ACCEL Schools is seeking highly-qualified Virtual Occupational Therapists in Washington for our upcoming 2023-2024 school year!

Occupational therapists will work in cooperation with appropriate district supervisors, teachers, parents, and students. They shall be responsible for providing diagnostic and intervention services for students with occupational therapy needs helping students to adjust and access the general education curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Participate in building based intervention processes to support students and teachers
• Develop, follow and communicate to building leaders and department supervisors, a daily schedule
• Conduct standard and non-standardized assessments, analyze results and write reports to determine strengths and concerns
• Develop treatment plans that are strength based as well as child and family centered
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and all other members of a student's educational team
• Plans, implements, and monitors activities that allow students to access and benefit from their specialized instruction. The focus of these services includes, but is not limited to: academic performance, fine and gross motor functioning, positioning, daily living skills, play/leisure skills, work skills, and sensory-motor activities
• Develop functional use of district software for purposes of special education compliance and accountability reporting
• Conduct assistive technology needs assessments
• Guide teachers, primary care providers and all other educational team members in the implementation of facilitating classroom strategies to ensure skill generalization and in how to identify students who may require a referral for a speech and language evaluation
• Ensure that IEP, ETR and progress monitoring procedures adhere to the district, state and federal guidelines
• Attend monthly staff meetings and pursue professional development in maintenance of state board licensure and for addressing student and caseload needs
• Collect ongoing daily data and adapt treatment accordingly based on trends in student performance
• Attend IEP and ETR meetings and provide necessary documentation for team to review in a timely manner
• Facilitate effective student communication abilities across all modes and levels of language

Skills/Qualifications

• Ability to work in a diverse educational community setting
• Has a "team player" attitude
• Certification/licensure in appropriate area
• Exhibit genuine care for children and a passion for teaching
• Understanding of the community and student demographics
• Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Strong content knowledge in one or more content areas
• Understand state proficiency testing as well as state teaching standards
• Satisfactory completion of state required criminal history check and health tests
• Proficient in computer applications, including MS Office Suite, Google applications, e-mail, and internet applications; excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit flexibility with regard to decision-making, daily challenges, and job duties
• Strong ability to gather, analyze, and interpret student data to make sound educational decisions
• Has strong sense of integrity

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