2026-2027 Network Occupational Therapist

Crescent City Schools is a nonprofit Charter Management Organization whose mission is to support and develop open-enrollment charter schools that raise student achievement and prepare students for college. We currently operate three PreK-8th grade open-enrollment charter schools in the New Orleans area.

About the role

This full-time, 11-month position provides quality school-based occupational therapy services, including assessment/evaluation, intervention/treatment, IEP planning and implementation, discharge planning, documentation, and communication between teachers, paraprofessionals, related services providers, administration, and families. The role includes direct services with scholars and coordinating/supervising Occupational Therapist Assistants at each school site. The network occupational therapist reports to the Director of Special Education.

Responsibilities

• Use knowledge of occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence-based practice to impact students’ lives.
• Demonstrate knowledge in Sensory Integration theory and practices.
• Communicate the role of occupational therapy in the evaluation, intervention planning, and intervention process.
• Track and support families with attaining and maintaining medical orders.
• Analyze tasks relative to areas of occupation, performance skills, activity demands, contexts, and student factors to implement the intervention plan.
• Recognize occupational performance deficits in areas such as personal care, student role/interactive skills, processing skills, play, community integration, and written communication.
• Gather screening and evaluation data, complete checklists, histories, and interviews.
• Select, adapt, and sequence relevant occupations and purposeful activities that support intervention goals.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• Maintain safe environments, equipment, and materials.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records and progress notes.
• Demonstrate initiative, strong work ethic, and the ability to positively interact and collaborate in a team environment.
• Educate and demonstrate (verbally or written) therapy techniques to parents that can be incorporated into the home.
• Collaborate with team members to develop and implement IEP OT goals and objectives to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Attend staff meetings, in-service training, and continuing education courses as appropriate or required.
• Assess and make recommendations regarding the use of adaptive equipment as needed and provide written justification.
• Provide timely documentation of evaluation results, progress reports, discharge reports, daily notes, and service tracker notes.
• Travel to each of our four school campuses.
• Take on other tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and completed all fieldwork requirements.
• Current Louisiana license as a certified occupational therapist.
• Advanced understanding of strategies for students with autism, developmental delay, specific learning disabilities, and behavior disorders.
• Strong skills in partnering with families.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of colleagues, parents, families, and community members.
• Commitment to meeting the needs of a diverse student population.
• Track record of being a team player and community-minded.
• Adherence to a high level of professional and ethical standards.
• Strong organizational skills required to coordinate services and schedules for students on each campus.
• Ability to conduct compliant OT evaluation components following Best Practices pursuant to LA Bulletin 1508.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, kneel, crouch, bend, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

• Fully paid health insurance.
• Immediate 4% 401k match.
• Employer-paid mental health services.
• Generous leave policies.

Pay

This role is on a Specialized Scale and may include bumps for taking on leadership responsibilities, summer work, doing work outside your regular duties, or longevity with Crescent City Schools.