Job Description

Job Description and Duties

This position is for a 10 month school year with eligibility for an additional 2 months to be paid by State Special School Benefits through Unemployment Insurance.

Under the direction of the Supervisor of Assessment & Intervention Services, the Occupational Therapist at CSDR provides direct services to students, and works with students/staff to design accommodations that allow students with additional disabilities to access the common curriculum. No supervisory duties or responsibilities. Working conditions and physical requirements: Work will take place in classrooms, outdoors, indoors, and on the California School for the Deaf Riverside campus. The Occupational Therapist will have physical contact with students during therapy sessions. Duties: Assist with Occupational Therapy evaluations, and provide direct services to students who are referred by their IEP team. Coordinate or assist in assistive technology evaluations, prepare and present written reports at student IEP meetings. Conduct classroom observations and consult with teachers and parents to provide suggestions for classroom accommodations that will enable a student to be more successful. Provide ongoing and follow up consultation services to teachers and parents. Teach students self-care activities. Adapt classroom environment to support instruction. Assist in instructing parents in the use of suitable activities and adapted equipment for use at home. Document all services provided using the school IEP program, participate in IEP meetings as needed. Provide both formal and informal consultative services to school staff, parents, THRIVE assessment applicant families, and professionals in the community. Improve professional competence through participation in staff development activities (e.g., conferences, workshops, staff development days, department meetings, etc.), and by providing in-services on relevant topics to staff as needed). Miscellaneous duties as assigned. 

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Working Conditions

Subject to fingerprinting and criminal record clearance by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation and Tuberculosis clearance. This position is designated as safety sensitive and is subject to reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Special Requirements

**EXAMINATION**

Individuals must have taken and passed an examination to obtain list eligibility for the classification in order to apply.  List eligibility may be obtained by meeting the minimum qualifications as outlined in the examination bulletin, and obtaining a passing score on the exam. The examination bulletin may be viewed on the California Department of Human Resources Web page at:

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Previous experience working with disabled students in an educational environment.
• Knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) or willingness to learn.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website, , and the CalPERS website,  .

ADDITIONAL SALARY INFORMATION

Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee shall receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours PLP 2025 leave credits, monthly. The salary range(s) included in the job advertisement do not reflect the 3 percent reduction in pay.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Other -

  Verification of registration with the National Registry of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Work at office,

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