Piper USD 203 is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist. Interested applicants should complete the online application and include a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters, and a copy of current license or transcripts. Position will remain open until filled.

 

Qualifications:

• Meets the employment qualifications set forth by the Board of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education. 
• Holds or is eligible for certification by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts.
• Maintains professional attitude with students, families and staff.

 

Base salary: Commensurate with experience and education based on the salary schedule in the Piper Teachers Association Negotiated Agreement. Full single health insurance paid. 

 

Job Goal:  To provide evaluation and treatment to students in need of school based therapy.

 

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide evaluation upon a referral request from the screening team.  The evaluations are initiated only with parental consent.
• Attend student staffing and IEP meetings to discuss pertinent information collected throughout the assessment process.
• Implement annual and short-term goals for each student on their caseload as part of the IEP process according to district policies.
• Provide educationally relevant therapy to students, as necessary, on a scheduled basis.
• Write treatment programs for individual students as needed.  This includes instruction in the program for all persons involved with that student.
• Provide progress reports and notes on each child as indicated.
• Re-assess students as indicated throughout the school year.
• Accompany parents and students to medical clinics, when indicated, to be the medial liaison for parents and teachers.
• Supervise therapy students from various accreditation programs.
• Maintain confidentiality following the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Board of Education policies.
• Ability to work a 7.75 hour duty day in the location or locations assigned by the supervisor.
• Physical and emotional ability to perform required work and move about as needed in the fast-paced, highly intensive school environment.
• Maintain a neat and appropriate appearance.
• Performs other related work as required.

COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students.  Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.

 

REASONING ABILITY:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Ability to read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public. 

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing on a bike ore wheelchair, or moving/rearranging furniture.  While performing the duties of the job the employee occasionally may visit a child’s home.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students’ safety, work output and well-being.

 

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:  Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students.  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer