Occupational Therapist (SSC)

Position Type:
Professional - Licensed/Skilled/Occupational Therapist

Date Posted:
3/25/2025

Location:
Student Support CenterProfessional Compensation Plan
Salary Range: $66,553 - $93,818 per/Year
Shift Type: Full-Time
Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Reports To: Executive Director - Special Education
EMPLOYMENT BEGINS: As soon as possible
PRIMARY PURPOSE:

• To facilitate a student's functioning in the school setting; to minimize the effects of the student's disability on his or her ability to participate in the educational process.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:

• Licensure by Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Possess Knowledge of pediatric/adult student population, variety of disabilities, intervention methods/strategies, and the educational system.
• Exhibit excellent communication (verbal and written), public relation, and interpersonal skills.
• Have knowledge and understanding of the policies and procedures for the MISD

EXPERIENCE:

• Pediatric affiliation and/or public-school experience
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the administration may find appropriate and acceptable

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Assist students to develop self-help skills necessary to permit students to manage in classroom and school with minimal assistance for personal needs.
• Assist students to develop functional mobility to permit greatest freedom of movement within the educational environment.
• Provide environmental adaptations to permit students the access to and mobility within the educational, home and community environment.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate educational accommodations for students with disabilities.
• Communicate with healthcare providers and recommend/provide appropriate educationally based occupational therapy interventions.
• Evaluate and provide assistance with and/or devices for written communication at all grade levels.
• Provide instruction in positioning in order to maintain the best position for learning and functional use of the body.
• Evaluate, recommend, and construct positioning devices to provide stable postural base to allow attention to be focused on educational tasks; to enable students to complete written class work in appropriate time frames.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate adaptive equipment and/or communication devices.
• Provide staff instruction and/or training in positioning, handling and transferring of students.
• Evaluate and recommend modifications to meet federal ADA standards.
• Evaluate and recommend vocational needs to prepare students for vocational placement and general life skills.
• Provide instruction in the integration of the multisensory approach in the classroom.
• Evaluate behaviors; recommend strategies and programs for appropriate integration into the educational setting.
• Other School Health and Related Services (SHARS) duties as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands:

• Communicating well in both oral and written form, complying with time lines, making multiple decisions regarding supportive services required to assist a student to benefit from special education

Physical demands/environmental factors:

• In-District travel
• Daily standing, stooping, and walking
• Daily lifting/transferring of students (independently and/or assisted)

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required.