Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

Duties and Responsibilities
Knowledge and Abilities
Education and Experience
Employment Application

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide personal care needs to developmentally disabled adults
• Ability to assist individuals daily living skills training (to include toileting and feeding individuals)
• Maintain regular communication with MTILP, Inc., Program Manager/Director regarding any and all pertinent information regarding the consumer's health, safety, and programming
• Attend staff meetings and other meetings as assigned by the Program Manager/Director
• Other reasonably related duties as assigned

Knowledge and Abilities

• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
• Self-motivation and good time-management skills
• Ability to follow consumer's feeding plan as developed by Central Wisconsin Center
• Ability to perform wheelchair transfers
• Ability to use proper lifting techniques as developed by MTILP, Inc. Occupational Therapist
• Ability to lift 50 pounds repetitively

Education and Experience

• High school diploma
• One or more years' experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred
• Certified Nursing Assistant certification required