Occupational Therapist Aide

Job Summary

The Occupational Therapist Aide will assist in the treatment of patients as directed by the Occupational Therapist.

What You Will Be Doing to Make a Difference...

• Helps occupational therapy clients by providing rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, emotional, or developmental needs.
• Provides treatment to patients as directed by the Occupational Therapist.
• Maintains patient occupational therapy records by recording client’s progress for use by the occupational therapist.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Communicates with supervisor and other interdisciplinary team members regarding patient progress, problems, and plans
• Participates in patient-care conferences and weekly rehabilitation meeting
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records according to accepted regulatory, corporate and professional guidelines. Records daily treatment charges per agency standards
• Ability to work cooperatively with all departments and disciplines following established policies, procedures or guidelines of the location served.

Schedule:  20 hours per week in the Intensive HomebasedTherapeutic Care program (homebased program) and 20 hours per week in SE SAILS (adolescent group home in Quincy, MA); This is a full time work opportunity. 

Bay State Community Services (BSCS) recognizes the hard work and dedication of our staff and has developed a comprehensive benefit package to support you and your family.

Benefits Begin On Your First Day of Employment

Important Health and Wellbeing Benefits

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance

Eye-Med Vision Benefits

Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account

Employee Assistance Program

Generous Paid Time Off

35 Days Paid Time Off (15 Vacation Days, 12 Holidays including Juneteenth and 8 Sick Days)

Additional Benefits

Retirement Plan 403(b) employer match after the first year of employment)

Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness

Mileage reimbursement

Extensive Training Program

Agency Wide Trainings (includes CEU's for obtaining/retaining license - LMHC, LMFT, LADC, CARC, LCSW and LICSW)

Supervision for Licensure and Specializations

Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings

Opportunities for Certification in Evidence Based Practices

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Experience working with youth and families

Experience working with educational systems preferred

Additional spoken and written languages such as Spanish, Portuguese and Mandrin/Cantonese are desirable

Must possess a valid MA driver's license

Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Contact Information:

[email protected]

857-374-5669