OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, REGISTERED

Compensation

Salary Schedule

Overview

To enhance the learning potential for disabled students and facilitate the student’s adaptation to the educational environment and to ensure that recommendations, interventions, and communication embody the principle that all students can succeed and learn using their knowledge of sensory and perceptual development in the continuum of learning.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited institution

Certification in occupational therapy

Licensed in the state of Florida

One (1) year experience in the pediatric setting preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Knowledge of occupational therapy theory and practices. Awareness of teaching and learning processes. Knowledge of support services delivery systems and exceptional education services and current diagnostic procedures in occupational therapy. Knowledge of organization and management theory and practice. Knowledge and commitment to decentralized decision making and accountability for results that facilitate creative processes toward achievement of district goals. Knowledge and understanding of the distinction between line and staff positions and functions within an organization. Ability to work and communicate effectively with people to focus resources (both human and financial) toward the achievement of district goals. Ability to facilitate group processes in consensus building, conflict resolution, planning and decision making.Understands that quality teaching and learning are the essential processes and product of public schools and has the ability to focus human and financial resources toward this end.REPORTS TO: Program Specialist, Physically Impaired, Visually Impaired and Hearing Impaired (PI,VI,HI) and/or School PrincipalSUPERVISES: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, CopierPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Describes physical conditions of this position.Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.Percentage40 Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.40 Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.20 Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.10 Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist.10 Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.10 Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.80 Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.70 Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.90 Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.90 Hearing Acuity: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.90 Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.Note: Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.WORKING CONDITIONS:Conditions the worker will be subject toin this position.Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:* Manifests a professional code of ethics and values.* Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.* Models the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization and management tasks.* Provide occupational therapy assessment or evaluations of exceptional education students.* Develop individual goals and objectives for students, based upon results of an occupational therapy evaluation.* Develop a student’s occupational therapy goals and objectives to be incorporated into the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP)