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

Overview

This posting is being used to fill Occupational Therapist positions that provide services to students at various schools within the Hawaii District as needed and assigned by the Hawaii District Administration Office.

Salary Range: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Position: 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 to teachers and other school personnel on preventive activities to help struggling learners, participates in whole school and/or student-specific screenings;
• Prepares reports, treatment plans and other material;
• May supervise a small group of lower-level OTs and para-professionals;
• May assign schedule and review work of subordinates and provide them with guidance and assistance;
• May provide 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.

Applicants for all levels must be graduates from an occupational therapy education program approved at the time of graduation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). In addition, applicants must have successfully completed the field work requirements prescribed by the degree-awarding school.

Applicants must have progressively responsible work experience of the types and quantities described below:

• Occupational Therapy Experience
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  Professional experience as an OT must have equipped the applicant with a fully professional understanding of the theories, prevention and treatment of disabilities by occupational therapy and their proper application by the use of activities which are appropriate to the patient’s physical and psychological condition and utilizing appropriate manual and other physical skills.
• For level IV, at least one (1) year of experience must have been comparable to the next lower level in this series. For some positions at the level IV, the applicant may be required to show evidence of ability to supervise others.
• Quality of Experience
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  Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to demonstrate conclusively the ability to perform the duties of the position for which applicant is being considered.

Driver's License Requirement: Some positions require a current, valid driver's license.

Lift/Carry Requirement: Some positions require the ability to Lift/Carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds.

Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently.

Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is…