About HeartShare  

For over 100 years, HeartShare has dedicated itself to improving the lives of people needing special services and support. The HeartShare team, now 2,100 employees and growing, helps individuals develop to their fullest potential and lead meaningful and enriched lives. 

  

Heart Share Human Services of New York has four preschools located in Brooklyn and Queens focused on maximizing the potential of every student no matter the learning disability. Through the use of the creative curriculum and symbolic play each student is provided with an education experience geared towards their individual needs. The Heart Share First Step Early Childhood Centers also provide speech, occupational and physical therapies. The school also includes the family, the most important component of a child’s life, in the educational and therapeutic planning for each student enrolled. Our goal is to work with each child to make them as independent as possible and succeed on their own in their futures. The school operates as a 12-month program including a 6-week summer program. 

The Occupational Therapist will provide services according to their IEP mandate. The Occupational Therapist will be responsible for treatment plans, daily notes, quarterly reports, and annual progress reports. Participation in Team and Parent meetings are required. Newly grads are welcome to apply. We provide supervision. 

Responsibilities: 

Provide 1:1 Occupational Therapy services to children with special needs ages 3-5 as mandated by IEP.

Participate in Annual Review Process and Transdisciplinary determination of IEP goals base on the criteria of present and future environment. Design and implement goals for individual and classroom therapy. Provide therapeutic intervention using a push in and a pullout method.

Implement a variety of activities and methods in a child friendly manner to facilitate occupational therapy goals during therapy session.

Design, integrate and train protocols in sensory diet implementation. Prepare and implement classroom based activities weekly in conjunction with the classroom teacher. Arrange overall therapy schedule. Consult with teachers and teacher assistants regarding elicitation and generalization of physical therapy goals in the classroom to maintain consistent programming. Consult with other clinicians (ex. ST, PT, Psych., SW) to discuss and implement appropriate therapeutic intervention within session. Participate in IEP updates and annual review meetings with families. Meet with individual families, as needed. Maintain contact and provide direct instruction to families regarding their child’s physical therapy goals. Participate in Transdisciplinary team meetings and follow through with any actions that are recommended in the area of physical development.

Monitor Occupational Therapy goals as well as completing quarterly progress notes reflective of the IEP.

Maintain daily attendance, individual session log in EZ Trac and data collection for pertinent IEP goals as described in the policy and procedure Manual. Plan in-service training in conjunction with the Supervisor, provide in-service training to staff, and participate in staff development activities. Plan and conduct parent education groups. Remain sensitive and responsive to cultural differences present in the agency’s service population.

Evaluate feeding skills and determine appropriate therapeutic intervention and follow-up including referrals to specialists

Participate in peer supervision. Submit weekly therapy schedules and notify Supervisor of any changes in overall schedule

Benefits  

At HeartShare we offer a comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status. You can expect:  

Paid time off (holidays, vacation in accordance with school calendar, sick and personal)  

Professional development opportunities  

Team environment  

Medical and dental benefits  

Employer-paid life insurance  

Optional insurance (life, disability, etc.)  

403(B) retirement plans  

Flexible spending account (dependent care, medical, parking, and transit)  

Employee assistance program  

HeartShare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need to request accommodation during the recruiting process, please reach out to Leaves@heartshare.org.