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About the Role

Mary Cariola Center is committed to fostering an environment where all are welcome, and our differences are respected and valued. We are dedicated to integrating Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion into all aspects of our work.

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

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy
• NYS Occupational Therapy license (or in pursuit of)

Skills

• Occupational Therapy
• Clinical programs
• Individual and/or group sessions
• Consultation
• Training
• Support for classroom staff
• Sensory motor programs
• Feeding programs
• Oral motor abilities
• Discipline related meetings
• Home programs
• Interdisciplinary team collaboration
• Adaptive positioning systems
• Adaptive equipment or devices
• Written documentation
• Psychological, social and medical characteristics understanding
• Clinical instruction

Work Type

• 12 month position

Experience Level

• Entry Level
• Mid Level

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy
• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy

Salary/Compensations

• $51,500-$75,000 per year

About the Company

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.