Location
Niantic, CT | United States
Job description
Position Type:
Extended School Year - Related Services/ESY - Physical Therapist
Date Posted: 1/26/2024
Location: East Lyme Middle School ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned. • Select, administer, and interpret a variety of screening instruments and standardized measurement tools • Gather appropriate information from students, parents, and other team members regarding the child's functional motor performance in the school setting • Examine and evaluate eligible students' strengths and needs to establish their ability to participate in meaningful school activities and routines with and without assistance • Participate in IEP/504 process, including collaboratively determining the need for physical therapy as a related service (IDEA) or as a reasonable accommodation (504) • Form partnerships and work with other team member in the school setting to promote an effective physical therapy plan of care • Coordinate physical therapy interventions within the school program • Adapt environments to facilitate student access and participation in the educational program • Functions a consultant to other school personnel, parents, and student to coordinate the provision of physical therapy services which may include: o Interpretation of assessments and recommendations o Explanation of potential impact of developmental, medical, and or sensorimotor problems on school performance o Instruction of other caregivers in the physical management of students, such as safe lifting, positioning, assisted ambulation, gross motor programs, vocational tasks, leisure activities and/or equipment use o Setting realistic expectations for student performance in school and o Selecting, modifying or customizing adaptive equipment and assistive technology • Educate school personnel and families to promote inclusion of students within the educational experience by developing, demonstrating, training and monitoring the effectiveness of strategies and intervention activities, using data to make decisions. This includes the use of assistive technology for access and participation in the general education curriculum. • Supporting safe transportation of students
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- Physical Therapist Revised May 2021.pdf
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