Developmental Specialist - Early Intervention
Company: Thom Child And Family Services
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
*Sign-on-Bonus available $3,000*Are you looking for a rewarding
opportunity working with the pediatric population (children birth
to 3 years)? Are you passionate about making a difference in the
lives of families? Thom Child & Family Services located in Boston,
MA is seeking a Developmental Specialist/Early Childhood Educator
to join their team. As an Early Intervention Early Childhood
Educator or Developmental Specialist, you will be responsible for
providing home and community-based early intervention services to
infants and toddlers who have or are at risk for developmental
delays and their families in both their homes and community
settings. You will partner with parents/caregivers to ensure
service delivery is individualized, meaningful for the family, and
grounded in evidence-based practice. Through this collaborative
process, you ensure families priorities, needs, culture, and values
are prioritized.Thom Child & Family Services offers competitive
salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including, but not
limited to:
- Flexible Schedules: FT, PT, Per Diem, and family hours
- Health and Dental Insurance, including Fitness Benefits and
Wellness Incentive Program.
- Generous vacation
- Personal time
- Sick time (80 96 hours every year)
- Paid holiday (10-12 paid holidays)
- 403(b) with employer matching
- Section 125 flexible benefits plan (Medical and dependent
care)
- Employer-sponsored Long-term disability insurance.
- Employer-sponsored Life Insurance
- Employer-sponsored Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Insurance
- Productivity Bonus Plan
- Continuing education leave and paid conference fees.
- Paid professional license renewal fees.
- Clinical supervision, mentoring, and team support.
- Mileage reimbursement
- Other optional benefits:
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Cancer InsurancePosition Responsibilities:
- Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the
clients developmental status.
- Provide direct child development services and activities
developmentally appropriate for children 0-3 and their
families.
- Participate in the development of an Individual Family Service
Plan (IFSP) with responsibility for identifying goals, objectives,
and strategies related to the childs development.
- Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and
correspondence as appropriate
- Provides individual and group intervention for infants and
toddlers from birth to three years old who have developmental
delays or who are at risk for delays in the areas of cognitive,
adaptive behavior, social-emotional, self-care, fine motor, gross
motor, and communication development.
- Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and
progress.
- Act as a service coordinator for the family by scheduling,
developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the
intervention plan for each family on caseload, ensuring that
appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.
- Provides supportive professional assistance to families.
- Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage child's
development; assist families to act as advocates for their
child.Position Requirements:
- A Bachelors Degree with a major or concentration in infants and
toddlers (includes Early Intervention and Early Childhood
Education), child development, child studies, education or special
education and at least 300 hours of practicum or work experience
with young children.
- Experience with infants, toddlers and families is
preferred
- Knowledge of family systems and early childhood
development.
- Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with
children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.
- Commitment to delivering individualized and culturally humble
services.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational
skills.
- Abide by all confidentiality and professional boundaries
standards.
- Good computer skills as well as strong documentation
skills.
- Current drivers license and reliable transportation.
- Bilingual/Bicultural a plus. NO PHONE CALLS OR RECRUITERS
PLEASE Thom Child and Family Services is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability,
veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, or any
other status protected by law. Compensation details: 50000-60000
Yearly SalaryPI6c1c36cb44c4-31181-35772702
Keywords: Thom Child And Family Services, Plymouth , Developmental Specialist - Early Intervention, Other , Boston, Massachusetts
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