Occupational Therapist - Child & Family Services
18 days ago
Glendale
Job Description Are you a compassionate and trauma-informed Occupational Therapist dedicated to helping children heal from abuse and neglect? Childhelp is seeking a motivated professional to join our team at the Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center (AZ CAC). In this vital role, you will provide specialized, child-centered care to help children restore developmental skills impacted by trauma and achieve functional independence through therapeutic interventions that promote healing, growth, and lifelong skills. Why You’ll Love Working Here • A Focus on Specialized Care: Join a nationally recognized organization dedicated to providing hope and specialized care for children and families healing from abuse., • Integrated and Collaborative Model: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, coordinating treatment hand-in-hand with advocacy, forensic, and medical services at the Phoenix CAC to ensure holistic healing., • Child-Centered and Trauma-Informed Environment: Provide services in a safe, supportive space that is designed to make children feel secure, respected, and heard, meeting each child where they are emotionally, mentally, and physically., • Commitment to Professional Growth: Benefit from a supportive environment offering supervision, licensure support, CEUs, and ongoing professional development to grow as a clinician in child trauma recovery., • Comprehensive Benefits: Receive a robust benefits package (medical, dental, vision, EAP, 403(b), PTO, holidays)., • Specialized Trauma Recovery: Assess needs and interpret evaluations to develop Occupational Therapy treatment plans focused on restoring developmental skills impacted by abuse or neglect., • Therapeutic Intervention: Implement evidence-based therapy programs to build functional independence across fine motor, gross motor, sensory integration, perceptual, and daily living skills., • Integrated Collaboration: Coordinate and collaborate directly with advocacy, medical, and legal support teams within the CAC to ensure holistic healing and integrated care., • Client and Family Support: Collaborate with families and caregivers, providing guidance and education to support home carryover and functional skill development., • Clinical Practice: Monitor progress, adjust treatment plans as needed, recommend adaptive equipment, and maintain accurate, compliant documentation., • Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy (AOTA-accredited), • Arizona Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) & AOTCB certified, • Minimum 1 year of OT experience, • Professional liability insurance, • Strong communication, documentation, and teamwork skills, • Ability to meet physical demands (lifting up to 50 lbs.), • Experience in trauma-informed care, • Bilingual, • Experience with emotionally disturbed children or adolescents, • Typical Schedule: 8am-5pm, In-person, • May require occasional on-call or adjusted hours based on client needs, • Supportive, trauma-informed workplace culture Ready to Join Childhelp and help create a world where every child feels safe, seen and supported? Our process is quick, mobile-friendly, and candidate-centered. Submit your resume today and our team will connect with you shortly. Company DescriptionFor more than 65 years, Childhelp has been the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Our teams provide trauma-informed care, mental health counseling, therapeutic services, and clinical intervention to support the healing of vulnerable children and families. Through child abuse prevention, child welfare services, crisis counseling, crisis intervention, and strong child advocacy, we work collaboratively to ensure safety, hope, and long-term well-being.For more than 65 years, Childhelp has been the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.\r\nOur teams provide trauma-informed care, mental health counseling, therapeutic services, and clinical intervention to support the healing of vulnerable children and families.\r\nThrough child abuse prevention, child welfare services, crisis counseling, crisis intervention, and strong child advocacy, we work collaboratively to ensure safety, hope, and long-term well-being.