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Mesquite ISD

Occupational Therapist (SSC)

Mesquite ISD, Mesquite

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Position Type:
Professional - Licensed/Skilled/Occupational Therapist
Date Posted:
3/25/2025
Location:
Student Support Center Professional Compensation Plan
Salary Range: $66,553 - $93,818 per/Year
Shift Type: Full-Time
Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Reports To: Executive Director - Special Education
EMPLOYMENT BEGINS: As soon as possible
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
  • To facilitate a student's functioning in the school setting; to minimize the effects of the student's disability on his or her ability to participate in the educational process.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:
  • Licensure by Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
  • Possess Knowledge of pediatric/adult student population, variety of disabilities, intervention methods/strategies, and the educational system.
  • Exhibit excellent communication (verbal and written), public relation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Have knowledge and understanding of the policies and procedures for the MISD
EXPERIENCE:
  • Pediatric affiliation and/or public-school experience
  • Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the administration may find appropriate and acceptable
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
  • Assist students to develop self-help skills necessary to permit students to manage in classroom and school with minimal assistance for personal needs.
  • Assist students to develop functional mobility to permit greatest freedom of movement within the educational environment.
  • Provide environmental adaptations to permit students the access to and mobility within the educational, home and community environment.
  • Evaluate and recommend appropriate educational accommodations for students with disabilities.
  • Communicate with healthcare providers and recommend/provide appropriate educationally based occupational therapy interventions.
  • Evaluate and provide assistance with and/or devices for written communication at all grade levels.
  • Provide instruction in positioning in order to maintain the best position for learning and functional use of the body.
  • Evaluate, recommend, and construct positioning devices to provide stable postural base to allow attention to be focused on educational tasks; to enable students to complete written class work in appropriate time frames.
  • Evaluate and recommend appropriate adaptive equipment and/or communication devices.
  • Provide staff instruction and/or training in positioning, handling and transferring of students.
  • Evaluate and recommend modifications to meet federal ADA standards.
  • Evaluate and recommend vocational needs to prepare students for vocational placement and general life skills.
  • Provide instruction in the integration of the multisensory approach in the classroom.
  • Evaluate behaviors; recommend strategies and programs for appropriate integration into the educational setting.
  • Other School Health and Related Services (SHARS) duties as assigned
  • Perform other duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • None
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands:
  • Communicating well in both oral and written form, complying with time lines, making multiple decisions regarding supportive services required to assist a student to benefit from special education
Physical demands/environmental factors:
  • In-District travel
  • Daily standing, stooping, and walking
  • Daily lifting/transferring of students (independently and/or assisted)
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required.