Occupational Therapist - Sp Ed/Psy Services
Job in
Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 30174, USA
Listed on 2026-01-01
Listing for:
GWINNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Health Educator -
Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Health Educator
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
Position Type: Professional/Technical/ Occupational Therapist
Date Posted: 11/20/2025
Location: Itinerant Teacher Location
Date Available: 02/16/2026
Licensing and Education- License and Certification
Qualifications:
Licensed by the state board of occupational therapy and a valid Georgia driver s license required. - Education
Qualifications:
Graduate of an accredited college or university with a minimum of a bachelor s degree in occupational therapy required if graduated prior to 2004. If graduated 2004 or after, a master s degree is required.
- Experience
Qualifications:
One year of pediatric and/or school-based therapy experience preferred. - Skills
Qualifications:
Ability to collaborate effectively; team oriented; strong organizational and documentation skills; knowledge of current occupational therapy practices including evaluation procedures; effective communication skills both written and verbal; strong computer skills including the Microsoft Office Suite; ability to devise, implement, and direct treatment plans; knowledge of wheelchair seating and positioning; knowledge of pediatric diagnoses, such as autism, orthopedic impairments, and learning disabilities;
knowledge of assistive technology for students; ability to evaluate and make recommendations for adaptive equipment; ability to project and generate a positive attitude; ability to work successfully with colleagues; and ability to impact change.
- Assess student need for the related service of occupational therapy including upon request, eligibility for special education programs;
Student Support Team (SST) and 504 purpose, and early childhood arena purposes. - Conduct a variety of assessment approaches to include standardized testing, histories, checklists, records audits, and interviews with parents, educational staff, and medical professionals.
- Utilize classroom observations for students ages three through 21.
- Present evaluation results to the IEP committee for determination of service needs.
- Responsible for assessments based on referrals from SST for students with disabilities experiencing difficulties in general education, including referrals initiated by special educators and parents of students receiving special education services, referrals submitted by the early childhood arena teams, and referrals requesting assistance with testing to determine special education program eligibility.
- Assist with 504 plans in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Develop, direct, and provide consultative and/or home strategies/interventions to support identified IEP objectives for individual students with disabilities as appropriate.
- Assist in developing an IEP as a member of the IEP committee.
- Develop strategies for the appropriate use of adaptive equipment, materials, and mobility aids in the school environment.
- Construct materials and equipment, which may not be available commercially, to meet the individual needs of students.
- Create strategies/interventions to support students receiving special education and educational staff as a related service provider in compliance with IDEA.
- Provide training opportunities for special education providers of all special education programs as well as general education staff, parents and parent groups on topics such as child development, behavioral issues, specific disabilities and diagnoses, handling and positioning techniques, sensory and behavioral strategies, handwriting strategies, and visual perceptual developmental strategies.
- Train students, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents on implementation of strategies and interventions supporting identified IEP objectives.
- Provide professional development to colleagues concerning current school based therapy related topics.
- Participate in professional development offered by medical professionals to remain knowledgeable of current diagnoses, research based interventions, and medications as applicable to planning appropriate related services for students with disabilities and to maintain a Georgia occupational therapy license, registration and NBCOT certification.
- Complete formal reports to document evaluation, eligibility, and annual review of student therapy services.
- Maintain informal communication with parents,…
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