Developmental Specialist - Early Intervention

Thom Child & Family Services; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Flexible schedules

Paid holidays and vacation

403(b) with employer matching

Professional development

Job summary

Thom Child & Family Services in Springfield, MA is seeking a Developmental Specialist/Early Childhood Educator to provide home and community-based early intervention for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or risk factors.

You will partner with families to create individualized plans, deliver family-centered services, and coordinate care using evidence-based practices, in a supportive, collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to infants and toddlers with practicum or work experience.
• Experience with infants/toddlers and families preferred.
• Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
• Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with families and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the client’s developmental status.
• Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and progress.
• Provide child and family-centered services for birth to three using a parent coaching model.
• Provide service coordination: scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating plans.
• Partner with families to develop IFSP goals and strategies.
• Facilitate parent-child interactions and advocate for the child’s development.
• Complete progress notes, reports, assessments and correspondence in the electronic system.

Skills

Communication skills

Child development knowledge

Cultural humility

Documentation and record-keeping

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Early Intervention/ECE or related field

Job description

Developmental Specialist - Early Intervention

Thom Child And Family Services Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

About this position

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 Springfield, 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 have the opportunity to provide 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 flexible hours
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, including Fitness Benefits and Wellness Incentive Program
• Generous vacation and personal time
• Sick time (96 hours every year)
• Professional Development/Conference time
• Paid holiday (12 paid holidays)
• 403(b) with employer matching
• Section 125 flexible benefits plan (Medical and dependent care)
• Thom Sponsored Health Reimbursement Account
• Employer-sponsored Long-term disability insurance
• Employer-sponsored Life Insurance
• Employer-sponsored Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Productivity Bonus Plan
• Opportunity for scholarship through Fazzio scholarship and Thom Academy
• Paid professional license renewal fees.
• Clinical supervision, orientation program, mentoring and team support.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employer issued laptop and cell phone
• Other optional benefits:
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Cancer Insurance

Position Responsibilities:

• Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the client’s developmental status.
• Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and progress.
• Provide child and family centered services and activities developmentally appropriate for children birth to three and their families using parent coaching model.
• Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the intervention plan for each family, ensuring that appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.
• Partner with families in the development of Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) to identify goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
• Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage child's development; assist families to act as advocates for their child.
• Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence as appropriate using the Thom electronic documentation system.
• Provide 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 cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.

Position Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s 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 driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Bilingual/Bicultural a plus.

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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.