Duties
Evaluate and develop plans and implement IEPs to provide OT to students ages 3-22 with disabilities in a variety of educational settings. Collaborate with a variety of professionals for planning & problem solving.
Caseloads typically require services in multiple locations.
Occupational Therapists (OTs) are key contributors within the education team. They support a student’s ability to participate in desired daily school activities or “occupations.” They help children to fulfill their role as students by supporting their academic achievement and promoting positive behaviors necessary for learning.
School occupational therapists support academic and non-academic outcomes, including social skills, math, reading and writing (i.e., literacy), behavior management, recess, participation in sports, self-help skills, prevocational/vocational participation, transportation, and more. Because of their expertise in activity and environmental analysis, practitioners are particularly skilled in facilitating student access to curricular and extracurricular activities.
Additionally, they play a critical role in educating parents, educators, administrators and other staff members. They offer services along a continuum of prevention, promotion, and interventions and serve individual students, groups of students, whole classrooms, and whole school initiatives. They collaborate within the education team to support student success. In this way, occupational therapy practitioners can contribute within both general and special education. Occupational therapists have specific knowledge and expertise to increase participation in school routines throughout the day.
Qualifications
Requirements:
Graduate of an AOTA accredited Occupational Therapy Program
Current valid license issued through the Illinois Department of
Professional and Financial Regulations, as a Registered Occupational Therapist
Experience in pediatric or school -based therapy preferred.
Additional Notes
This is a full time 10 month position.
Mid-Valley serves children and families in the Batavia, Kaneland, Geneva, Central and St. Charles community school districts in Kane County.