Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
The Organization
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) is a community of high-performing public schools that utilizes a comprehensive approach to prepare students from preschool through high school for success in college and in life. We integrate academic rigor, community, family, and wellness to empower students to thrive in a culturally connected and changing world. Founded in 2000, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy students represent the neighborhood of MacArthur Park west of downtown Los Angeles, a community that is one of the most under-resourced and densely populated neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Currently, CNCA has six campuses that serve approximately 3,500 students from TK through 12th grade.
The Opportunity
The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant will primarily implement the therapeutic program prescribed by the occupational therapist in order to meet each student's individual needs according to goals contained in the student's individualized education plan (IEP). The COTA will work with children across multiple sites in grades PreK-12.
Responsibilities:
- Implement therapeutic activities under the direction of the occupational therapist for the purpose of meeting the students' needs including development of fine motor, visual motor, and sensory skills.
- Collaborate with teachers, parents, and special education providers for the purpose of developing plans for services, providing education regarding accommodations, and making recommendations.
- Assist occupational therapist in determining extent to which goals and objectives are being met by collecting and maintaining data on individual student goals.
- Maintain regular contact with occupational therapist to review caseloads and services to students.
- Adapt classroom environment, tools, and materials under the supervision of the occupational therapist in order to improve student functioning and facilitate student access to curricular activities.
- Document therapy received and records progress; prepares reports in collaboration with the occupational therapist and completes progress to goal reports accordingly.
- Assist occupational therapist in formulating new goals based on data analysis.
- Participate in professional growth activities in special education and pediatric occupational therapy as appropriate.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Margarita Domingo, Vice President of Human Resources. She can be reached at (213) 417-3410 or by mail at 3435 W Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026.
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