OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Job Description and Duties Under the direction of the Supervising Teacher I (Supervisor of Assessment & Intervention Services), the Occupational Therapist at the California School for the Deaf, Riverside (CSDR) provides direct services to students, and works with students/staff to design accommodations that allow students with additional disabilities to access the common curriculum. No supervisory duties or responsibilities. Working conditions and physical requirements: Work will take place in classrooms, outdoors, indoors, and on the California School for the Deaf Riverside campus. The Occupational Therapist will have physical contact with students during therapy sessions. Duties: Assist with Occupational Therapy evaluations, and provide direct services to students who are referred by their Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. Coordinate or assist in assistive technology evaluations, prepare and present written reports at student IEP meetings. Conduct classroom observations and consult with teachers and parents to provide suggestions for classroom accommodations that will enable a student to be more successful. Provide ongoing and follow up consultation services to teachers and parents. Teach students self-care activities. Adapt classroom environment to support instruction. Assist in instructing parents in the use of suitable activities and adapted equipment for use at home. Document all services provided using the school IEP program, participate in IEP meetings as needed. Provide both formal and informal consultative services to school staff, parents, THRIVE assessment applicant families, and professionals in the community. Improve professional competence through participation in staff development activities (e.g., conferences, workshops, staff development days, department meetings, etc.), and by providing in-services on relevant topics to staff as needed). Miscellaneous duties as assigned. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements **EXAMINATION** Individuals must have taken and passed an examination to obtain list eligibility for the classification in order to apply. List eligibility may be obtained by meeting the minimum qualifications as outlined in the examination bulletin, and obtaining a passing score on the exam. The examination bulletin may be viewed on the California Department of Human Resources Web page at: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=5059#testing Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: • Experience working with disabled students in an educational environment • Knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) or willingness to learn