Marie Philip School

Non-Exempt/Hourly

Temporary Part-time Position

11-Month Schedule 

Hourly Pay Range: $34.00 - $65.00

In-Person

American Sign Language Preferred

$1,500 Sign-on Bonus

Housing Resources Available

Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits Options May Include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employer-Matching 403(b), Generous Time Off Benefits, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care, and more!

About TLC:

The Learning Center for the Deaf is a nationally-recognized leader of services for deaf and hard of hearing children, adults and families. To learn more, please visit www.tlcdeaf.org.

For our Mission, please visit https://www.tlcdeaf.org/our-mission-and-values.

About Marie Philip School:

MPS enrolls nearly 200 deaf and hard of hearing students on our Framingham, MA campus in an ASL/English bilingual, bicultural educational model.

TLC Diversity Statement:

The Learning Center for the Deaf is on a journey to create an inclusive and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates our TLC community members' diverse narratives. We embrace and value multiple approaches, experiences, and perspectives. TLC believes that diversity fosters innovation. We are committed to cultivating a place where everyone can feel they belong.

About Support Services:

Provide Occupational Therapy services for pediatric deaf/hard of hearing population ages 3-19 with diagnoses such as, learning disabilities, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, failure to thrive, emotional/behavioral concerns. Responsibilities include direct treatment, assessment, consultation to teachers and IEP goal development. Intervention services are designed to enhance the student's potential for learning, to assist the student in acquiring those functional performance skills needed to participate in and benefit from the educational environment, and to help the student function independently.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

A Registered Occupational Therapist provides direct student treatment to maximize activities of daily living (ADL) through training in areas of need such as fine motor, visual-perceptual, self-care, sensorimotor and neurodevelopment skills.

A full-time Registered Occupational Therapist carries a minimum caseload of 30 sessions and a maximum caseload of 40 sessions/week, depending upon the amount of assignments and supervision time the therapist is responsible for each month.

Performs student evaluation and screenings.

Provides reassessment of students focusing on areas of need at intervals determined to be educationally relevant.

Establishes treatment goals, objectives and plans, that are educationally relevant and can be sued in students' educational programs.

Consults with other members of the educational team and the family to plan appropriate programs for each student as needed.

Provides/suggests adaptive equipment for students as appropriate.

Documents student's status and treatment plan via Individual Education Plan or addendum to IEP as appropriate.

Documents student's progress monthly via notes in the Occupational Therapy record and semiannually and as requested through reports to school and family.

Responsible for maintaining records and scheduling students according to The Learning Center standards.

Attends annual review meetings, and other school meetings as appropriate.

Communicates results of evaluations and reports of Occupational Therapy services to educational staff, parents, students, and when appropriate, other professions and agencies concerned with the student. Refers students to other services as appropriate.

Provides consultation to the educational system regarding student needs, professional needs, and system needs in order for the system to achieve its goals and objectives.

Instructs students, families and teachers in home activity and training programs.

Conducts and participates in in-service education and training students, parents and other workers concerning Occupational Therapy techniques and objectives.

Supervises C.O.T.A. if applicable on a monthly basis at minimum.

Some lifting may be required when working with young students or students with special needs.

Perform other tasks as assigned by the Department Supervisor. 

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

The Learning Center for the Deaf provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, gender identity/expression, age, criminal record, disability, sexual orientation, familial status, veteran status, marital status and any other legally protected characteristic.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

TLC embraces and celebrates a spirit of inclusion and diversity, and reasonable accommodations and modifications will be made whenever possible.

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited College or University, Master's degree is preferred Certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
• Licensed or eligible for licensure by the State of Massachusetts Board of Allied Health
• A minimum of conversational fluency in American Sign Language preferred, or willingness to learn. ASL is the primary language used on campus
• 1-2 years of pediatric work experience
• Prior experience working with the Deaf/Hard of Hearing population or in a school setting is preferred
• ASL Classes may be required based on American Sign Language fluency