Occupational Therapy Assistant - Mental Health
Occupational Therapy Assistant - Mental Health
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Job Description
Your knowledge clinical experience and our highly accredited established curriculum will result in the next generation of eager inspired and prepared OTAs entering the field. No teaching experience is required but it is preferred.
This position provides a learning experience for students and evaluates their achievements.
DISTANCE EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION
Maintain a teaching load per semester as assigned at the time of the offer.
Maintain and demonstrate subject matter expertise including distance education as assigned to online courses.
Apply established teaching criteria and procedures and curriculum to support student learning.
Employ various distance education teaching methodologies to drive continuous quality improvement.
Utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) as a tool to deliver course content and provide formative feedback to learners
Possess the expertise necessary to ensure appropriate curriculum design; partner with the program director to improve the design of distance education environments and curriculum.
LEARNER RETENTION
Monitor/track student retention using course attendance records.
Implement datadriven student retention improvement strategies to achieve course benchmarks.
Partner with the program director to improve the design of instruction.
PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Remain proficient in all aspects of course or curricula content learning outcomes and assessment activities to achieve course goals.
Teach courses as assigned within the maximum number of contact hours allowed
Demonstrate skill and knowledge in the teaching discipline
Make continuous efforts to improve the quality of instruction by reviewing and utilizing different techniques including distance education in teaching.
Aid in planning development and maintenance of program curriculum
Evaluate students to measure their progress in achieving course goals; inform students promptly of their progress.
Submit required program reports and forms to program or course managers promptly
Maintain continuing education (CE) hours to ensure renewed OT or OTA licensure
Maintain student records of attendance or skill competency documents as needed.
Partner with the program director or department chair to resolve student appeals
Attend faculty meetings at the cadence determined by the program director or department chair
Engage and document participation in professional development and inservice training for learning management systems pedagogy and education teaching methodologies.
Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues students and the community
Maintain compliance with policies and procedures within the employee handbook program handbooks (as applicable) and department directives.
Coordinate and balance the needs of a diverse student population.
STUDENT RETENTION MANAGEMENT
Maintain an inclusive college environment that celebrates and promotes understanding and respect for a diverse student body academic staff and community.
Manage student retention with datainformed strategies to achieve accreditor benchmarks and college budget/metrics
Participate in local student retention initiatives
Manage communication processes to identify and respond to atrisk students.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of all college students and faculty with diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability and ethnic backgrounds.
Qualifications :
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING:
Required: Minimum of a bachelors degree awarded by an institution accredited by
a United States Department of Educationrecognized institutional accrediting agency
Required: Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) / Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) current licensure in Arizona
Required: Three (3) years of practical experience in the assigned
Occupational Therapy Assistant program content (Mental Health)
Documented expertise in the area(s) of teaching responsibility content delivery system and teaching methodology.
Preferred:
Experience using CampusVue
Experience using the Canvas learning management system (LMS)
Additional Information :
We Offer:
- Leadership development and training for career advancement
- Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on the program
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Parttime
Employment Type
Part-time
