Occupational Therapist - Part-Time *2026-2027 School Year

Description

 

Job Title: Occupational Therapist *2024-2025 School Year 

Employee Classification: Salaried, Exempt / Part-Time 

Employee Reports To: Principal, Brecksville

Summary

Julie Billiart Schools is a network of schools serving children in grades K-8 with special learning challenges. Currently there are campuses in Akron, Lyndhurst, Westlake and Brecksville that offer unique learning environments for students with autism, ADD/ADHD, dyslexia and social learning challenges. We are Catholic, non-public schools that respect diverse faith traditions.

Under general direction, The Occupational Therapist is responsible for assessing students' functional physical development level; planning and implementing appropriate treatment to meet individual student objectives; identifying environment barriers; providing recommendations for accessibility, program development and student placement; and providing direction to appropriate personnel.

Duties and Responsibilities

The following is a list of primary duties and responsibilities. Other duties to be assigned as needed. Reasonable accommodations can be made to employees with qualified disabilities who can perform the essential functions of the job, so long as there is no undue hardship created upon the organization or other employees within the organization.

•  Administers occupational therapy procedures and modalities for the purpose of achieving program objectives.
•  Assesses students' fine and gross motor skills and functional abilities (e.g. perceptual-motor, hand functions, motor coordination sensory development, muscle strength, etc.) for the purpose of determining and developing recommendations for occupational therapy treatment, appropriate assistive devices and/or curriculum access.
•  Collaborates with a variety of groups and/or individuals (e.g. parents, teachers, physicians, administration, maintenance personnel, team members, other professionals, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information, resolving issues and providing services in compliance with established guidelines.
• Consults with teachers, parents, other personnel and/or outside professionals for the purpose of providing requested information, developing plans for services, making recommendations and/or coordinating services.
•  Develops treatment plans, interventions and/or educational materials from the IEP for the purpose of remediating students’ motor skill deficits and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
•  Interprets medical and academic reports in order to ensure that treatment/intervention plans are appropriate.
•  Maintains files and/or records (e.g. progress reports, activity logs, treatment plans, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of information as required for reference and/or compliance.
•  Prepares a wide variety of written materials (e.g. activity logs, correspondence, memos, treatment plans, evaluations, reports, etc.)
•  Provides direct occupational therapy services for the purpose of developing students’ daily living skills in compliance with established goals and objectives.
•  Researches resources and methods (e.g. intervention and treatment techniques, assessment tools and methods, community resources, etc.) in order to determine the appropriate approach for addressing students' functional goals.
•  Responds to inquiries (e.g. parents, teachers, staff, students, etc.).
•  Screens students in order to assess the need for further individualized evaluation.

Requirements

 

Education and Experience and Qualifications

•  Ohio State Board license as an Occupational Therapist required. 
•  ODE license as an Occupational Therapist required. 
•  Experience as an occupational therapist in school system or other pediatric practice setting preferred. 
•  Knowledge of human development throughout the life span and integrates with student’s unique developmental status.
•  Knowledge and use of occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence-based practice to guide intervention decisions.
•  Knowledge of the federal, state, local legislation, regulations, policies and procedures that mandate and guide occupational therapy practice in schools.
•  Ability to gather and assess outcomes program evaluation data and to use to modify services at the programmatic level.
•  Ability to determine the need for an occupational therapy evaluation and to select and administer appropriate assessment tools to evaluate the student.
•  Ability to interpret the evaluation data and write a comprehensive report that reflects strengths and barriers to student’s participation and occupational performance.
•  Ability to develop occupationally bas