• School Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapy  Application Process

  • The Occupational Therapist serves as a consultant or resource to the school staff regarding motor development and access to the educational program. School Occupational Therapy enhances the child’s ability to function within the educational environment. Occupational Therapists address the child’s physical, sensory motor, environmental factors and activities that support or limit participation at school and access to their curriculum.

     

    • Physical therapists are skilled, degreed and licensed health professionals. School PTs use therapeutic activities that correct, facilitate or adapt the child’s functional performance in motor control and coordination, posture and balance, functional mobility, activities of daily living, accessibility and the use of assistive devices

  • APPLICATION PROCESS

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

    IV.    Qualified candidates are invited to complete the Online Application

    V.     Once your application is complete, we will attempt to schedule an interview with you. 

    CONTACT INFORMATION

    CONTACT INFORMATION

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

    If you would like further information or have additional questions regarding  Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, please contact: Candy Kishi Bramley, PT, DPT at candace.bramley@lausd.net or Lisa Cerra, OT @ lisa.m.cerra@lausd.net

     

    Mailing address:
    Los Angeles Unified School District
    Division of Special Education
    Related Services Department
    Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Program
    333 South Beaudry Avenue, 17th 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

    School-based 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 inservices and District sponsored continuing education courses
    • Continuing education is supported through therapist release time
    • COTA program
    • OT and PT fieldwork students  
    • Effective immediately, new hires in the positions of Occupational/Physical Therapist will be rated in on Pay Scale 33D on the Special Services Table as follows:
       

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

      Updated annual salary for 23/24 school year (as of 1/1/24)

       Salary $97,368 (1st year, or Step 1) to $120,403 (5th year, or Step 5). 
      - 197 work days
      - 10 Illness Days
      - Work Extended School Year (4 to 5 hour days)

       

    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