OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Salary Range: $55,266 - $75,000 per year (12 month position)

Pay within this range is based on experience and education

DEI Values Statement:

Mary Cariola Center recognized that a high performing organization is one that cultivates a culture where everyone feels like they belong. Through continued dialogue, education, a policy development, we are committed to integrating Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion into all aspects of our work. As an agency found on principles of inclusion, Mary Cariola Center fosters an environment where all are welcome, and our differences are respected and valued.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide students with sound clinical programs to meet their Occupational Therapy needs as outlined on their Individual Education Plan (IEP)

• Conduct clinical programs in individual and/or group sessions as per the IEP

• Provide on-going consultation, training, and support for classroom staff to carry over therapeutic programs

• Provide students with appropriate sensory motor programs

• Work cooperatively with team members in the evaluation and development of prescriptive feeding programs designed to improve oral motor abilities

• Attend various discipline related meetings and in-services (e.g. team meetings, department meetings, program meetings, staff development days)

• Work closely with parents to provide appropriate home programs

• Work cooperatively with the interdisciplinary team responsible for coordinating and implementing goals and recommendations for each student

• Design and/or obtain adaptive positioning systems necessary to provide proper alignment and facilitate independent movement patterns (e.g. wheel chairs, standers)

• Participate in the design and/or modification of adaptive equipment or devices (e.g. utensils, switches)

• Maintain written documentation in accordance with departmental and agency regulations

• Understand the psychological, social and medical characteristics of the population served

• Provide clinical instruction for future therapists

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy

• NYS Occupational Therapy license (or in pursuit of)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy

• Prior experience in Occupational Therapy

EEO Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, domestic violence victim status, veteran or disability status.