed to hiring, mentoring, and retaining a diverse staff. We are relentless in our efforts to bolster equity, in both academic and work spaces, by fostering a culture of belonging and ensuring our diverse employees and students have equitable access to the resources and opportunities needed to thrive personally, professionally, and academically.