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Title: Occupational Therapist, Workforce Development

Program: Care Corps Behavioral Health Training Program

Reports To: Assigned Senior Occupational Therapist Supervisor

Salary Range: $85,000 - $90,000

Program Description:

Project Renewal is a leading non-profit organization with the mission of ending the cycle of homelessness by empowering individuals and families to renew their lives with health, homes, and jobs. Our comprehensive and integrated 24/7 programs are designed to offer the holistic care our clients need. With a staff of 950+ and an annual budget of $120 million, Project Renewal is one of the larger social service nonprofits in New York City.

Overall Responsibilities:

Project Renewal is a leading non-profit organization with the mission of ending the cycle of homelessness by empowering individuals and families to renew their lives with health, homes, and jobs. Our comprehensive and integrated 24/7 programs are designed to offer the holistic care our clients need. With a staff of 950+ and an annual budget of $120 million, Project Renewal is one of the larger social service nonprofits in New York City.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential duties of the Occupational Therapist include but are not limited to the following activities:

+ Conduct individualized assessments of work readiness and functional skills, including task performance, to identify areas where support or intervention is needed.

+ Design and facilitate life skills training workshops and one-on-one OT sessions on topics such as emotional regulation and executive functioning, goal setting, time management, and professional communication.

+ Develop and implement individualized interventions to support trainee engagement, skill development, and workplace readiness.

+ Collaborate with the Workforce Development team to connect clients with essential resources (e.g., childcare, behavioral health support, benefits, transportation) to sustain program participation and success.

+ Share key assessment insights with the team to inform individualized support plans and prepare clients for appropriate employment opportunities.

+ Participate in team meetings to review client progress, adapt goals, and ensure services remain responsive throughout program enrollment.

+ Contribute to data collection and outcomes tracking to measure the impact of OT interventions on client engagement, program completion, and job retention.

+ Provide supervision or mentorship to OT interns as appropriate.

+ Participate in weekly supervision with assigned OT supervisor.

Qualifications:

+ Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) in New York State.

+ Prior experience providing services in community-based behavioral health or social service settings is preferred.

+ Demonstrated understanding of the relationship between functional skills, mental health, and employment readiness.

+ Excellent collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.

+ Ability to travel independently to training sites in the field.

+ Commitment to equity, inclusion, and trauma-informed practice.

Project Renewal is an equal opportunity employer. Its long-standing policy has been to embrace the equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, gender (see separately issued Gender Discrimination policy for more detail), physical or mental disability, age (18 and over), military status, arrest record, marital status, domestic partnership status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, unemployment status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.

Job Details

Pay Type Salary

Education Level Equivalent Experience

Hiring Min Rate 85,000 USD

Hiring Max Rate 90,000 USD