Occupational Therapist: 2024-2025 - Hyde Park Massachusetts

Company: Match Education
Location: Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Posted On: 04/14/2024

Match Charter Public School is a free, high-performing charter public school in Boston. We are a PreK-12 school serving 1,250 students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in college and careers in order to achieve economic security and mobility. Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual blind public lottery open to all Boston residents.Our families bring amazing racial and cultural diversity to the school community - they represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20 different languages spoken at home. 94% of our students are people of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school, and we are prepared to serve them. 21% of our students qualify for special education services; 18% of our student body are English Language Learners.Match's core values are Equity, Freedom, Teamwork, Innovation, and Accountability. We are working to reframe our organizational processes and policies to be truly anti-racist. At Match, we believe that three aspects of our work and organization - a staff that is diverse by race and other factors, a professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives, and a curriculum in our PreK-12 school that is culturally competent - are vital to our goals and mission. See our full statement on diversity here.Position: Occupational Therapist (2024-2025)Location: Boston, MA (Elementary School Campus)Start date: August 1, 2024 OVERVIEW OF ROLE The Occupational Therapist (OT) will play a key role in supporting our students, and will be a key member of our Special Education Department. This is a full-time in-person position at Match's elementary school (Match Community Day), located on 100 Poydras St. in Hyde Park, MA.The compensation for a Match OT position ranges from $67,812-$104,899 and is based on a candidate's prior years of full-time experience. Match offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes 90% coverage of health insurance costs and student loan repayment assistance. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES The OT will provide a high level of support to students requiring occupational therapy. Areas of focus will include the development of fine and gross motor skills, adaptive living skills, as well as sensory processing and self-regulation skills. The OT will work with students with a wide range of disabilities. The OT will also conduct occupational therapy assessments with students. The OT will consult with teachers regarding best practices for the students on their caseload, in addition to attending annual IEP meetings and evaluation meetings.The OT will need to be comfortable with providing inclusion and pull out support. The Occupational Therapist will report directly to the Special Education Coordinator at the Elementary School.QUALIFICATIONSCompetitive applicants will:Have 1-3 years of experience as an occupational therapist.Hold valid and appropriate licensure for practice in the state of Massachusetts.Have experience working in school-based urban settings.Hold a deep belief that all students can and will succeed.Possess a desire to continually improve their practice as an educator by taking and implementing feedback.Have a proven record of student success and achievement.Have an incredible amount of patience and willingness to go the extra mile.PM20ABOUT MATCH EDUCATIONMatch Education (www.matcheducation.org) is the shared brand name of The Match Charter Public School, and The Match School Foundation, Inc.Match Education is an engine of discovery and applied innovation in education. We operate a high-performing urban public charter school in Boston. Out of this applied work, we refine, validate empirically, and eventually disseminate new ideas and practices on core questions in education reform.The Match Foundation, Inc., and Match Charter Public School prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.PI5b20d9c8aaeb-25660-34009262 More...

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