SY 25-26 - Occupational Therapist - Part-Time (ONLY)

Job Description

Job Description

Conservatory Lab Charter School

Occupational Therapist

Welcome to Conservatory Lab Charter School- a community that stands out in Massachusetts:

• The ONLY charter school designated a “School of Recognition” by DESE based on SY22/23 growth metrics across all subgroups.

• A finalist for the Pozen Prize in 2019, awarded for strong student growth.

• An “El Sistema-inspired” program, where students have music class every day and learn a wide variety of instruments.

• An EL Education school where project-based learning, social-emotional development, and rigorous academics are woven together for powerful outcomes.

• A place where students implicitly learn to uplift each other, persevere, and cooperate through their experiences in music as well as academic classes.

Come join our community and be part of a unique, dynamic team committed to holistic excellence in urban education!

Conservatory Lab Charter School empowers a diverse range of children in preschool through eighth grade as scholars, artists, and leaders through a unique and rigorous academic and music education. We enrich the larger community through performance, service, and collaboration. As a laboratory school, we develop and disseminate innovative educational approaches that will positively impact children in other schools and programs.

The Occupational therapist provides occupational therapy services as designated by a student’s IEP. Conservatory Lab Charter School seeks an individual who is passionate about supporting students to meet their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with teachers, other related service providers and parents to ensure understanding of student’s occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.

• Evaluate students through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.

• Synthesize evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment.

• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.

• Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment.

• Collect data for decision making and progress monitoring.

• Schedule direct services using a variety of service delivery models, including classroom intervention, consultation/collaboration and pull-out sessions as appropriate to meet student needs in the least restrictive environment.

• Maintain easily accessible and accurate student files.

• Safeguard confidentiality of student records.

• Complete logging of services for third party reimbursement accurately and in a timely manner.

• Monitor and reassess the effects of specific occupational therapy intervention and the need to continue, modify, or discontinue services.

• Adapt and modify environments, equipment, and materials.

• Train instructional staff to meet individual needs and to help students function as independently as possible.

• Manage inventory of therapeutic equipment.

• Attend reconvened Team meetings and parent-teacher conferences.

• Attend all IEP meetings in accordance with assigned students

• Develop appropriate IEPs and/or 504 Plans based on students’ strengths and needs and demonstrates awareness of professional performance in due process matters and litigious environments.

• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Principal or the Special Ed Director

Your Skill Set:

As the incoming Occupational Therapist you will possess many, though perhaps not all, of the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.

• Registered Occupational Therapist.

• Massachusetts License or the ability to obtain Massachusetts licensure in Occupational Therapy.

• Experience teaching and/or working in an urban school system with special needs students.

• Knowledge of sensory motor integration techniques.

• This position is (PART-TIME ONLY)

Required Documentation Upload:

1. Resume: Please submit an updated copy of your resume, highlighting your relevant experience, skills, and achievements.

2. Licensure: If applicable to the position, we require a copy of your current professional licensure. Ensure that the license is valid and in good standing.

3. Degree: Kindly provide a copy of your highest educational degree relevant to the position.