Occupational Therapist

Apex Therapeutic Services is a primary provider of Related Services to hundreds of schools in the New York City Department of Education. We provide Occupational Therapists to schools across the 5 boroughs of New York City. For more specific caseload information please apply and our team will contact you right away for the 2023-2024 school year. 

Responsibilities of the Occupational Therapist: School Setting-NYC DOE, Charter Schools, Public Schools 

• Position will oversee full/partial caseloads. 
• Provide Occupational Therapy services to school aged students. 
• Select and adapt the appropriate Occupational Therapy goals and IEP Development. 
• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities. 
• Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components.
• Assess client’s home and other environments and advise on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities.
• Recommend adaptive equipment and training in its use.
• Enter student/session data into SESIS. 

Requirements of the Occupational Therapist- School Setting

• Must be licensed in NYS as an Occupational Therapist. 
• Cannot be currently working for the Department of Education DOE. Candidates who are eligible for this position must be retired from the Department of Education for a minimum of 12 months. 

What Makes Us Different? 

• We have decades of experience providing excellent services to our clientele. 
• We are customer focused and our client’s priorities are always front and center to our mission. You can count on us to meet and exceed your expectations.
• We have the best database of credentialed professionals with proven high client satisfaction outcomes.
• Our unsurpassed credentialing, training, quality assurance, and individualized attention to detail on every placement coupled with our commitment to ethics and professionalism guarantees a high-quality result for our clients.
• We provide excellent compensation to our providers and our robust payroll department will work with you to ensure optimal payment outcomes. 
• Well diversified client base across Hospitals, sub-acute and long-term care facilities, school systems and nursing homes.