Hybrid Occupational Therapist at Gates Chili Central School District

The Gates Chili Central School District is dedicated to fostering curiosity, growth, and diversity within our school community. The District celebrates and embraces differences and strives to dismantle exclusion, bias, racism, and prejudice of all forms.

• Maintain, improve, or restore function of students in all education-related activities
• Design and execute lessons and activities which help students access the academic environment and participate to their potential.
• Keep and maintain thorough, accurate records and documents for each session
• Complete daily attendance records
• Complete all necessary Medicaid paperwork
• Provide timely progress updates to parents/guardians and relevant school staff
• Work collaboratively with teachers and other school staff members
• Complete appropriate evaluations to determine eligibility or ineligibility to receive services
• Active participation in Committee on Special Education meetings
• Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery
• Synthesizes evaluation results into comprehensive written report, which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment directly related to referral concern.
• Develops and implements intervention strategies.
• Prioritizes and schedules work tasks independently.
• Submits accurate and timely caseload information to supervisor based on monthly, quarterly or semester reporting periods.

• Thorough knowledge of the principles, techniques and practices of occupational therapy.
• Knowledge of the operation and minor maintenance of apparatus and equipment used in occupational therapy.
• Knowledge of community resources available to support or supplement the occupational therapy program.
• Ability to evaluate, plan and execute treatments for students.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to assume responsibility for the treatment of students.
• Ability to provide and maintain accurate records and reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
• Ability to engage with a culturally diverse student population and families.