Occupational Therapist IV - Hawaii District-West Special Education​/Special Services

Description

Salary Range:
All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. Placement above the initial step will be based on special characteristics, critical needs of the position, exceptional qualifications, availability of funds, and other factors. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed in accordance with department regulations.

Occupational Therapist IV, SR‑22: $6,296.00 – $7,177.00 per month.

• Attends meetings for collaborative planning of educational programs or provision of services.
• Prepares information for teachers and other school personnel on preventive activities for struggling learners; participates in whole school and/or student specific screenings.
• Prepares reports, treatment plans and other materials.
• May supervise a small group of lower‑level OTs and para‑professionals.
• May assign schedule and review work of subordinates and provide guidance and assistance.
• Provides technical assistance to school and/or district staff (resource teachers, district educational specialists, principals, other specialized personnel, etc.).
• Provides advisory and consultative services and program information to parents, family members and volunteer personnel.
• Modifies and designs therapeutic equipment.
• Estimates equipment and therapy supplies, requisitions and maintains inventory of adequate supplies, equipment and materials for program operation.
• Provides fieldwork training experience for occupational therapy students.
• Independently prepares and plans an occupational therapy program that consists of an array of services.
• Attends school‑focused team meetings to identify curricular expectations, current performance, other relevant information, and determine the areas in which information is needed for a particular student’s evaluation.
• Plans, selects and uses a variety of occupational therapy methods and measures to identify the student’s performance skills, patterns, contexts, activity demands and student factors in relation to the identified education‑related areas.
• Analyzes and interprets results with the IEP team.
• Assists with the determination of goals and objectives, implements treatment plans and monitors progress.

Basic

Education Requirements:

Applicants must be graduates of an occupational therapy education program approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) and must have successfully completed the program’s field‑work requirements.

Experience Requirements: Applicants must have progressively responsible work experience as described below:

• Occupational Therapist IV – at least one (1) year of experience comparable to the next lower level. For some positions, evidence of ability to supervise others may be required.
• Experience must demonstrate a fully professional understanding of theories, prevention and treatment of disabilities and proper application using appropriate manual and other physical skills.

Quality of

Experience:

The required number of years alone does not guarantee qualification. Experience must show scope and level of responsibility sufficient to perform the duties of this position.

Certification & License Requirement:

• Pass the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
• Hold a current Hawaii state license as an OT at the time of appointment.

Driver's License Requirement: This position requires a current, valid driver's license.

Lift/Carry Requirement: Ability to lift/carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds.

Salary is based on full‑time employment and includes shortage and school‑year differentials, if applicable.

Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience must be verified. Submit one of the following:

• A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system‑generated report.
• A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, TA job title, start and end dates (mm/yy), specific TA duties, and TA hours per week or total TA hours.
• Copies of the applicant’s signed SF‑10 Forms.

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