• APPLICATION PROCESS

    I.     Applicant Instructions

    II.    Applicant Employment Checklist

    III.   OT Job Description "Class Description" OR  PT Job Description "Class Description"

    IV.    Qualified candidates are invited to complete the online application: Los Angeles Unified School District: Certificated Recruitment and Selection Standard Application

    V.     Once your application is completed we will release electronic reference forms to your listed references.

    CONTACT INFORMATION

    For employment information regarding Human Resources contact:. craig.yokoi@lausd.net 

    If you would like further information or have additional questions, please contact: Lisa Cerra, OTR/L at lisa.m.cerra@lausd.net for Occupational Therapy, Candy Kishi Bramley, PT, DPT at candace.bramley@lausd.net  for Physical Therapy, or Sandra Moreno Ramirez, Coordinator, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Program at (213) 241-6200.

     

    Mailing address:
    Los Angeles Unified School District
    Division of Special Education
    Related Services Department
    Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Program
    333 South Beaudry Avenue, 18th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90017
    (213) 241-6200
    Fax (213) 241-8435

    For information on School Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA),  please contact the LAUSD Classified Recruitment Branch at www.lausdjobs.org or the hotline at (213) 353-4200 or for specific questions, please call (213) 241-6200

    Educational occupational therapy and physical therapy in LAUSD is a rewarding opportunity to provide OT and PT services under IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act):

      • Assess students within their educational settings, using an ecological model of assessment to determine their needs.
      • Provide treatment, program consultation, and environmental modifications for students with disabilities to improve student function within the educational environment
      • Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including students, parents, teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, adapted physical education teachers, orientation and mobility specialists, speech teachers, etc.
      • Travel between schools to provide occupational therapy or physical therapy services to students who have been identified to require OT or PT services.

    School-based occupational therapy addresses purposeful, goal-directed activities to improve student function within the educational environment, in the following areas:

      • Postural stability
      • Fine motor skills
      • Visual motor perception and visual motor integration
      • Activities of daily living
      • Motor planning
      • Coordination
      • Sensory processing
      • Self-help activities
      • Social and play abilities
      • Environmental adaptations
      • Use of assistive devices

    School-based physical therapy addresses purposeful, goal-directed activities to improve student function within the educational environment, in the following areas:

      • Motor planning
      • Sensorimotor coordination
      • Posture
      • Balance
      • Functional Mobility
      • Activities of daily living
      • Accessibility
      • Environmental adaptations
      • Use of assistive devices

    School-based occupational therapy and physical therapy program benefits for certificated staff:

      • Full medical, vision and dental insurance for you and your dependents
      • STRS, California's State Teacher Retirement System (8% of monthly salary)
      • Professional growth is supported internally through in-services and District sponsored continuing education courses
      • Continuing education is supported through therapist release time
      • COTA program
      • OT and PT fieldwork students  
      • New Hires in the position of Physical Therapist will be rated in on Pay Scale 33D of the Special Services Table as follows:

    B-Basis (Regular School Year + Extended School Year):

                                    Annual Salary Information:

    Updated for 24/25  school year (as of July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024), as determined by HR:

                                                    -$100,289 (1st year/Step 1) to $124,015 (5th year, or Step 5).

                                    Updated for 24/25 school year (as of January 2025) as determined by HR:

                                                    -$104,301 (Step 1) to $128,976 (Step 5).

                                    197 work days

                                    10 illness days

                                    Work Extended School Year (4-6 hour days for approximately 4 weeks)

     

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - OT

      • An earned bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in Occupational Therapy.
      • A certificate from National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
      • A California Occupational Therapy License 
      • A driver's license

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - PT

      • An earned bachelor's, master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in Physical Therapy.
      • A California Physical Therapy License 
      • A driver's license

     

    RELATED WEBSITES

    Division of Special Education

    California Board of Occupational Therapy

    National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

    California Physical Therapy Board