Occupational Therapist

Role summary

Clinical responsibilities

• Assess children's developmental needs, strengths, and intervention areas; develop and implement individualized plans based on findings and functional goals.
• Provide sensory integration-based interventions suited to each child's needs and clinical presentation.
• Support fine motor skills, visual-motor integration, bilateral coordination, motor planning, and hand-eye coordination.
• Improve independence in dressing, feeding, grooming, and other daily self-care routines; address sensory processing, attention, body awareness, and coordination difficulties.

Documentation and collaboration

• Maintain assessment reports, daily session notes, progress reports, and treatment plans; monitor progress and adapt interventions as needed.
• Counsel parents and provide practical home-program recommendations to support skill generalization.
• Coordinate care with speech-language pathologists, psychologists, special educators, and behaviour analysts; participate in clinical discussions, case reviews, and developmental assessments.
• Follow professional ethics, confidentiality, child safeguarding standards, and centre protocols.

Education and licensing

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy (BOT/MOT) from a recognized institution is required.
• A valid DHA licence or eligibility for DHA registration/licensing is required; necessary authorization must be obtained before practicing.

Skills and competencies

• Requires paediatric occupational therapy and child development knowledge, sensory-processing intervention experience, and functional skill development experience.
• Requires strong observation, assessment, clinical reasoning, documentation, communication, and parent-counselling skills.
• Requires multidisciplinary collaboration, patience, empathy, adaptability, and a child-centred approach.
• The posting asks for commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.

Preferred experience

• Relevant clinical experience in paediatric occupational therapy is preferred.
• Experience with children with autism, developmental delays, and sensory processing difficulties is an advantage.

What the centre offers

• The centre describes a specialized child development setting and supportive multidisciplinary clinical environment.
• Professional learning and clinical development opportunities are offered.
• The role focuses on improving children's functional independence and quality of life.

Compensation

• Pay is listed as AED 5,000–10,000 per month.

Workplace

• The posting states that work is in person in Dubai.