Senior Occupational Therapist - 12 Month Contract

Senior Occupational Therapist

Overview

Department: OT

Report To: Senior Director, OT

Location: Toronto

Job Type & Duration: Full Time, Temporary 12-month Contract

Salary: $80 000 – $85 000

Start Date: May 2026

About SAAAC Autism Centre The SAAAC Autism Centre is a Toronto based charity whose mission is to make autism services equitable for all Canadians. The Centre provides culturally responsive autism services targeting culturally and linguistically diverse families. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, our Centre offers a dynamic range of services that support the development of individuals on the autism spectrum at all life stages, along with their caregivers.

Your Role on Our Team

We are seeking a senior, licensed Occupational Therapist for a temporary one-year full-time position. The Occupational Therapist will be part of a collaborative team of allied health professionals and will provide direct services to children on the autism spectrum and their families.

The successful candidate will apply occupational therapy best-practice guidelines, evidence-based treatment approaches, and established practice frameworks during therapy sessions. In addition, the role includes facilitating biweekly mentorship meetings with a junior therapist.

This position emphasizes a strong interdisciplinary approach, including consultation and collaboration with other professionals such as speech-language pathologists, behaviour analysts, educators, and healthcare providers to support coordinated, high-quality care.

Main Responsibilities

Client Assessment and Intervention:

• Provide 1:1 occupational therapy assessment, intervention, and evaluation focused on supporting clients’ participation in meaningful daily activities (e.g., self-care, play, school, and routines).
• Intervention may address social and environmental factors, as well as underlying domains that impact occupational engagement, including sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, attention, emotional regulation, and cognition, as appropriate.

Consultation and Collaboration:

• All services are provided from the clinic setting; however, the therapist gathers information about and considers the child’s functioning across home, school, and community environments.
• Provide families with practical resources and strategies to implement at home to support skill development and carryover across environments.
• Assess functional challenges and identify supports related to home, school, and community participation through caregiver report, discussion, and available documentation.
• Collaborate with other professionals, including therapists and teachers, to recommend task adaptations, environmental modifications, and adaptive equipment that support participation in meaningful daily activities.
• Identify and connect families to relevant community resources, programs, and support services that promote functional participation.

Administrative and Clinic Responsibilities:

• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation, including assessment reports, progress notes, and discharge summaries.
• Track client attendance, coordinate and schedule make-up sessions, and manage invoicing and billing using client management software.

Safety and Risk Management:

• Conduct environmental scans to ensure client and staff safety and assist with maintaining and organizing therapy equipment and materials.

Mentorship:

• Provide clinical mentorship in a temporary 1-year capacity, ensuring continuity of clinical oversight, team support, and quality of care within the OT department.
• Facilitate regular (biweekly or monthly) consultation meetings with a team of two junior Occupational Therapists to review caseloads, support clinical reasoning, and provide guidance, case consultation, and collaborative problem-solving to enhance intervention planning and service delivery.
• Complete mid-point and final performance evaluations for a junior Occupational Therapist, contributing to formal performance feedback and professional development planning.

Compliance and Ethical Practice:

• Practice independently in accordance with professional standards and best-practice guidelines.
• Use evidence-based resources and interventions to deliver high-quality, occupation-focused therapy tailored to each client’s needs.
• Ensuring practice aligns with regulatory, ethical, and professional standards (licensure, confidentiality, reporting requirements).

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy.