Occupational Therapist for the 2026 / 27 School Year

Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Purpose : The Occupational Therapist evaluates and provides direct student services and consultive services to staff / parents for students eligible for special education evaluations / services.

Reports To : Building Principal(s) and Director of Special Services

FLSA Status : Exempt

Salary : 187-day contract days, based on Negotiated Agreement Salary Schedule

Required Qualifications :

• Valid Kansas Occupational Therapist License by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts.
• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited college / university
• Possession of a valid Kansas driver's license
• Knowledge of the federal, state, and local legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures that mandate and guide occupational therapy practices
• Ability to interpret evaluation data and write comprehensive reports
• Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate respectively and compassionately to a child and their family
• Ability to document in accordance with professional standards and state and local guidelines
• A high level of professionalism and decorum.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made)
• The desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job

Preferred Qualifications :

Essential Functions : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

General Responsibilities

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Terms of Employment : At-will employment and salary are to be determined by the Board.

Evaluation : Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Negotiated Agreement.

Fort Leavenworth USD 207 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training or promoting on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, veteran's status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status under local, state or federal law.