Early Intervention Clinician

Aspire Health Alliance; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Health and Community Services seeks a Staff Clinician to join the Step One Early Intervention Program, serving Quincy, Milton, and Randolph families with infants and toddlers who have special needs. You will assess development, plan services, and deliver family-centered intervention across home, learning center, and community settings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with parents, other professionals, and pediatricians to support developmental progress and family well-being in a

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Counseling Psychology or related field is required.
• Experience working with children from birth to age three and their families is preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for home visits in Milton, Quincy and Randolph.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and autonomously.
• Knowledge of family systems and dynamics.
• Ability to build therapeutic relationships with parents of children with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct developmental assessments and create individual family service plans.
• Provide developmental and therapeutic intervention and ongoing education and support to families.
• Deliver home-based services, learning center activities, and community-based sessions.
• Collaborate with parents and outside care professionals to meet children’s needs.
• Coordinate with other care providers such as child care professionals and pediatricians.]
• Support learning through group services at the learning center, including parent-baby and parent-toddler groups.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Collaborative work

Knowledge of family systems

Therapeutic relationship building

Education

Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Counseling Psychology or related field

Job description

Aspire Health and Community Services recognizes that attracting and retaining exceptional staff is the key to providing excellent care for our clients. Whether a staff member is providing direct care to those we serve or working on the administrative end supporting the services we are proud to provide, each person’s contribution is highly valued.

Our mission, vision and values are supported by organizational culture guiding the work for every staff member: We are one compassionate, accountable community.

Working at Aspire Health and Community Services can provide enormous job satisfaction. Your contribution is serving to help fulfill a mission, vision and values that support our belief that mental health is the foundation of a person’s overall health and we work to foster an environment that is safe and supportive and free of judgement or prejudice around mental health. In addition, Aspire Health and Community Services offers a competitive package of compensation and benefits.

Great opportunity exists for a Staff Clinician to join our team of passionate, dedicated professionals who make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families!

The Step One Early Intervention Program serves clients from Quincy, Milton, and Randolph, and is available to families with infants and toddlers with special needs, including developmental disabilities, developmental delays, and environmental or biological risk factors.

Working collaboratively with parents and outside care professionals, the team conducts developmental assessments, creates individual family service plans, and offers developmental and therapeutic intervention and ongoing education and support to enable families to best meet the needs of their children.

Step One Early Intervention provides services in the child’s home, our learning center, and in community settings, such as childcare centers.

At our learning center, a range of group services are offered, including parent-baby and parent-toddler groups, infant massage, and sensory motor and social-communication groups.

Our Interdisciplinary Team Of Professionals Provides

• Standardized Developmental assessments
• Home-based services to young children and their families
• Consultative services to staff of other disciplines and families
• Developmental, therapeutic group services for infants, toddlers and families
• Consultation and collaboration with other community and medical providers such as child care professionals and pediatricians

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Counseling Psychology or related field required
• Prior experience working with children from birth to age three and their families
• Valid driver’s license and access to personal vehicle is required to do home visits in Milton, Quincy and Randolph
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively, as well as function autonomously
• Knowledge of family systems and dynamics
• Ability to build therapeutic relationships with the parents of a child with special needs

Compensation is based on candidate experience, qualifications, and certifications and licenses. Annual ranges listed are based on a full-time, 40 hours per week position.

Salary Range

$65,000 - $80,000 USD

Aspire Health and Community Services is committed to and passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate, support, and promote diversity of thought, culture, and backgrounds. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, we base all employment decisions on each individual’s capabilities and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other protected characteristic. Aspire Health and Community Services strives to fully reflect the clients and communities we serve and believes that a diversity of interests and cultures leads to a stronger and more innovative organization.