Occupational Therapist

This posting is for the 2026-27 school year.

If you are interested in employment for the 2025-26 school year, please apply to .

The Bethel School District is seeking Occupational Therapy applicants who have the potential to be leaders and innovative educators. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to deliver instruction based upon best available research and practices in therapy and learning. Provides services to students ages 3 through 21. The therapist is also part of the Multidisciplinary Assessment Team and is responsible for evaluation of new referral students.

• Develop and maintain Educational Programs (IEP's)
• Provide therapy to students whose functioning in the school is negatively impacted by dysfunction related to fine motor, visual, perceptual and sensory dysfunction.
• Provide treatment based on the ongoing evaluation of progress of student.

• Graduate of an accredited OT program (minimum: Bachelor of Science)
• Registration with the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
• Valid Washington State OT license.
• Washington State Educational Staff Associate Certification (ESA).
• Working knowledge of Washington State rules and regulations for disabled students.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with staff, students and parents from diverse cultural backgrounds in a variety of educational interdisciplinary team settings.
• Ability to apply purposeful, goal directed, developmentally sequenced activities to enhance the student's potential for facilitating improvement of a student's physical, emotional, sensory and/or perceptual deficit through use of specially designed instruction and/or related services delivery models.
• Experience writing Individual Education Programs (IEP).
• Ability to write measurable annual goals and objectives.
• Ability to work with students in self contained and integrated programs from 3 21 years of age.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and travel between buildings.

• Training/experience in a variety of diagnostic instruments for assessing fine motor, visual motor, visual-perceptual, sensory motor and self-care skill levels.
• Additional training/experience in pediatrics, neurodevelopmental therapy, sensory integration, CPR/First Aid.

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Bethel School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, disability, neurodivergence, the use of a trained dog guide or service animal, age, and honorably discharged veteran or military status and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Compliance / Gender-Inclusive Schools Coordinator, Debbie Carlman, dcarlman, ;
Title IX Coordinator, Mel Boyd, mboyd, ; and 504 Coordinator, Melissa Munson-Merritt, mmunsonmer, .

All individuals may be reached at this address: 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387. Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint: bethelsd.org.

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