Program Director - Occupational Therapy Assistant

DESCRIPTION

Program Directors are responsible for leveraging their expertise to develop, maintain and deliver education services to students through:

• Creating and Maintaining core curriculum across the institution
• Communicating and monitoring delivery of core curriculum
• Preparing course plans and material
• Delivering courses
• Monitoring progress/attendance
• Advising students
• Recording grades and submitting reports

The Program Director must be responsible for the management and administration of the program, including planning, evaluation, budgeting, selection of faculty and staff, maintenance of accreditation, and commitment to strategies for professional development.

 

The program director and faculty must possess the academic and experiential qualifications and backgrounds that are necessary to meet program objectives and the mission of the institution. Specifically, the program director must:

 

• Be an initially certified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who is licensed or otherwise regulated according to regulations in the state(s) or jurisdiction(s) in which the program is located.
• Hold a minimum of a master’s degree awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE-recognized institutional accrediting agency.
• Have a minimum of 5 years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy. This experience must include:

• • Clinical practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.
  • Administrative experience including, but not limited to, program planning and implementation, personnel management, evaluation, and budgeting.
  • Scholarship (e.g., scholarship of application, scholarship of teaching and learning).
  • Understanding of and experience with occupational therapy assistants.
  • At least 2 years of experience in a full-time academic appointment with teaching responsibilities at the postsecondary level.