CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT ( COTA )

TheraPeeds Family Center is a premier, world-renowned therapy center that uses the science of neuroplasticity to retrain the brains and minds of children and adults with physiological and psychological/emotional limitations.
Our brain-based interventions are based on our proprietary H.O.P.E. Method, a neurodevelopmental approach to therapy based on the principles of brain development. For over twenty years, we have established the effectiveness of brain rewiring using the HOPE method.

Our sister method, the W.A.Y (What About You) Model, is a research-based intervention designed to retrain the mind using the principles of Positive Psychology and the science of Neuroplasticity. The result is a powerful combination of tools that uses a systematic and practical approach to build self-awareness, mindfulness, and clarity in the face of challenges and limitations in what we call the 4 Ps: Professional Life, Personal Life, Partnering Life, and Parenting Life.

Together,, both methods have been integratedintos a brain-building andmind-trainingg system that uses neuroplasticity to make lasting changes in the brains and minds of our client. This allows them to break free from limitations in skills and behaviors that impede their ability to function at their best in multiple areas of their lives.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
1. Provide sensorimotor activities and exercises outlined in a treatment plan developed in collaboration with an occupational therapist
2. Monitor an individual's activities to make sure they are performed correctly
3. Record progress for the occupational therapist
4. Monitor the client’s activities according to instructions from OT
5. Work as an integral part of an inter-disciplinary therapy team
6. Participate in clinical meetings to discuss patient treatment goals and clinical objectives
7. Contribute by planning and following clinical team plans for clients
8. Document treatment plan progress, following Company communication procedures

Essential Physical Duties:
This position requires the staff member to engage in a variety of physical activities with clients of varying abilities. This can include non-ambulatory clients and mobile clients who engage in unexpected, unpredictable, and fast movements. Clients range in age from 5 months to adult. Physical activity in this position requires the staff member to engage in movements that include and are not limited to any combination of:

Gross Motor:
• Supine (lying on back)
• Prone (lying on belly)
• Sitting- a variety of positions on floor, stools, low to standard chairs
• Squatting
• Bending (at knee and hip)
• Standing (up to 6-7 hours per day)
• Walking
• Running
• Jumping
• Climbing
• Kicking and stopping a ball
• Balance (negotiate busy environment with moving children and equipment)

Upper Body:
• Bilateral hand use (use of both hands)
• Reaching in a variety of planes of motion 45, 90, and 180-degree range of shoulder flexion and abduction)
• Bending of elbows
• Wrist extension and flexion
• Forearm pronation and supination
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Lifting (could be weight of up to a non-ambulatory child and therapy equipment)
• Throwing and catching balls (a variety of sizes and weights)
• Grasping
• Grabbing
• Isolated finger movements

Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Licensing Requirements:
1. Associate of Science degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant or equivalent
2. OTA Certification 
3. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred