About Us

Prep Academy Tutors of Durham provides personalized academic support to students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. We are committed to helping students develop the skills, confidence, and independence they need to succeed both academically and beyond the classroom.

We recognize that academic success involves more than understanding subject content. Skills such as executive functioning, fine motor development, self-regulation, attention, and organization play an significant role in a student's ability to participate in learning and demonstrate their abilities.

We are looking to expand our services by partnering with a Registered Occupational Therapist who is passionate about supporting children and youth with diverse learning needs. This role will focus on helping students develop the foundational skills necessary for academic participation, independence, and success at school.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Registered Occupational Therapist to provide individualized, school-focused occupational therapy services to children and youth in Durham Region. The ideal candidate will have an interest in supporting students with ADHD, learning disabilities, developmental differences, and other challenges that may impact their academic performance and participation.

Services will focus on identifying barriers to learning and implementing practical, individualized strategies to help students build skills that support their everyday academic demands.

Areas of support may include:

- Executive Functioning: Supporting planning, organization, task initiation, time management, working memory, prioritization, task completion, and self-monitoring.
- Fine Motor Development and Handwriting: Developing fine motor coordination, pencil grasp, handwriting legibility, writing fluency, and written output.
- ADHD and Attention Support:



Implementing strategies to support attention, impulse control, organization, self-regulation, and engagement in learning tasks.
- Learning Disabilities and Academic Participation: Helping students navigate the functional challenges associated with learning disabilities and other learning differences, including written work, classroom routines, and independent task completion.
- Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation: Supporting students in identifying and using appropriate strategies to manage sensory needs, emotional regulation, and readiness for learning.
- Study Skills and Independence: Developing practical strategies for managing assignments, following multistep instructions, organizing materials, and completing academic tasks more independently.
- Individualized Intervention Planning: Identifying students' strengths and areas of need, establishing meaningful goals, and developing strategies that can be applied across home and school environments.

The occupational therapist will work collaboratively with families and, where appropriate and with consent, educators and other professionals to promote consistent strategies and meaningful progress.

Qualifications

- Registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO).
- Experience working with children and youth, preferably in pediatric, school-based, or community-based settings.
- Knowledge of executive functioning, ADHD, learning disabilities,



fine motor development, handwriting, and self-regulation.
- Ability to assess students' functional needs and develop individualized, practical intervention strategies.
- Solid understanding of how occupational performance and underlying skill development can affect academic participation and independence.
- Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable collaborating with families and other professionals to support student progress.
- Ability to work independently and manage a flexible caseload.
- Access to reliable transportation for in-home and community-based sessions throughout Durham Region.

What We Offer

- Flexible scheduling and the opportunity to build a caseload that aligns with your availability.
- The opportunity to work independently while being part of a collaborative, student-focused team.
- A meaningful opportunity to support children and youth with diverse learning needs.
- The ability to focus on functional skills that directly support academic participation, confidence, and independence.
- Opportunities to collaborate with educators and other professionals supporting students.
- A growing service area within an established academic support organization.

How to Apply If you are a Registered Occupational Therapist who is passionate about helping children and youth overcome barriers to learning and develop the skills they need to thrive academically, we would love to hear from you!

Pay: From $80.00 per hour

Application question(s)

- Are you able to travel to students' homes within the Durham Region (note - this is a requirement for this position).
- Are you registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO)?

Work Location: In person

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