Posting number: S27094
Department: West Elementary School
Job classification: Licensed Occupational Therapist
Posting type: Open & Internal
Categories: Education
To provide direct occupational therapy services for students with special education needs and coordinate individual programs with students, staff, administrators and parents.
-Evaluate and assess students referred for special education eligibility determination.
-Develop and implement effective programs of intervention for students with special education needs.
-Develop IEP goals, benchmarks and assessment methods to monitor a student's progress in the education area identified requiring intervention.
-Work collaboratively with all building liaisons, principals and teachers to determine eligibility, need for level, and /or continuation of occupational therapy service.
-Carefully monitor student progress toward achievement of goals, and effectively communicate to the TEAM termination of services where appropriate.
-Develop programs for efficiently delivering occupational therapy services and managing available resources.
-Keep thorough and confidential records for the individual students receiving occupational therapy.
-Consult with parents classroom teachers, and other staff as needed.
-Participate at team meetings where students have been recommended for or are currently receiving occupational therapy services. Provide clinical supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistants(s)
-Perform all other duties as assigned by the Superintendent of Schools designee.
-Hold appropriate license from the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professionals as an Occupational Therapist.
-A Master's Degree or higher in Occupational Therapy or related field.
-Experience in delivering occupational therapy services in the public school setting.
-Demonstrated ability to perform the responsibilities below as evidenced by course work, educational experience, school –level involvement and/or system – wide professional activities and the interview process.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
-Frequently moves around school buildings (s).
-Requires ability to travel to all schools within the district
-Requires frequent sitting, talking and listening
-Requires ability to manipulate keyboard for data entry
-Implementing gross motor activities for student therapy
Andover Public Schools (APS) seeks candidates who embody our ethos, which includes valuing the identities of all students, high expectations for all students, teaching excellence, collaboration, innovation, respect, and responsibility.
APS is committed to hiring and supporting a racially and ethnically diverse faculty and staff. Racially and ethnically diverse teachers produce a myriad of positive outcomes for all students, especially the most historically marginalized students.
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Welcome to Andover Public Schools (APS), a district dedicated to providing creative and quality instruction that educates the whole child so that they are prepared for success in college, career and life. We are a district known for academic rigor and excellence in arts and athletics.
APS is focused on world-class child-entered excellence in early childhood, elementary and secondary education. We have one Preschool, six K-5 Elementary Schools, three 6-8 Middle Schools, and a Senior High School.
We encourage all of our students to think creatively, to ask the tough questions, to delve deeply into research utilizing the latest technology, to communicate in a variety of media and to collaborate with peers and adults. We go well beyond the mandated curriculum to develop each student’s individual academic, artistic and athletic potential, while developing a moral compass that will guide him/her beyond high school.
Andover prides itself as one of the highest performing school districts in the state of Massachusetts, with a current total school enrollment is 6,075. We place a high value on maintaining appropriate class sizes and our students in K-12 enjoy one of the lowest class sizes in the area.
Our teachers and staff are among the best in the nation, leading the way with innovative instruction focused on preparing students for success. Andover test scores are a testament to this and are among the highest in the state, and are very competitive with top public and private schools in the nation.
