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Allied Instructional Services (AIS) is a progressive and growing company! We are searching for school based occupational therapists for full or part time work. We also have placement options for those that want to help on a part-time basis with school-based evaluations. Allied Instructional Services contracts throughout the state of Virginia. We offer competitive compensation, mentorships, continuing education opportunities and referral bonuses for our contractors. We also have remote and hybrid options!

AIS is currently looking for therapists across Virginia including the following areas: Dinwiddie, Sussex, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Lancaster, Newport News, Norfolk, Hampton. We also have a unique placement in the Accomack area with a housing option!

The Occupational Therapist functions as a member on a student’s educational team to provide comprehensive assessment and treatment of impaired fine motor skills, gross motor skills, visual motor integration, sensory processing skills, self-care, and other activities of daily living in pre-school and school age children that limit a child’s ability to access their school and participate with their peers. The candidate must possess a working knowledge of assessment and treatment practices, evidence-based research, recommended best practices, adaptations for access to the school environment, and expected roles and responsibilities of an Occupational Therapist within a school environment.

The OT will:

1. Utilize current evidence-based practices to assess and treat impaired fine motor, gross motor, visual-motor integration, self-help, and sensory processing skills

2. Comply with special education services within federal state/county procedural guidelines.

3. Participate in the development and implementation of IEP's for those students identified as having a disability as a related service and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

4. Provide ethical and evidence-based treatment, guided by data collection, response to treatment, and on-going analysis of gross motor skills.

5. Communicate and consult with students, parents, educators, administrators, and outside agency professionals.

6. Provide supervision of COTA, if applicable

Requirements:

1. A valid degree in Occupational Therapy

2. A valid Occupational Therapy license issued by Virginia Department of Health Professions