Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Mission and Priorities:

At Children’s Health Council, we believe in the promise and potential of every child, teen and young adult. Our mission is to transform young lives by providing culturally responsive best-in-class learning and mental health services to families from diverse backgrounds regardless of language, location, or ability to pay. We specialize in ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & Depression and Autism. Our strategic priorities include: being people first and empowering our workforce, creating systems built on equity, access, and inclusion, elevating technology and strengthening our community partnerships.

Could this be you?

Do you like to work in an environment where we live our mission?

Do you value celebrating our differences and learning from them? Are you passionate about the work you do?

Do you value collaboration?

Are you looking to be empowered as a professional to help us grow as an organizational community?

Are you a skilled cross-cultural communicator, helping cultivate a place of acceptance?

Do you value cross-cultural competence and communication with individuals, teams, and systems within our organization?

If you can answer “yes” to these questions, this job could be for you!

About the role!

This position is responsible for conducting occupational therapy assessments and treatment as it pertains to sensory regulation and motor functioning for children grades K-12 in a school-based setting. Therapist work is directly related to helping each student improve school-based functioning when sensory and/or motoric deficit negatively impact that child’s opportunity to derive educational benefit from classroom instruction.

Coordinating OT services with the student’s team, the Occupational Therapist plans, conducts, monitors and reports on each student with that designated instructional service.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will:

Conduct formal and informal assessments as needed. Formal assessments include norm-based assessment as part of a student’s triennial re-evaluation.

Manages a caseload of students at EBC School (Palo Alto and South Bay campus) who receive direct and consultation OT services.

Delivers Occupational Therapy services as dictated by IEP.

Prepare and update written annual IEP goals and progress summaries.

Monitors student progress against established IEP goals and regularly communicates with the student's team and parents regarding participation and progress.

Attend all school staff meetings, department meetings, and IEP meetings.

Maintains and selects OT equipment for use in individual and group sessions, and in the classroom as appropriate.

Collaborates with all team members on a regular basis to ensure carryover of skill development

across school settings.

Completes in-services on areas of expertise related to student skill development in the academic

setting.

Develops & monitors student programs related to IEP goals, ensuring progress across settings.

Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

What we’re looking for:

Ability and desire to work as part of interdisciplinary school setting.

Possess strong interpersonal and written communication skills with demonstrated sensitivity to lay and professional audiences.

Willingness and flexibility to schedule appointments when students are available.

Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice.

Knowledge of basic computer skills in order to communicate via email and prepare documents.

Knowledge of basic computer skills, including email communication, document preparation, word processing, and completing progress notes in an electronic health record system.

About your background (education/experience)

Required

Master’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university

Valid California licensure or equivalent OTR certification.

Preferred

Three years post-licensure experience in a pediatric clinic or school setting

Valid CA driving license

OT assessments and treatment are highly preferred.

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements:

Ability to undergo training and implementation of Pro-ACT crisis management system.

Ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time for instruction and supervision.

Special Job Requirements:

Ability to work certain evenings for scheduled events (Back to School Night, Art Show, Achievement Night, staff training, and IEP meetings etc.).

Full-time