Education Therapist Specialist - Occupational Therapist (Grade 1) ANW (MT. Frere CMC)

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**Overview** This role is for an Education Therapist Specialist, specifically an Occupational Therapist at Grade 1 level, based at ANW (MT. Frere CMC) within the Eastern Cape Department of Education. The position involves providing occupational therapy services to learners in public special and ordinary schools, focusing on identifying and addressing barriers to learning, providing therapeutic interventions, and engaging in related administrative and collaborative activities. **What you will do** * Assess learners' level of functioning to identify barriers to learning within the Occupational Therapists’ scope of practice, which includes conducting screenings, administering formal and informal assessments, analyzing and interpreting information for therapeutic intervention, participating in multi-disciplinary team discussions, and making recommendations or referrals. * Provide direct and indirect Occupational Therapy services to learners in public special and public ordinary schools based on an Occupational Therapy plan, determining individualized and group therapy needs, prescribing, issuing, and maintaining assistive devices, maintaining records, and reporting to supervisors. * Engage in therapeutic capacity-building programmes and skills sharing on therapy-related issues, providing information about therapist-offered programmes to internal and external stakeholders such. * Promote awareness of different therapy disciplines, participate in awareness campaigns for disabilities, provide outreach services as required, engage in continuous professional development, and supervise undergraduate Occupational Therapy students and therapy assistants. * Manage Therapy support materials and equipment by requesting appropriate items, safeguarding them, maintaining records, reporting faults, and participating in inter and intra-sectoral networks. * Participate in inter- and intra-sectoral networks and collaborations with stakeholders such as the Department of Health, Department of Social Development, local government, and the broader community. * Manage effective administration practices of Occupational Therapy interventions, ensure compliance with the HPCSA Code of Ethics, maintain sound interpersonal relations, and actively participate in performance appraisals. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * RVQ 13/14 qualification in Occupational Therapy recognised by SAQA. * Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Occupational Therapist. * Registration with the South African Council for Educators (SACE) will be an added advantage. * Five-years of relevant experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). * Knowledgeable about National and Provincial Education legislation, policies and regulations e.g. Health Professions Act, Screening Identification Assessment and Support policy (SIAS), South African Schools Act (SASA), Employment of Educators Act (EEA), White Paper 6 Support for special needs learners. * Knowledge of Analytic, diagnostic and assessment tools. * Knowledge of Intervention methods. * Knowledge of Child development. * Knowledge of Therapeutic models and techniques. * Understanding of group dynamics. * Knowledge of Protocol and professional ethics. **Who should apply** An experienced and qualified Occupational Therapist (RVQ 13/14, SAQA recognised) with at least five years of post-registration experience with the HPCSA. The ideal candidate will be registered with the HPCSA (and ideally SACE), possessing comprehensive knowledge of National and Provincial Education legislation, policies, and regulations relevant to therapy, as well as expertise in analytic, diagnostic, and assessment tools, intervention methods, child development, therapeutic models, group dynamics, protocol, and professional ethics. The candidate should be capable of independent assessment, direct and indirect therapeutic intervention, capacity building, equipment management, administrative tasks, and collaborative engagement with various stakeholders within an educational setting. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/education-therapist-specialist-occupational-therapist-grade-1-anw-mt-frere-cmc-eastern-cape-department-of-education Source: myjobmag

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