# COTA Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

**Company**: The Menta Group
**Location**: DeKalb, IL
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: Full-Time
**Salary**: USD 46,000-50,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

As a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with The Menta Group, you will work with students to help them improve and develop the skills needed for day-to-day life and work, according to the students' IEPs.

Staff Hours: 8 am to 3:30 pm, M-F, following a School Calendar

### Responsibilities

- Provide educational direction and support for students at times of confusion, frustration, and emotional upset.

- Assist in developing and updating IEP goals and progress reports for student caseload.

- Provide Occupational Therapy-related service minutes and carry out individual treatment plans, as dictated on the IEP.

- Maintain accurate related service logs updated weekly.

- Coordinate and communicate with administrative staff, teachers, and other related service staff as needed or IEP-directed.

### Qualifications

- COTA Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with IDFPR (or proof of application)

- Ability to work with students with ED/BD/OHI/Autism/TBI/OHI

### Compensation & Benefits

- The salary range is USD 46,000-50,000 per year.

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance;

- Paid time off (PTO);

- A 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match.

### Additional Information

Menta Academy DeKalb K-12 and Menta Academy 912 aim to help each child reach their potential in becoming 3-C Ready: College Ready, Career Ready, and Citizenship Ready. The programs offer a unique curricular framework that relies on the Expanded Menta Method and Trauma-Informed Practices.

## Skills

### Required
- COTA
- IEP
- Occupational Therapy

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