Occupational Therapy

Available Positions

General Office Graduate Assistant

Provide general assistance to the occupational therapy program.  

  • Part-time (10 hours/week)
  • Compensation: $5,000 tuition reimbursement
  • Academic Program Required: Master of Science in occupational therapy

Dates

September 14, 2026 - September 10, 2027

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

  • General office assistance to the academic department assistant & occupational therapy faculty
  • Data entry
  • Typing, scanning, copying
  • Assist with class preparations, including: set up, lab set up, and clean up according to the needs of the faculty
  • Attend and assist with program events as needed
  • Assist with recruitment responsibilities including meeting with prospective students, attending interviews for OT program applicants, attend University and departmental open houses including those on Saturdays/Sundays/holidays to be announced at later date
  • Attend and assist with Pre-OT Club activities and events as requested 

Knowledge & Skills Needed

  • Good organization skills
  • Responsible and reliable
  • Ability to work with little oversight
  • Good computer skills

Unusual Working Conditions

Ten hours per week are required for each trimester. Some evening/weekend hours to cover University open houses, information sessions, program events.

Apply

For more information, or to apply, contact Dr. Stefanie Seanor at seanors@sacredheart.edu.

Fieldwork Graduate Assistant

Assist academic fieldwork coordinator and occupational therapy faculty in the OT program.  

  • Part-time (10 hours/week)
  • Compensation: $5,000 tuition reimbursement
  • Academic Program Required: Master of Science in occupational therapy

Dates

September 14, 2026 - September 10, 2027

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

80% of weekly time may include: 

  • Provide assistance and support for the occupational therapy academic fieldwork coordinator
  • Prepare and mail out Level I and Level II fieldwork packages
  • Follow through on evaluations and recording data
  • Compile and mail out Level I and Level II Certificates to fieldwork educators
  • Update share point fieldwork site data

20% of weekly time may include: 

  • Assist with class preparations, including set up, lab setup, clean up according to needs of faculty
  • Provide assistance and support for the occupational therapy program as needed
  • Assist with recruitment responsibilities:
    • Meet with prospective students
    • Attend interviews for OT program applicants
    • Attend University and departmental open houses- including those on Saturdays/Sundays
    • Attend and assist with special events
    • Attend and assist with Pre-OT Club activities and events as requested

Knowledge & Skills Needed

  • Good computer skills
  • Ability to work with little oversight
  • Organized, responsible, reliable
  • Attention to detail

Unusual Working Conditions

Ten hours per week are required for each trimester. Some evening/weekend hours to cover University open houses, information sessions, program events.

Apply

For more information, or to apply, contact Dr. Stefanie Seanor at seanors@sacredheart.edu.

Marketing/PR Assistant

Assists with marketing/PR as well as general tasks of the occupational therapy program and faculty.

  • Part-time (10 hours/week)
  • Compensation: $5,000 tuition reimbursement
  • Academic Program Required: Master of Science in occupational therapy

Dates

September 14, 2026 - September 10, 2027

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

50% of weekly time:

  • Communicate with OT department faculty, staff, students and clubs about events, special programs, speakers, etc. to keep calendar of all monthly happenings within the program
  • Assist with publishing communications about all events in a timely manner
  • Assist with managing the program’s Facebook, Instagram, and website
  • Draft the program’s semester newsletter
  • Draft welcome newsletter to incoming cohort
  • Keep in engagement with alumni to update website
  • Assist the faculty with scholarship projects

50% of weekly time may include:

  • Assist with class preparation, including set up, lab setup, clean up according to needs of faculty
  • Provide assistance and support for the occupational therapy program, as needed
  • Assist with admissions and recruitment responsibilities:
    • Meet with prospective students
    • Attend interviews for OT program applicants
    • Attend University and departmental open houses as requested, including those on Saturdays/Sundays during the trimesters
    • Attend and assist with special events
    • Attend and assist with Pre-OT Club activities and events, as requested

Knowledge & Skills Needed

  • Excellent writing skills
  • Good computer skills and proficient with all social media literacy skills, inclusive of Canva, Sway, and updating OT activities in a timely manner
  • Ability to work with little oversight
  • Organized, responsible, reliable
  • Attention to detail

Unusual Working Conditions

Ten hours per week are required for each trimester. Some evening/weekend hours to cover University open houses, information sessions, and program events.

Apply

For more information, or to apply, contact Dr. Stefanie Seanor at seanors@sacredheart.edu.

Unavailable Position

Research Graduate Assistant

Assist faculty with research as well as general tasks of the Occupational Therapy program and faculty. 

  • Part-time (10 hours/week)
  • Compensation: $5,000 stipend
  • Academic Program Required: Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Dates

January 5, 2026 - December 11, 2026; interviews begin in mid-November 2025

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

50% of weekly time: 

  • Provide assistance and support for the Occupational Therapy Program as needed
  • Research for faculty, including database and web searches as needed
  • Development of Critically Appraised Topics library for courses, which may include research (with target dates) of topics, conditions, assessment strategies/instruments and interventions as requested by faculty members
  • Completion of annotated bibliography of Critically Appraised Topics on key research as requested by course instructors
  • Conduct workshops for fellow students on conducting searches (possibly) 

50% of weekly time: 

  • Assist with class preparations, including set up, lab set up, clean up according to needs of faculty
  • Equipment and lab maintenance, as needed, which may include regular inventory of supplies and equipment and assisting with ordering of supplies and equipment maintenance, repairs, etc. as needed
  • General office/department tasks as needed
  • Assist with recruitment responsibilities:
    • Meet with prospective students
    • Attend interviews for OT program applicants
    • Attend University and Departmental Open Houses (including those events still to be announced)
    • Attend and assist with special events
    • Attend and assist with Pre-OT Club activities and events as requested

Knowledge & Skills Needed

  • First-Year Master of Science in Occupational Therapy student
  • Good computer skills
  • Ability to work with little oversight
  • Organized, responsible, reliable
  • Attention to detail

Unusual Working Conditions

Ten hours per week are required for each trimester (spring 2025, summer 2025 & fall 2025). Some evening/weekend hours to cover University Open Houses, Information Sessions, Program Events.