Occupational Therapist 2025-2026

Position Type:
Related Services/Occupational Therapy

Date Posted:
11/25/2024

Location:
Center for Education Services

Closing Date:
7/15/2025
Occupational Therapist

Currently accepting applications for potential vacancies for the 2025-2026 school year

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Unit I Salary ($59,295 - $102,262) plus $5,000, 10-month work year, 8 hours per day

Washington County Public Schools provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their well-being. For complete details, please visit the Employee Benefits Summary.

OVERVIEW: At Washington County Public Schools (WCPS), we educate and empower each student to achieve independence and contribute to a diverse and evolving society. Our teachers cultivate learning communities that spark curiosity, ignite creativity, and inspire success. Our teachers are instrumental in cultivating a culture of belonging where every student feels valued, respected, and supported by creating a safe and welcoming environment. This position plays a crucial role in motivating and guiding students from diverse backgrounds to achieve their highest potential academically, socially, and emotionally.

RESPONSIBILITIES & CORE COMPETENCIES:
Academic Excellence:

• Engage each student in high-quality, authentic, and relevant learning experiences to prepare them with the skills, knowledge, and habits to maximize student success.
• Foster academic achievement by setting high standards, removing barriers, and providing rigorous, relevant, evidence-based, and innovative instruction.
• Set ambitious goals for instruction and student learning, effectively planning and monitoring progress.
• Recognize and adapt to diverse learning styles, ensuring all students learn and thrive.

Culture & Belonging:

• Maintain a continuous focus on the safety and well-being of our students while creating a safe and supportive learning environment. Foster physical, emotional, and social health, contributing to a positive school climate.
• Set clear, consistent, and high standards for all students.
• Exhibit fair, firm, and consistent behavior to promote self-discipline, build community, and effectively resolve conflicts.
• Plan activities and use materials that reflect the unique backgrounds and identities of all students. Create opportunities for student voices to be heard, valued, and actively engaged.

Growth Mindset:

• Commit to continuous learning and growth, perseverance, as well as seeking and implementing feedback.
• Be flexible, adaptable, and solution-oriented. Take accountability.

Community Engagement:

• Build strong connections and collaborative relationships to identify and address barriers that impact student learning and success.
• Partner with caregivers and the community to develop strong and meaningful connections. Create opportunities for stakeholders to feel valued, heard, and actively engaged.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited college or university.
• Certification by the Occupational Therapy Certification Board (OTCB).
• Successfully completed a pediatric affiliation..
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without accommodations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including empathy, teamwork, conflict resolution, critical thinking, and emotional control; maintain organization and punctuality.
• Understanding and commitment to the goals and values of Washington County Public Schools.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
The Environmental Factors and Physical/Mental demands represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to sufficiently move throughout the building and grounds.
• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with individuals as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to travel district-wide and state-wide if needed.
• Ability to work prolonged and irregular hours.