Part time OT position at WRPS

Location: Early Education & Family Wellness Centre

Competition #: 5724

Open To: All

Date Posted: June 14th, 2017

Closing Date: July 20th, 2017 - 12:00pm

Job Start Date: August 30th, 2017

Compensation Rate:

$37.01 to $56.76

Hours Per Week:

.5 FTE Part Time

20 hours/week

Additional Information:

Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools requires an individual to fill the position of Occupational Therapist to work directly with children, their families, and school staff in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment. This position involves providing assessment, consultation, program planning, and therapeutic interventions for students with a variety of needs and diagnoses. The successful candidate will be a team member at the Early Education & Family Wellness Centre in Wetaskiwin but will also assist with the School division’s Kindergarten students as required.

  Preference will be given to the candidate with the following qualifications:

• Two years pediatric experience
• Passion and commitment for working with children
• Registration with Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT)
• Superior skills in diagnosis and program intervention
• Develop and implement therapy goals
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written in dealing with parents, children and teachers
• The ability to work cooperatively in a multidisciplinary team
• Own vehicle required to drive to sites within WRPS’s school division

This position works for 10 months of the year and comes with full benefits and a pension plan.

Interested applicants should include a covering letter, resume and the names of three references, (please include your written consent to contact references).

As a successful applicant you will be required to submit a current Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector Check and a Child Intervention (Welfare) Check.

We appreciate and consider all applications but only candidates chosen for our short list will be contacted.

https://www.wrps.ab.ca/human-resources/career-opportunities/competition/5724