Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant to join our special education team. In this role, you will work with students by helping them develop their fine motor, sensory processing, and self-help skills necessary for classroom participation and independence. Through individualized and group therapy sessions, collaboration with educators and families, and the use of creative, play-based strategies, you will foster growth and confidence in our learners.

Key Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and implement individualized educational plans (IEPs) to address each students needs
• Provide therapy sessions focused on activities such as cutting skills, dressing, and feeding
• Utilize sensory integration strategies to support self-regulation and classroom participation
• Collaboration with teachers and staff to integrate therapeutic strategies into the classroom
• Educate families on how to reinforce therapeutic goals at home
• Document therapy sessions, progress, and recommendations in compliance with program requirements and with an OTR’s approval and signature
• Design and monitor Sensory diets for students in the classrooms.
• Participate in IEP meetings and provide professional input for goal-setting and progress monitoring
• Services are provided in accordance with students’ individualized education programs
• Develops individual treatment programs for the provision of occupational therapy
• Develops group treatment programs for the provision of occupational therapy
• Develops and presents occupational therapy-related activities to benefit students in their educational environment
• Provides services to special education students referred for occupational therapy
• Services are provided in accordance with the students’ individualized education programs
• Implements individual treatment program for the provision of occupational therapy
• Implements group treatment program for the provision of occupational therapy
• Reviews records of students receiving occupational therapy for accuracy and completeness
• Maintains attendance and session notes for students receiving occupational therapy
• Maintains reports for students receiving occupational therapy
• Assists school personnel through individual consultations with the formation of goals and objectives related to students’ individualized education programs
• Participates in interdisciplinary conferences to discuss student progress
• Makes appropriate recommendations for occupational therapy programs
• Consults with parents/guardians regarding treatment goals, specialized therapeutic equipment and materials, and other suggestions to enhance the students’ functional ability within the classroom
• Requests equipment and supplies necessary to carry out an occupational therapy program
• Instructs teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, and other staff in the use of adaptive equipment and materials for classroom/school use
• Contacts primary care facilities regarding students’ medical issues and adaptive equipment needs, relating to the continuity o