Specifications include, but are not limited to: ● Collaborates with school personnel, such as teachers, psychologists, and other related service personnel to meet the needs of all students ● Consults, collaborates and provides interventions as appropriate through the in the Multitiered System of Supports ● Conducts occupational therapy screenings using appropriate screening instruments ● Administers formal and informal occupational therapy assessments based on individual student needs ● Observes students in the educational environment ● Analyzes and interprets information to make recommendations regarding the need for occupational therapy services ● Prepares evaluation summary and reports in a timely fashion ● Develops Present Level of Educational Performance (PLEPS), Goals and Benchmarks for Individualized Educational Programs (IEP) within the PowerSchool IEP program ● Maintains therapy notes and logs using our Data Service Center (DSC) system ● Reports progress toward goals in PowerSchool IEP ● Serves as member of the IEP team ● Communicates effectively to school personnel and parents ● Provides occupationally based activities commensurate with students’ abilities, interests and aptitudes ● Selects and implements occupational evidence-based practices which support the goals and benchmarks ● Uses a variety of equipment, materials, devices and aids ● Manages the facilities, materials and equipment, including assistive technology, necessary to the delivery of services ● Adjusts intervention strategies based upon student performance ● Abides by professional code of ethics ● Demonstrates awareness of professional performance in due process matters and litigious environments ● Schedules services using a variety of service delivery models, including classroom, consultation/collaboration and pull-out as appropriate to meet the students’ needs in the least restrictive environment
