Occupational Therapist

Job Summary

Essential Functions :

• Provides occupational therapy services to students according to Individualized Educational Plans (IEP); develop intervention plans in accordance with District policies and procedures;
• participates in IEP meetings, maintains progress notes on student records and provides reports for use in IEP team meetings; participates on the inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary assessment teams.
• Conducts assessment of students within their educational settings using an ecological model to determine the need for occupational therapy; conducts reassessments of students focusing on areas of need at educationally relevant intervals;
• Regularly re-evaluates students occupational therapy components of the IEP; reports results of evaluations and occupational therapy services to staff, parents, students and other professionals and agencies concerned with the student; reviews reports from health care providers requesting occupational therapy services;
• Assists school staff in interpreting occupational therapy services; consults and collaborates with staff and parents in providing occupational therapy services to students on site and through home programs;
• Responsible for and provides in-service training and professional development for staff; monitors implementation of occupational therapy program goals by instructional
• Assistants, occupational therapist assistants and teaching staff members involved in the provision of intervention services;
• Coordinates occupational therapy services with student's health care providers;
• Establishes a system of documentation that is professional, efficient, and accountable and that conforms to state and individual agency policy; compose correspondence and prepare reports, compiles and maintains records, summaries, reports relating to students and the assigned area of responsibility.

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Comments and Other Information

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY : Special arrangements for the applicant and testing process for individuals with a disability can be made by informing the Moorpark Unified School District's Personnel Department in writing no later than the filing date stated on this announcement.