Occupational Therapist

Position Summary:

TThrough the Looking Glass is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist and will seriously consider a new graduate if he or she has a strong interest and dedication to not only working with children with disabilities but parents with disabilities as well. The OT would be mentored closely by current TLG OTs in serving both populations.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide developmental consultation to staff at Oakland Head Start/Early Head Start programs.
• Provide home-based and center-based assessment and early intervention for children under the age of five years.
• Provide adaptive parenting services to parents with physical or vision disabilities
• Support quality interaction and relationships between infants or children and parents
• Coordinate intervention during teamwork with other TLG and community providers.
• Complete necessary record-keeping and reports
• Respect cultural and disability differences in a diverse community
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Language Skills: Bilingual, bi-literate preferred, English/Spanish or ASL, and other language ability based on program needs. Ability to write reports, assessments, and progress notes; effectively communicate with other staff and workers in the community.
• Computer Skills: Ability to use computers for completing assessments, writing reports, and progress notes.

Education and Experience Requirements: Master’s degree in occupational therapy, with a California OT License. Experience or internship with children with disabilities is a must.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registration Requirements:

Possession of a California Occupational Therapy license, This position requires frequent driving. Candidates must have a reliable personal vehicle, maintain current personal auto insurance as mandated by law, and ensure they remain reasonably insurable under the agency’s auto liability policies. The use of a personal vehicle is essential for the successful completion of job duties and responsibilities. State regulations require a physical examination, immunizations, current tuberculosis test, and verified fingerprint and criminal record check before hiring.

Training Opportunities:

The Occupational Therapist will receive individual weekly supervision and mentoring by TLG’s OT staff, who have unique, nationally recognized expertise working with parents with disabilities. The OT will also participate in weekly TLG multi-disciplinary staff meetings, which include case presentations and training.

*** Through the Looking Glass is an Equal Opportunity Employer***

CELEBRATING 43 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY
Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is a disability community-based nonprofit organization in Berkeley, California. TLG has pioneered clinical and supportive services, as well as national training and research serving families in which one or more members – whether parent or child - have a disability or medical issue. Since its founding in 1982, TLG has provided infant mental health or infant/parent /family therapy and relationship-based developmental services. TLG’s mission is: “To provide and encourage respectful and empowering services—guided by personal disability experience and disability culture—for families that have children, parents, or grandparents with disability or medical issues.” TLG’s staff includes culturally and linguistically diverse psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, developmental specialists, occupational therapists, and early childhood educators.