id='p4124_'>Occupational Therapist JobID: 4124
Position Type:
School Health Services/Occupational Therapist
Date Posted:
8/17/2026
Location:
District Wide
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TITLE: Occupational Therapist
REPORTS TO: Executive Director of School and Family Support
SUPERVISES: Occupational Therapy Assistants
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 10-month unaffiliated position. Other terms set by the Board of Education.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Provide quality school-based therapy services, which includes but is not limited to assessment/evaluation, intervention/treatment, IEP planning and implementation, discharge planning, related documentation, and communication between teachers, teacher assistant, related service providers and families.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This description of Occupational Therapist is for identification and administrative purposes only. It is not intended to be a complete statement of all duties, which may be assigned or adjusted by the Superintendent of Schools according to varying needs.
- Evaluate the student's ability and formulates the student's occupational profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews
- Synthesize evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment; directs program development; and guides evidence-based intervention and reviews findings with family and staff.
- Develop occupationally based intervention plans based on student needs and evaluation results.
- Participate in IEP/504 process, including collaboratively determining the need for occupational therapy as a related service under IDEA or as a reasonable accommodation under section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.
- Participate in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.
- Teach and train educational personnel to help student achieve his or her IEP goals.
- Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment.
- Monitor and reassess the effects of occupational therapy intervention and the need to continue, modify, or discontinue intervention.
- Adapt and modify the environment including assistive technology and adaptive equipment and training instructional staff to meet individual needs and to help students function as independently as possible.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Connecticut Certified Occupational Therapist and credentialed by the National Board for Certified Occupational Therapists
- Such other qualifications as the Board of Education may require.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
PERFORMANCE EVALAUTION: Annually by Executive Director of School and Family Support or designee
New London Public School District is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.