COTA Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

As a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with The Menta Group, you will work with students to help them improve and develop the skills needed for day to day life and work, according to the students’ IEP’s.
We are hiring COTA's at multiple schools (newly created positions) due to increased need Part Time and Full Time options are available Compensated local travel to other schools may be needed for continuous employment School Hours, M-F, following a School Calendar Responsibilities Provide educational direction and support for students at times of confusion, frustration & emotional upset.
Assist in developing Develop and update IEP goals and progress reports for student caseload.
Provide Occupational Therapy related service minutes and carry out individual treatment plans, as dictated on the IEP.
Maintain accurate related service logs updated weekly.
Coordinate and communicate with administrative staff, teachers, and other related service staff as needed or IEP directed.
Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and COTA Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with IDFPR (or proof of application) Ability to work with students with ED/BD/OHI/Autism/TBI/OHI Benefits Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance Programs Medical Insurance enrollment is available to full time employees on their date of hire.
No waiting period.
10 Month School Position with 12 Month Semi-Monthly Pay Generous Paid Time Off Benefits 403(b) Investment Options Direct Employer Hire Menta Academy Bourbonnais Menta Academy Bourbonnais is deeply committed to developing innovative strategies for ensuring that the children in our programs are not left behind.
We maintain high expectations for our students, in terms of both academic and social-emotional growth, countering the prevailing prejudices commonly found in the education of children with disabilities.
We understand the necessity of preparing students for success in post-secondary education, in careers, and as productive citizens of a changing 21st century world.
Similarly, we maintain high expectations for ourselves as educators, using data and the problem-solving process to continue to improve our program and ensure positive outcomes for all of our students.
The staff at Menta Academy Bourbonnais is dedicated to seeing each child reaches their potential in becoming 3-C Ready: College Ready, Career Ready, and Citizenship Ready.
Educational services are intended to meet both the developmental and individual learning needs of each student.
Classrooms are designed to be active learning environments where young people have the opportunity to experience educational and behavioral success on a daily basis.
Accreditation Menta Academy Bourbonnais is approved by the Illinois State Board of Education as a nonpublic educational facility (14-7.
02) for special education students in kindergarten through age 22.
It offers elementary, middle and high school programming to children with diverse learning needs.
Menta Academy Bourbonnais is NCA accreditation through Advanced Education.
Approved Free and Reduced Lunch Provider under Illinois State Board of Education.
More About The Menta Group The Menta Group’s mission is “To provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services.
” Menta brings a framework of educational practices that have been designed and are supported through evidence based practices.
Menta’s collaborative process with various school and community stakeholders has resulted in programs designed to educate, support, challenge, empower and celebrate students who present with a range of academic, social and emotional needs.
At the beginning of a student’s experience with Menta, a collaborative meeting is held that includes the student, significant people in their lives, Menta staff and other professionals as appropriate.
During that meeting, a comprehensive assessment of the student’s past, present and future desires is used to establish a student centered plan (MAP) that serves as a foundation of the student’s Menta programming.
A guiding principle of Menta is ‘we do not give up’, while also holding our students and staff to high expectations.
The educational offerings at a Menta program provides students with a quality education that is designed to nurture and enhance the skills and maturity needed to meet the challenges of being productive adults and citizens in a rapidly changing 21st century world.
Menta’s programs utilize a unique curricular framework that relies on the Expanded Menta Method and Trauma Informed Practices as the foundational principles for the teaching, counseling and mentoring work done by our highly trained staff.
Personalized learning is the hub of our strategic curricular design intended to meet the needs of every student.
Starting with the end in mind (learning targets and academic goals), a leveraging of current technologies coupled with highly trained instructional facilitators creates a rich learning environment supporting all student needs.
Menta’s learning spaces are unique and specially designed to combine traditional teacher/student interaction with state of the art technology and learning innovations.
Those learning spaces are flexible and can accommodate a variety of learning activities, such as inquiry learning and project based learning.
Our spaces are designed to mimic productive spaces learners would find in business and/or corporate environments, thereby helping students achieve a mind-set designed for adult learning and work.
Professional Associations and/or Partnerships The Menta Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC, CASE, Autism Speaks, ASBA, AAPSEC, AASA, CCSSO, SEAA, ASCD, and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer The Menta Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Menta Group ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability.
The District has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees.
Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the district office.