Full-Time Occupational Therapist

Description:

Full-time Occupational Therapist position available at the elementary school level for the 2012-13 school year in Arlington Heights School District 25.

Job Summary:

Must have experience with students with a variety of disabilities, including students with autism, behavior disorders, and other learning and cognitive delays. Please see the attached job description for complete details.

Qualifications:

• possess a valid license to practice occupational therapy as defined in the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, and whose license is in good standing; and

• meet the license requirements established by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations.

• preferred candidates will speak a second language
  

1. serve as a member of an IEP team to screen, diagnose, and to determine eligibility for occupational therapy services for the child;
2. complete all required components of the occupational therapy case study evaluation;
3. enhance student mobility and participation in educational activities by increasing strength, accuracy, and speed;
4. improve manipulative skills for self-care and paper/pencil tasks through reach, grasp, and dexterity;
5. enhance comfort , participation, and attending by maintaining functional postures;
6. increase functional use of hands and visual regard by providing stable positions;
7. ensure independence in feeding and oral motor skills for safety and nourishment;
8. facilitate safety in the school environment by decreasing the possibility of injury to student's self or others as he/she moves or performs skills/tasks;
9. improve success for fine motor school tasks by increasing coordination of eye-hand movements;
   
10. increase functional use of extremities through adapted equipment;
11. enhance ability to learn through sensorimotor activities that address motor planning, attending, and behavior issues;
12. facilitate student's independence through access to assistive technology;
13. perform consultative and/or resource services to parents, classroom teachers, and other professional personnel; and
14. be responsible for all aspects of budgeting, purchasing, and program planning within the occupational therapy budget
    

Please complete the online application and upload the following documents:

• a current resume
• three letters of recommendation
• a photocopy of all academic transcripts

Please direct all inquiries to: