Anticipated Job Title: Infant & Toddler Connection of Augusta-Highland: Physical Therapist (part-time/hourly)

Reports To: Infant & Toddler Coordinator/Systems Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

SUMMARY:

• Provides Services to address functional developmental needs to children and families. This includes, but is not limited to, motor development.
• Collaborate with the family, service coordinator, and other early intervention service providers identified on a child’s IFSP
• Ensure that children’s goals and services address identified concerns, priorities and resources

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

The minimum performance expectations include, but are not limited to, the following functions/tasks.

• Reliable attendance and prompt arrival time
• Participate in Assessments and participate on eligibility teams.
• Complete Contact Notes for all contacts with families and service providers.
• Communicate results of Assessments, and other formal and informal evaluations.
• Participate on the IFSP team.
• Design or adapt learning environments, activities, and materials to enhance learning opportunities for a child with a disability.
• Train, educate, and support families in understanding their child’s functional developmental needs and to enhance his or her development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

Graduate with a Master’s Degree in his/her related field.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, and schedule form.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Licensed by the Virginia Board of Physical Therapy

Masters Degree in Physical Therapy

Must complete the Early Intervention training modules prior to providing services.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feed; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Evidence of fitness to perform this job from the standpoint of health may be required from a qualified physician.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Per contract and Augusta County Policy Manual

Part Time

EVALUATION

Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with the school board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of personnel.