2025-26 Occupational Therapist: Recruitment Pool

Industry: OT/PT

Company: Seattle Public Schools

Salary: $72,908.00 – $142,523.00 Annually

Location : John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, WA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 25338

Department: OT/PT

Opening Date: 01/13/2025

Closing Date: 3/31/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

Subject Area: N/A – THIS IS NOT A TEACHING POSITION

FTE: 1.0

Overview of Position

Seattle Public Schools utilizes ESA (OTs, PTs, Psychs., SLPs) Pools for various reasons related to recruitment.

– Pools provide ability to engage in recruitment of specialized prior to when specific vacancies are identified.
– Pools provide candidates the ability to create their profiles and refine their application for consideration.
– Pools will also be utilized for hard to fill recruitment throughout the year as well as for consideration related to potential Career Fair.
– Pool applicants will receive updates and email communication related to opening of site specific postings in the Spring with encouragement to apply for full consideration.

Please note that if you are a current contracted teacher with Seattle Public Schools, you do not need to fill out this application. You will apply directly to site specific positions through the internal transfer application when hiring for the 2025-26 school year begins in early spring.

Occupational Therapists (OTs) help students who have conditions that are mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling improve their ability to perform tasks in daily routines and environments. They have the knowledge of treatments used to restore function which has been impaired or lost and improve the students ability to perform tasks required for independent function. Specific occupational therapy services include but are not limited to: using specifically designed activities and exercises to enhance neurodevelopmental, perceptual motor, sensory processing and fine and gross motor functioning. They also help students develop, recover, or maintain daily living and school-based skills. They assist students in being able to access the educational environment. OT services are federally mandated through IDEA, governed by licensor laws, WACS- Washington Administrative Codes (State of Washington) and IDEA.

Essential Functions

1. Plans and implements treatment based upon evaluations and re-evaluations of eligible students. (40% of time)
   
2. Evaluates, assesses and observes and writes reports about findings for students as part of the MDT evaluation for eligibility or for additional evaluation requests. (10% of time)
   
3. Evaluates, assesses and observes and write reports for students as part of the MDT re-evaluation process.(10%)
   
4. Writes treatment plans-IEPS-Progress notes. (10%)
   
5. Consults with teachers, parents, other staff members and private based medical professionals. (5%)
   
6. Communicates via e-mail or by phone with parents and private based medical professionals. (5%)
   
7. Manages, operates and makes minor repairs and adjustment to various equipment and supplies. (10%)
   
8. Attends IEP-evaluation, staff and other related meetings. (5%)
   
9. Participates in education for students and provides program improvement recommendations. (2.5%)
   
10. Performs related duties as appropriate to the assignment. (2.5%)

Conditions/Disclaimers: Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. District employees are not authorized to make promises of employment for a particular period of time, or promises of a particular level of compensation or benefits to job applicants for certified or classified position, and that any such agreement must be in writing and signed by the Superintendent. Any verbal or written statements to that effect by District employees other than the Superintendent are null and void. Additionally, nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Typical Qualifications

Education:

BS degree in Occupational Therapy- MS degree in OT.

Preferred: Either BS or MS in Occupational Therapy

Years of Experience:

Will take new graduates.

Preferred: Previous training and experience in Pediatrics or School District is desirable.

Certifications & Licenses:

State of Washington Occupational Therapy License

ESA certification

Continuing Education Training:

Preferred: Training etc. in School-based therapy or pediatric therapy methodology.

Clearances:

Criminal Justice Fingerprint or Background Check

Seattle Public Schools benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority (HCA) under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Click for an overview of available benefit options.

Eligibility for benefits is determined by the number of hours employees are anticipated to work during the school year (September 1 through August 31). Any employee who is scheduled to work 630 hours or more in a year is eligible for benefits.

Salary Schedule
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01

Do you currently, or will you, hold a WA State Education Staff Associate Certificate?

• Yes
• No

02

Please check ALL endorsement(s) that appear on your Washington State certificate or will be on your WA State Certificate by the position start date.

• Agricultural Education
• Arts: Visual
• Bilingual Elementary
• Bilingual Secondary
• Biology
• Business and Marketing
• Chemistry
• Counseling
• Dance
• Deaf Education
• Early Childhood
• Elementary Education
• English Language Arts
• English Language Learners
• Environmental and Sustainability
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Gifted Education
• Health and Fitness
• Humanities: Middle Level
• History
• Library Media
• Mathematics
• Mathematics: Middle Level
• Music: Choral
• Music: General
• Music: Instrumental
• Reading
• Science
• Science: Earth and Space
• Science: Middle Level
• Science: Physics
• Social Studies
• Social Work
• Special Education
• Special Education: Early Childhood
• Technology Education
• Theater
• Traffic Safety
• World Languages: Arabic
• World Languages: Chinese
• World Languages: French
• World Languages: German
• World Languages: Hindi
• World Languages: Japanese
• World Languages: Korean
• World Languages: Latin
• World Languages: Spanish
• Not Applicable – I do not, nor will not hold a Washington State Teaching Certificate/Permit
• I hold an “unendorsed” Washington State Teaching Certificate/Permit
• Occupational Therapist

03

Seattle Public Schools utilizes pooled postings for recruitment purposes in the Winter and Spring months prior to identifying site based vacancies. Please acknowledge that you understand that application and interview related to a specific school based posting will still be necessary.

• Yes
• No

04

Please acknowledge your understanding that references you list in this Pool application will receive system generated online forms to complete on your behalf. Please include professional references that can best speak to your abilities.

• Yes
• No

05

Please acknowledge that you understand that you are still expected and encouraged to apply to additional site/program specific job postings beyond this application.

• Yes
• No

06

Please indicate your regional preference in relation to school location.

• Central
• North East
• North West
• South East
• South West

07

Do you hold a BS degree or MS degree in Occupational Therapy (OT)?

• Yes i currenlty have a BS in Occupational Therapy
• Yes I currently have an MS in Occupational Therapy
• No, but I will have a BS in OT before September 1, 2025
• No, but I will have an MS in OT before September 1, 2025
• I do not have a BS or MS in Occupational Therapy

08

Do you have, or will you have before September 1 2025, a State of Washington Occupational Therapy License (separate from the WA State ESA Certificate)?

• Yes
• No

09

Do you have previous training and experience in school-based therapy or or pediatric therapy methodology?

• Yes
• No

Required Question