Incumbents are responsible for scheduling and providing occupational therapy services, within the professional scope of practice of the Occupational Therapist Assistant, which may include assistive technology services for students based upon an individual education plan (I.E.P.).
Job Qualifications: Associate's Degree in occupational therapy is required; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
Licensing/Certification Requirements: Valid IVP Level One AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card is required.
Duties & Responsibilities: Duties, performed within a program developed by a supervising therapist, include preparing activities for students and providing relevant suggestions to teachers and parents regarding activities; preparing progress reports; implementing educationally relevant goals and objectives for students; and documenting all services provided.
Complete Job Description: Occupational Therapist Assistant
Employment Information: 2026-27 School Year; Hours vary up to 40 hours per week; 199 Days (Educational Support Professional)
Salary link: Allied Health
Kyrene School District is one of Arizona’s leading public school districts, providing excellence in education for more than 135 years. Kyrene is known for high academic achievement, with schools consistently outperforming peer districts, charter schools, and state averages on AzMERIT and other academic benchmarks.
Kyrene is comprised of 22 schools (15 elementary, 6 middle and one K-8). District boundaries encompass all of Ahwatukee and parts of Chandler, Guadalupe, Tempe, and the Gila River Indian Community. Kyrene enrolls approximately 13,000 students in grades K-8 and offers preschool options on many elementary school campuses.
K-8 program offerings include world languages (Spanish and Mandarin), STEM, college prep, fine arts, performing arts, and computer science immersion. Kyrene is also home to a Traditional Academy and an IB World School. Kyrene also offers an impressive selection of courses and program options that occur before, during, and after school hours.
Join #TeamKyrene
The Kyrene School District boasts a variety of programs to promote health and well-being, such as paid sick days, personal or vacation days, an employee assistance program, life insurance, medical, vision, dental, flexible spending and 403b/457b benefits for eligible employees.
Recent district wellness awards include being named Arizona's Healthiest Employers for the second year by the Phoenix Business Journal, A Fit-Friendly Company by American Heart Association, and A Leader in Wellness Innovation by the Wellness Council of AZ. Our employee wellness program, WOW - Win on Wellness, is integrated with the Let's Move in Schools, Kyrene initiative.
