Occupational Therapist - St. Marys County Public Schools

EFFECTIVE:  2023 - 2024 AND 2024 - 2025 School Years

NATURE OF WORK:

This is a professional position to meet the individual needs of students through direct service and consultative support to staff and families to support progress in the General Education Curriculum.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assessment and evaluation of student needs;
• Participation in IEP meetings;
• Development of long and short term learning goals and instructional supports; and
• Collaborative consultation with staff and families.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides cohesive, well planned lessons and strategies to address occupational needs of students;
• Complete logs and compliant submissions for attendance and Medical Assistance;
• Maintain individual student data to measure progress on Individual Education Program (IEP/IFSP goals, objectives and outcomes);
• Conducts team, staff and parent training when appropriate to student progress;
• Diagnose student fine motor and sensory needs through analysis of test results, observations, and information from parents and teacher consultation;
• Develop and implement IEP goals and objectives/IFSP outcomes for students with fine motor and sensory impairments which prevent the student from accessing their general education curriculum;
• Develop and train staff and students on the effective implementation of sensory supports;
• Consult with teachers and parents regarding the various aspects of motor and sensory skills development and the impact on achievement;
• Serve as a resource person to school personnel in the development and selection of materials to address the needs of students for developmentally appropriate motor skills;
• Re-evaluation and update of individual therapy programs;
• Maintain accurate data for individual student interventions;
• Participate in IEP/IFSP Team Meetings and Pupil Services Team Meetings (PST) for students with motor and sensory impairments;
• Submit required and compliant logs and Medical Assistance billings on a monthly basis;
• Ongoing supervision of occupational therapy students for short term placements, as needed;
• Ongoing supervision of certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) as determined by DHMH and MSDE guidelines and standards; and
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a license as established by the Board of Examiners; and
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy preferred.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Full-time ten-month position.

SALARY GRADE RANGE:

The salary for this position will be based on EASMC salary schedule for ten-month employees.

BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY:  EASMC

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all applicants, re-advertise, and/or withdraw the positions.

The St. Mary’s County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status or sexual orientation, religion, or disability in matters affecting employment or providing access to programs.