• Part-time overflow position with approximately 5 hours per week of services

• School hours are 8:00am - 4:00pm Central time

• Services must be provided during school hours unless agreed to by family

• Teletherapy experience required with school-aged experience

• State Board license required

• IEP experience required

• Pay rates range from $45 per hour to $55 per hour based on qualifications, experience, and school location

About HelloHero

HelloHero was created in 2017 with a mission to increase access to behavioral and mental health services for students, teachers, and their families.  Our founder, Syed Mohammed, is familiar with the challenges of living with anxiety and a learning disability.  His vision was to create an organization that could find a way to effectively and efficiently bring services to those in need. HelloHero offers an exclusive platform and community to support the professionals that provide these services remotely while bringing them a flexible solution to work life balance challenges for a challenging role.

Why Join HelloHero?

Prioritizing Professionals - We aim to offer teachers and providers with a supportive way to offer their services to those in need. 

Flexibility - You create your own schedule. You choose to work as a HelloHero employee or an independent contractor. We also provide benefits for those choosing to work full-time as a HelloHero employee. 

Support & Collaboration - Ongoing training and teamwork are imperative to your success and directly impact delivering quality services and ensuring our children thrive.

Outcomes Driven - We value innovative tools and research-based treatment.

Exclusive Technology - You have access to our proprietary technology that allows you to provide top-notch services by engaging and tailoring to the unique goals of each individual. 

About the role

What you'll do

• Provide high-quality online occupational therapy services to students according to the student's IEPs.

• Conduct evaluations and reevaluations as determined by the special education department.

• Develop treatment plans that are strength-based as well as child and family-centered.

• Provide services that include but are not limited to academic performance, fine and gross motor functioning, positioning, daily living skills, play/leisure skills, work skills, and sensory-motor activities.

• Consult with teachers, other therapists, support staff, and families to facilitate classroom or home mobility and participation.

• Develop, monitor, and report on goals; determine needs, design interventions utilizing research-based best practices.

• Provide clear clinical documentation in our platform that supports the progress and growth of students toward their documented goals.

• Participate in IEP meets and other meetings as needed. 

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Masters degree in Occupational therapy

• Active state licensure where residing and where performing teletherapy services

• State and Federal requirements for working in a school setting (FBI background check, Dept of Education Certification- if required by state)

• Teletherapy experience - preferred

• Two years of experience working in a school setting preferred

• NPI Number - preferred (we will assist in helping you apply)

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Excellent Technology & Computer proficiency, including the ability to learn new digital platforms.

• Reliable Wi-Fi/Internet access.

• Distraction-free work environment. 

• Knowledge and experience with Special Education Services and support to include writing PLOPs, IEP Goals, and determination of appropriate services and accommodations as part of the IEP team.

• Knowledge & experience in administering evaluations prefer experience in virtual administration.

• Excellent written and oral communication including the ability to independently draft professional documentation as part of the evaluation and IEP process.

• Flexibility and adaptability in day-to-day operations.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements: 

• Manual dexterity to operate a telephone and enter data into a computer. 

• Facility to sit at a desk, conference table, or in meetings of various configurations for extended periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation. 

• Facility to see and read, with or without visual aids, laws and codes, rules, policies, and other printed matter, and computer screens and printouts with or without reasonable accommodation. 

• Facility to hear and understand speech at normal room levels and to hear and understand speech on the telephone with or without reasonable accommodation. 

• Facility to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal conversations, in training sessions, and in other meetings with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Mental Demands: Ability to foster collaborative relationships, work well under pressure, organize and synthesize new information, and prioritize tasks.

• Note: This list of essential functions and physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.