Hours: 35 hours per week  (7 hours per day)

Location: District

Days per year:   158

Schedule will follow the school calendar.

Option to participate in Life and Vision insurance.

Participation in Nebraska Public Employee Retirement System.

Duties:  Assisting Occupational Therapists 

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Education: Minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.
2. Excellent organizational and student supervision skills.
3. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
4. Ability and desire to work with students with disabilities.
5. CPR certification required.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: (Include, but are not limited to)

1. Conducts individualized student activities to carry out IEP therapy goals established by the licensed OT.  Tasks may include hand exercises, eye-hand coordination activities, fine motor activities, and promoting educationally related activities of daily living skills such as fastener management, coat management, and shoe tying.
2. Provides daily written documentation regarding student activity and progress.
3. Provides recordkeeping and clerical support for the OT program.
4. Works cooperatively with OT, building administrators, teachers, parents and other school professionals.
5. Performs other duties assigned by the OT and teachers with administrator approval.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION 
It is the policy of the Kearney Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or other protected conditions, in its educational programs, activities, or employment policies as required by Title VI and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Nebraska Equal Education Opportunity Act.

Any person who believes she or he has been discriminated against, denied a benefit, or been excluded from participation in any district education program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or other protected conditions, may grieve such matters using the adopted grievance procedures of the Kearney Public School District. Such procedure shall provide for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging acts of discrimination. This position is subject to a veterans' preference.

Inquiries regarding compliance with Title IX, Section 504, Title VI
or the Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Education Act may be directed to the 
Director of Human Resources, 320 West 24th Street, Kearney, NE, 68845-5345, (308) 698-8011.