OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, REGISTERED (OTR)
POSITION STATUS: Part time (.5 FTE)
START DATE: 2025-2026 school year
COMPENSATION: $52,000 - $60,000, prorated, based on experience.
BENEFITS: Health Insurance, Dental Coverage, Paid Time Off (PTO), TRA or PERA Contributions, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and access to a range of additional benefits, such as short-term disability and accident insurance.
ABOUT NORTH LAKES ACADEMY:
Serving the Forest Lake and surrounding areas since 1999, North Lakes Academy provides a personalized learning environment designed to meet a wide variety of academic needs. With strong core subjects and a full complement of liberal arts courses, NLA provides quality learning in a responsive learning atmosphere. Currently, we operate an elementary campus (grades K-6) and a secondary campus (grades 7-12) both in Forest Lake, serving a total of 460 students. We’re a safe and caring community, connecting learning with the environment, and building curiosity and confidence from day one.We say at NLA who you BECOME is as important as what you ACHIEVE.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR), licensed by the Department of Health
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
* Direct experience delivering speech/language services to school-age children
* Knowledge and experience working with students in a school setting
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provide direct and indirect OT services to students who are receiving special education and require occupational therapy, as a related service, to benefit from specially designed instruction.
* Evaluate (Initial and Re-evaluations) and monitor students with disabilities for the purpose of supporting the students’ individualized education programs.
* Evaluate the student's ability and formulate the student's occupational profile, providing written reports that reflect strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment; and guide evidence-based intervention.
* Complete regular caseload management tasks, including scheduling services, updating schedule, collecting and analyzing data, and organizing student materials and information.
* Participate in meetings to discuss student progress, the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and evaluation summaries.
* Assess students’ needs for assistive technology and equipment, and make recommendations for its use at school as part of a program of specially designed instruction and related services.
* Document occupational therapy services, and student progress in accordance with school district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations.
* Provide staff training as requested by the district.
* Maintain consistent, collegial communication with general and special education teachers, other staff members, and parents concerning student’s performance and day to day school business.
* Demonstrate ability to work successfully with a multidisciplinary team, using inclusive practices.
* Provide work direction to paraprofessionals serving children on caseload.
* Provide consultation to colleagues in support of indirect OT services to students.
* Support children in the areas of oral-motor, feeding, fine motor skills, and sensory regulation as it relates to student behavior.
On occasion, the following general education responsibilities may be requested:
* Collaborate with staff to ensure that staff understand direct and indirect OT services, and the role of the general educator in extending these services, as well as best practices for supporting students' sensory and motor needs.
* Screen and monitor students, and consult with general educators to students without disabilities.
* Participate in the child find process. As a result, the OT will provide targeted, evidence-based intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment.
The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task or responsibility.
LEARN MORE:
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, REGISTERED (OTR)
POSITION STATUS: Part time (.5 FTE)
START DATE: 2025-2026 school year
COMPENSATION: $52,000 - $60,000, prorated, based on experience.
BENEFITS: Health Insurance, Dental Coverage, Paid Time Off (PTO), TRA or PERA Contributions, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and access to a range of additional benefits, such as short-term disability and accident insurance.
ABOUT NORTH LAKES ACADEMY:
Serving the Forest Lake and surrounding areas since 1999, North Lakes Academy provides a personalized learning environment designed to meet a wide variety of academic needs. With strong core subjects and a full complement of liberal arts courses, NLA provides quality learning in a responsive learning atmosphere. Currently, we operate an elementary campus (grades K-6) and a secondary campus (grades 7-12) both in Forest Lake, serving a total of 460 students. We’re a safe and caring community, connecting learning with the environment, and building curiosity and confidence from day one.We say at NLA who you BECOME is as important as what you ACHIEVE.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide direct and indirect OT services to students who are receiving special education and require occupational therapy, as a related service, to benefit from specially designed instruction.
Evaluate (Initial and Re-evaluations) and monitor students with disabilities for the purpose of supporting the students’ individualized education programs.
Evaluate the student's ability and formulate the student's occupational profile, providing written reports that reflect strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment; and guide evidence-based intervention.
Complete regular caseload management tasks, including scheduling services, updating schedule, collecting and analyzing data, and organizing student materials and information.
Participate in meetings to discuss student progress, the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and evaluation summaries.
Assess students’ needs for assistive technology and equipment, and make recommendations for its use at school as part of a program of specially designed instruction and related services.
Document occupational therapy services, and student progress in accordance with school district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations.
Provide staff training as requested by the district.
Maintain consistent, collegial communication with general and special education teachers, other staff members, and parents concerning student’s performance and day to day school business.
Demonstrate ability to work successfully with a multidisciplinary team, using inclusive practices.
Provide work direction to paraprofessionals serving children on caseload.
Provide consultation to colleagues in support of indirect OT services to students.
Support children in the areas of oral-motor, feeding, fine motor skills, and sensory regulation as it relates to student behavior.
On occasion, the following general education responsibilities may be requested:
Collaborate with staff to ensure that staff understand direct and indirect OT services, and the role of the general educator in extending these services, as well as best practices for supporting students' sensory and motor needs.
Screen and monitor students, and consult with general educators to students without disabilities.
Participate in the child find process. As a result, the OT will provide targeted, evidence-based intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment.
The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task or responsibility.
LEARN MORE:
NLA’s website: http://www.northlakesacademy.org
NLA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nlacharterk12
NLA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nlacharterk12/
APPLY ONLINE: https://form.jotform.com/200715906665054
Please verify that this job is still open by checking if it is also listed on our website.The position will remain open until filled.
For more information about this posting, please reach out to:
lclaiborne@northlakesacademy.org
North Lakes Academy, where who you BECOME is as important as what you ACHIEVE.
