NP Transformation - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

Are you interested in working with an organization that is transforming the way America cares for and educates its children?

The Children's Guild is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant to provide occupational therapy services to children who demonstrate a functional inability to perform in an educational environment.

Summary

The Children's Guild Alliance is a nonprofit organization serving children, families, and child-serving organizations. We are dedicated to transforming how America educates and cares for its children through education, behavioral health, national training, and consultation services. Affiliates of The Children's Guild Alliance include The Children's Guild, Monarch Academy public charter and contract schools, Monarch Preschool College Park, TranZed Academy for Working Students, TranZed Apprenticeships, The Children's Guild DC Public Charter School, Transformation Education Institute, and The National Children's Guild Fund. We are among the most experienced child-serving organizations in the Greater Baltimore/Washington region and are currently expanding in national and international programs. Each year, the agency's continuum of care and hundreds of professional staff help thousands of youth and young adults and their families achieve excellence and success. We operate public charter and contract schools; special education schools; preschools; apprenticeships, and pre-career programs; therapeutic group homes; treatment foster care; and behavior health services. We invite you to be part of our innovative team!

Our DEI Commitment

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion are fundamental values at The Children’s Guild. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and families at The Children’s Guild. We believe every member of our team strengthens our diversity by showing us a broad range of ways to understand, engage, care for, and educate.

All Guild employees are expected to demonstrate an awareness of, respect for, and attention to the diversity of the people with whom they interact (person served, personnel, families/caregivers, and other stakeholders) that are reflected in attitudes, organizational structure, policies, and services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to screen, select appropriate assessment tools and evaluate the occupational performance of children in an educational setting.
• Demonstrates ability to acquire information about students functional skills, roles, and context.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize needs and synthesize information obtained from the occupational profile for an effective treatment planning process.
• Demonstrates ability to select effective treatment strategies that are developmentally appropriate and educationally relevant toward a long-term goal.
• Demonstrates ability to develop, modify and execute treatment plans with consideration of best practices, and evidence-based and clinical reasoning.
• Demonstrates ability to execute meaningful and effective treatment plans per student IEP.
• Demonstrates ability to clearly and confidently articulate information and assessment results through written and oral reports that reflect the following criteria: specific, objective, organized, free from grammatical errors, readable for all and other non-professional readers and adheres to the policies and procedures of the organization, AOTA, and Maryland OT guidelines.
• Maintains well-written documentation, including daily service trackers, quarterly progress reports, billing, and IEP documentation according to the policies and procedures of the school and Maryland OT guidelines.
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