Full-Time and Permanent; 7.33 Hours/Day; 200 Days/Year; 10 Months/Year

 

Minimum Qualifications    

• Bachelor’s Degree in physical therapy and experience as physical therapist.


• State license as a physical therapist.


• Licensure by the Virginia Board of Physical Therapy.


• Tuberculin skin test certifying that the individual is free of contagious tuberculosis.


• In possession of a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.


• Knowledge of current federal and state regulations and LEA policies and procedures pertaining to IDEA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.


• Knowledge of educational and medical disabilities of students.


• Ability to select and administer appropriate assessment tools and to interpret and report evaluation results correctly.


• Ability to evaluate the functional performance of students within school and community environments.


• Ability to participate in group decision making and planning of appropriate intervention strategies.


• Ability to integrate related services to support the student’s educational goals, accommodations and/or modifications.


• Knowledge of major theories, intervention strategies/research, and the ability to relate the knowledge to the educational implications for students.


• Ability to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and modify activities for student-centered therapeutic intervention within the educational program.


• Ability to document progress and intervention results and relate this information to the student’s educational goals.


• Ability to effectively communicate in verbally and in writing.


• Ability to work in teams with educational personnel, administrators, parents/guardians, students, and community members.


• Ability to interpret the role of therapeutic intervention within the educational program to educational personnel, administrators, parents/guardians, students, and community members.

Nature of Position

• Provide consultation across all curriculum areas appropriate to the needs of the student to maximize the amount of time the student participates in academic instruction.


• Assess and evaluate students, interpret results, and plan for integrated intervention services in collaboration with the IEP team or 504 committee.


• Develop and implement integrated services based on the goals determined by the IEP team or 504 committee.


• Provide information and strategies to educational personnel, students, parents/guardians, and community agencies.


• Participate in the LEA’s comprehensive planning process for the education of students with disabilities.


• Establish procedures for implementing the therapy program and participate in the administration, management, maintenance, and refinement/enhancement of the therapy This includes the documentation, recordkeeping, and supervision of therapy assistants.


• Document services using established procedures required for reimbursement.


• Adhere to ethical and legal standards of the profession to develop professionally.


• Adhere to established rules, regulations, and laws and works cooperatively to accomplish the goals of the LEA.


• Develop and maintain knowledge of and ability to implement current, effective research-based practices.


• Recommend and facilitate the provision of therapeutic equipment.


• Provide in-service training to school personnel in the areas of lifting.