Thrive Therapies

Occupational Therapist OT - Jacksonville FL - Full Time W2

Thrive Therapies  •  Jacksonville, FL (Onsite)  •  29 days ago
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Job Description

Thrive Therapies Group is a pediatric healthcare organization that delivers care exclusively in schools because school is where clinical care becomes transformative for kids with disabilities. Where therapy turns into learning, friendships, and belonging. Built by providers, for providers.

We have an immediate opening for a full-time school-based Occupational Therapist in the greater Jacksonville, FL area for the 26-27 school year.

As a School-Based Occupational Therapist you assess and treat students K-12 with physical, developmental, sensory, and learning challenges that impact educational function and independence. You design individualized interventions targeting fine motor skills, sensory processing, self-care routines, and learning environment modifications to support academic engagement and social participation

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive OT evaluations including fine and gross motor assessment, sensory processing screening, self-care functional capacity, and learning readiness
  • Develop and implement individualized IEP goals focused on school function: handwriting, self-feeding, self-care routines, classroom participation, and independence
  • Deliver direct and consultative occupational therapy services including fine motor skill development, sensory integration activities, and environmental modifications
  • Design classroom-wide and school-wide sensory breaks, movement activities, and accommodations to support learning and self-regulation
  • Collaborate with special education, physical therapists, and classroom teachers on positioning, adaptive equipment, and accessibility solutions
  • Assess and recommend adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and learning environment modifications Participate in IEP and ARD meetings and contribute to transition planning for secondary students

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an ACOTE-accredited program NBCOT certification required

Valid, unrestricted Florida OT license or ability to obtain within 30 days

Clear background check and proof of immunization status per district requirements

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 or more years of school-based OT experience
  • New graduates welcome with structured mentorship
  • Training in sensory integration and processing
  • Ayres Sensory Integration preferred
  • Experience with adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and accessibility assessment
  • Experience with autism spectrum disorder and complex physical disabilities
  • Bilingual capability is a meaningful plus

WHY THRIVE?

100% of our clinicians chose to return for the 26-27 school year. That does not happen by accident.
Our founder was once one of those kids whose needs went unidentified until third grade. School-based clinicians changed her life. She built Thrive to bring that care forward.
Thrive Therapies

About Thrive Therapies

Thrive is on a mission to revolutionize the care of children with disabilities. We provide results-driven services and intelligent tools to support children’s development, well-being, and health.

At the heart of this mission are the people who change the trajectories of children’s lives. We work for them.

Industry
Education & Training
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Greater Nashville Area, Tennessee
Year Founded
2023
Website
thrivetherapiesgroup.com
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