Adjunct Occupational Therapy Assistant

The adjunct occupational therapy assistant must be able to:

• Follow the ACOTE standards for OTA education.
• Teach in traditional and non-traditional practice areas addressed.
• Prepare instructional materials, assessment of student performance, including electronic submission of Early Alerts and final grades by the required date.
• Have the ability to work with different learning styles.

• This individual will manage assigned teaching courses that aligns with the college policies and participate on the program advisory committee as needed.
• Assist in providing academic advising, promote student retention in assigned class, and perform needed remediations with students that are struggling in class.
• Communicate with the Program Coordinator as needed regarding student challenges, attend all faculty/department meetings for the
  semester teaching, and complete all college training as needed.
• Establish and maintain good relationships between the College and the various Fieldwork Educators and other personnel at health care sites.
• Maintain good cooperation between the OTA department and other college departments on matters of mutual concern.
• Fulfill other duties assigned by the Program Coordinator and/or Department Chair that do not interfere with teaching assignments.
  

• Must have a current license in the State of Ohio as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant or Occupational Therapist or Associate's degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or a Master's or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy.
• Must be able to develop and implement innovative approaches to physical dysfunction, psychosocial, or developmental aspects of OT.
• Must be professional at all times.
• Be able to prepare students for work opportunities which includes; instruction of both developmental and non-developmental courses.
• Five years of clinical experience in related fields required.

Must be proficient in the use of computers and software applications.

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster - allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates' references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Stark State College utilizes E-Verify to ensure compliance with applicable employment eligibility laws. E-Verify is an electronic system used to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. This process will be conducted in accordance with I-9 verification and will be done promptly upon hire for all incoming employees. To understand what E-Verify is and how it works please visit E-Verify.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.