Occupational Therapy Assistant

6 months ago

Kahnawake, Canada Kahnawake Education Center Full time

**About Kahnawà:ke Education Center**

The mission of the Kahnawà:ke Education Center is to provide the children who live in Kahnawà:ke with a solid and well-rounded education laying the foundation for their future careers as well as for their well-being, health, happiness and capacity to be responsible participants in the community. The mission of KEC is carried out by the Kahnawà:ke Combined Schools Committee (KCSC) as well as the administrative arm of KEC. The KEC is responsible for the operation and support of three schools in the Kahnawà:ke community and post-secondary administration.

**Position Summary**

The main purpose of the Occupational Therapy Assistant is to provide direct and indirect support to the students and therapists of the Occupational Therapy services.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Indirect client support**
- Assuming transitions with students between the classroom and the therapy room - main responsibility. Transitions are often a challenge for children and the most important asset is the presence of a calm and caring adult
- Preparing and tidying treatment spaces, including preparation of materials required for therapeutic activities
- Maintenance and cleaning of therapy material and equipment
- Management of specialized equipment and technical aids (registration of loans, recovery, cleaning, inventory)
- Assuming the distribution and collection of forms and documents relevant to the therapeutic process
- Preparing, printing, and laminating materials

**Direct client support**
- Implementing treatment plan (sensory-motor activities) provided by the occupational therapist with students from Nursery to Grade 6
- Assist the occupational therapist during group interventions
- Assist the occupational therapist in communicating with teachers and parents for scheduling purposes

**Supervision and Training**
- Training offered by Annemarie Couture, consultant, and the occupational therapy team
- Supervision offered by Annemarie Couture, Clinical Director, and consultant
- Participation in occupational therapy sessions with the OT
- Will allow the development of relationships with the students
- Allows for opportunities to observe the OT and learn from modeling
- Participate in OT clinical meetings

**Core Competencies**

The necessary core competencies for this position include:

- Ease and motivation to work with children with special needs
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Sound judgement and critical thinking
- Teamwork
- Professionalism and high ethics standards

**Education, Knowledge & Experience**
- Experience in working with children
- Growth and developmental characteristics of children
- Knowledge of Kanien’kehá:ka and Kahnawà:ke culture and people
- A Childcare Certificate, a Teacher Assistant Certificate or a Teaching Certificate completed or in progress
- Special education background

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