Occupational Therapist at Delta County School District 50J

    Occupational Therapist
Cedaredge and North Fork regions

2025-2026 School Year - 2nd Semester
           Starting January 5, 2026

$65,089/year + Depending on Experience
Health Insurance is available through the School District
Retirement benefits through PERA

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• AOTA accredited occupational therapy program
• Internship or supervised field experience
• National exam through NBCOT
• Valid Colorado Driver's License and favorable driving record required

• Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.

• Evaluates the student’s ability and formulates the student’s occupational profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.
• Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive written report, which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment; directs program development; and guides evidence-based intervention.
• Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.
• Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment.
• Consults with the school-based team to achieve student outcomes.
• Prioritizes and schedules work tasks independently.
• Maintains clinical and administrative records in accordance with professional standards, state guidelines, and school system policy.
• Provides legal and ethical supervision of occupational therapy assistants assuming responsibility for the students served by the assistant.
• Uses professional Code of Ethics and standards of practice to guide ethical decision-making in practice. 
• Knowledge of the federal, state, local legislation, regulations, policies and procedures that mandate and guide occupational therapy practice in schools.