Occupational Therapist

The Occupational Therapists provides occupational therapy treatment to special needs students enrolled in the educational programs of the County Office of Education. This job class is responsible for individual treatment to correct specific areas of sensory-motor integrative dysfunction. This job class administers pediatric occupational therapy assessments to determine a student’s level of function relative to the student’s age and educational placement in such areas as fine/gross motor skill development, sensory motor integration, self-care and activities of daily living. Employees in this job class receive limited supervision from a school administrator or designee and will consult and provide therapy in a variety of classrooms/school/early intervention settings at more than one site, with many different educational team members, within a framework of special education policies and procedures. This job class requires independent clinical judgment, well developed communication skills, and the ability to work in a variety of settings.