Occupational Therapist

You will provide evaluation and treatment to students ages 5-22. You enjoy planning, implementing, and coordinating comprehensive therapy. You thrive in an interdisciplinary team setting. For over 60 years, AchieveKids has offered a place where acceptance is key to our community. AchieveKids received full accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and specializes in creating learning for students ages 5 to 22 with severe emotional and/or developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, mood, disruptive behavior, and anxiety disorders. Our innovative teachers, paraprofessionals, behavioral health team, and speech therapists work collaboratively to create opportunity and independence in the lives of the students in our community. This interdisciplinary team becomes a skillful problem solving group that instructs, guides and assists these students toward greater independence and self-reliance, enabling a path to a brighter future. With a campus in Palo Alto and in San Jose, we serve multiple school districts throughout the Bay Area. AchieveKids is committed to supporting high quality, inclusive practices in our schools and programs. The diversity of our workforce and Board of Directors is essential and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our company to ensure a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and skills to drive innovation and creativity, enhance decision-making, and provide better solutions. DESCRIPTION This is a regular, full-time, exempt, day shift position. The Occupational Therapist (OT) is a licensed professional responsible for providing evaluation and treatment of students in accordance with approved policies, procedures, and protocols. The OT plans, implements, and coordinates comprehensive therapy. The OT assigned to this position works within the Palo Alto and San Jose campuses. RESPONSIBILITIES • Evaluate student’s abilities, and develop, document, and provide therapeutic plans of care • Meet with teacher to suggest modifications to adaptive equipment or activities as necessary • Liaise with student’s families and other services to plan for the student’s transition • Observe, note, and report on the progress of short and long-term treatment goals, including collecting data and reporting on progress goals • Carry out client’s IEP goals and objectives in all relevant training environments including school, community and vocational settings

Salary : $83,868 - $105,105