Occupational Therapist

Position Purpose

An Occupational Therapist serves a pediatric population of eligible students with disabilities ages 3 to 22 years across all public and non‑public school settings in Perry Township Schools. The provision of Occupational Therapy services may include evaluation, functioning, prevention, adapting, and consultation.

• Planning and implementing a therapy program that addresses the goals/objectives/benchmarks in the IEP of students with disabilities on her/his caseload;
• Providing direct or consultative support intended to improve the educational outcomes for students with disabilities;
• Developing appropriate strategies and interventions utilizing evidence‑based practices;
• Working collaboratively and cooperatively as part of a student‑centered, multi‑disciplinary team including parents, teachers, and other professionals;
• Completing all necessary paperwork in a timely and accurate manner;
• Supporting instruction to assigned students as addressed in the students' IEP;
• Acting as a consultant to promote and enhance access of education for special needs students;
• Recommending or providing instructional materials appropriate for the student's IEP;
• Providing input and assistance for classroom management as related to behavior plans and behavior management; and
• Integrating therapy services to enhance instruction within the classroom curriculum.

The practice of occupational therapy means the functional assessment of learning and performance skills and the analysis, selection, and adaptation of exercise or equipment for a person whose abilities to perform the requirements of daily living are threatened or impaired by physical injury or disease, mental illness, a developmental deficit, the aging process, or a learning disability. The term consistent of the following functions: (1) planning and directing exercise and programs to improve sensory processing skills at a level of performance neurologically appropriate for a person's stage of development, and (2) analyzing, selecting, and adapting functional exercise to achieve and maintain a person's optimal functioning in daily living tasks and to prevent further disability [I.C. 25-23.5-1-5].

• Collaborate with building principals and other professionals in providing services to students;
• Observe confidentiality requirements for identified students;
• Maintain scheduled consultation and collaboration with teachers appropriate for the student's IEP;
• Communicate the occupational therapy requirements of the student's IEP in a manner that all professionals and paraprofessionals involved with individual students understand their responsibilities;
• Document daily service notes in respective therapy logs;
• Provide input or collaborate with the Teacher of Record in a timely manner for progress monitoring in the IEPs of students on the caseload through the Indiana IEP system;
• Assume responsibility for continued learning, which may include a fieldwork educator role

• Direct, plan, and implement the following consistent with the Individualized Education Program:
• Therapeutic intervention related to daily living skills and sensorimotor, cognitive, and psychosocial components;
• Therapeutic adaptation including methods of accomplishing daily life tasks, environmental adjustments, orthotics, and assistive devices and equipment;
• Health maintenance including energy conservation, joint protection, body mechanics, and positioning; and
• Prevention programs to foster age appropriate balance of self‑care, education, and play or leisure.
• Supervise and schedule Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and/or any therapy assistant(s) as assigned;
• Observe, contribute, and participate in the evaluation of Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and/or any therapy assistants as assigned;
• Provide input regarding any accommodations needed for on statewide and district assessments being implemented according to the student's IEP if requested by the Teacher of Record; and
• If applicable to the assignment and training; advise, monitor, and train personnel…