Occupational Therapist

*** NEW AND EXCITING NEWS! Hawthorne Foundation Inc. has implemented a generous SIGN-ON BONUS of $1500 for new full-time employees!***

• $750 – on completion of 3 months of employment
• $750 – on completion of 6 months of employment

Hawthorne Foundation Inc. serves children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our educational, vocational and life skills programs are only a few of the programs available. We also offer parent training, recreational activities and crisis intervention.

Mission:

An Applied Behavior Analysis approach to lifelong quality educational, habilitative, vocational and recreational programs for individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities.

:

To foster independence, integration, individualization, and productivity while enhancing the quality of the lives for the people we serve. Our goal is to enable each and every individual to reach his/her maximum potential in the least restrictive environment by selecting and promoting educational practices that are grounded in research and science, in particular applied behavior analysis; and, to assist each individual with identifying and realizing his/her own goals.

• Provide appropriate treatment to school age children as outlined in the IEP goals and directives.
• Provide ongoing classroom communication with the teachers as well as the parents in regards to child’s progress and assist in home program implementation.
• Acts as OT department liaison with institutes of higher education, for whom we are providing clinical training.
• Responsibilities:
  
  The Occupational Therapist provides direct treatment of a minimum of 50 sessions per week at the School Age level
• Daily completion and monthly completion of session notes for Occupational Therapy (OT) department.
• Monthly updates and monitoring of OT attendance cards/databases.
• The Occupational Therapist coordinates completion and collection of all OT reports, goals, and regression summaries
• The Occupational Therapist ensures all paperwork in compliance with all regulatory agencies.
• Instructional Programming/curriculum development to address OT needs of School Age students.
• The Occupational Therapist assists in researching and ordering new equipment and supplies.
• The Occupational Therapist attends parent and staff meetings and in-services offered by Hawthorne Country Day.
• Conduct OT evaluations for students when requested by School Age Coordinator and School District(s).
• The Occupational Therapist complies with on NYSED, DOH and HCDS paperwork requirements and IEP Direct
• Complies with documentation requirements (including physician recommendations/ prescriptions)
• Complies with all NYSED, DOH requirements/audits
• Ensuring Medicaid compliance
• The Occupational Therapist attends required trainings to ensure compliance with current requirements by NYSED, DOH, Medicaid and HCDS
• The Occupational Therapist prepares closed files for storage at the end of each school year and summer
• Take necessary courses/workshops to maintain OT licensure.
• * MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION BENEFITS
  * RETIREMENT PLAN
  * EDUCATION INCENTIVES
  * LIFE INSURANCE/AD&D
  * 403B PLANS
  * PAID VACATION, HOLIDAY & SICK TIME FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.

EOE

Full-time/Part-time

Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from a nationally accredited college or university.

Experience with children with Autism/PDD and other developmental disabilities.

New York State Licensed Occupational Therapist

• -Must meet Medicaid eligibility standards
• -Willingness to complete Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) training modules in a timely manner.
• -An ability and willingness to provide direct occupational therapy services to students with disabilities.

$73,314- $85,107 Yr.

Postings current as of 2/21/2026 3:41:33 AM CST.

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