Physical Therapist (2026-27)

Position Summary

Provides physical therapy services for children receiving special education services throughout the District. Assesses, plans, organizes, and participates in educationally based programs that provide students with optimal educational opportunities. Opportunities present in functional positioning, movement, mobility, etc.

Essential Duties

• Follows through with goals on Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP’s) and Individual Education Plans (IEP) for children from birth - 22 years old including collaboratively determining the need for physical therapy as a related service or as a reasonable accommodation.
• Evaluates students and writes reports regarding the evaluation.
• Affirms various aspects of a child's physical capability, such as flexibility, strength or endurance and other gross motor functions as they relate to mobility and/or successful movement activities in an educational setting;
• Provides physical therapy training and consultations to the school staff and families.
• Aids families, children, staff and related services providers to use appropriate and safe methods to meet a child's mobility needs;
• Manages the educational equipment needs of students including assessment, providing, instructing, monitoring, adjusting and repairing. Assists families in the acquisition of equipment for home use.
• Uses adaptive equipment and trains other in the use of such equipment;
• Aids schools in the development of emergency procedures and evacuation plans;
• Aids schools to evaluate accessibility issues, such as bathroom accessibility;
• Creates and maintains required documentation of physical therapy services, including contact notes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Factors

• Frequent: walking, standing, sitting, hearing, talking, and seeing;
• Significant lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling;
• Some climbing and balancing.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package for employees working a minimum of 30 hours per week*
• This includes health, dental, and vision insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care, as well as life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage, and long-term disability insurance.
• (*Temporary, seasonal, and substitute positions not eligible.)

Company Information

• All Employees of Saint Cloud School District 742 are responsible to support District goals, to work collaboratively and respectfully with diverse populations of staff, students and parents and to model and promote a welcoming working and learning environment.
• Employees are expected to support and adapt to change and to demonstrate commitment to continuous performance improvement.
• Employees are responsible to establish and maintain effective communication with students, teachers, support staff, colleagues and parents, respect confidential matters, encourage a safe and secure environment throughout the District, and to be dependable and accountable in the performance of their work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• St. Cloud School District 742 prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates.
• Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator.
• The notice of nondiscrimination is located at https://www.isd742.org/about-us/title-ix.
• For inquiries, please contact jobs@isd742.org