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Occupational Therapist
Homer A. Plessy Community School
Posted 09/18/24
721 St. Philip St., New Orleans, LA 70116
Job Description
As a successful Occupational Therapist you will work with the Student Support team to provide quality school-based occupational therapy services, which includes: assessment, diagnosis, and treatment occupational therapy related needs in children. The Occupational Therapist is a member of the IEP team and is responsible for developing appropriate IEP goals to meet student needs; communicating with teachers, parents, and related service providers; and ensuring that student goals are addressed in and/or outside of the classroom.
Position Description and Expectations
- Conducting assessments and evaluations in accordance with parent/guardian and student rights and Louisiana Bulletin 1508 if qualified.
- Using a variety of appropriate tools and techniques to evaluate and report student progress.
- Utilizing purposeful activities that support goals and increase access in the general education setting.
- Providing services to students in ways that build upon individual strengths and offering students opportunities to participate in their own learning experience.
- Participating as an active IEP team member in IEP meetings.
- Preparing and maintaining accurate records and progress notes.
- Educating and demonstrating therapy techniques to parents that can be incorporated into the home.
- Effectively communicating with school administrators, teachers, student service personnel, and parents regarding student performance and plans for improvement.
- Knowledge and skill to develop treatment plans that address, but are not limited to: child development, muscle tone, range of motion, orthopedic/splinting needs; movement analysis; visual motor skills; visual perceptual skills; sensory motor processing; neuromuscular skills; social skills; functional skills; and activities of daily living
Qualifications
- Professional licensure and Louisiana certification in occupational therapy
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple caseloads of students
- Successfully works collaboratively with a team of adults
- Communicates regularly with parents, faculty and staff
About Homer A. Plessy Community School
Homer A. Plessy Community School Fosters Project-Based Learning Through The Arts In A Joyful And Diverse Environment.
Our Vision Is To Develop Creative, Critical, And Responsible Thinkers.
The Plessy School’s arts-integrated, project-based curriculum provides a stimulating environment that insists on academic excellence in a developmentally appropriate setting. At Plessy, we want our students to mature into whole, healthy people who are confident about their gifts and their place in the world as citizens, who have keen minds and compassionate hearts and who contribute to a world that needs them. We are committed to an academic program that emphasizes academic excellence, creativity and a passion for life-long learning.
Plessy is a school that:
- sets the stage for all students to excel academically;
- fosters critical and creative thinking;
- teaches students about the importance of citizenship, social justice, and community engagement;
- has hallways that reflect the same diversity we see on our sidewalks;
- is rooted in the St. Roch, Bywater, St. Claude, Marigny and French Quarter neighborhoods;
- attracts dedicated educators by creating a professional environment in which teachers can develop their full potential;
- draws on the resources of a community eager to help;
- recognizes the importance of meaningful engagement with parents; and
- serves as a focal point for the community and has a sense of place
