Early Intervention Clinician - Early Intervention

Bay Cove Human Services, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in human services seeks an Early Intervention Clinician to provide essential support to children and families. In this impactful role, you will deliver evidence-based services through home visits and group sessions, ensuring that each child receives the tailored care they need. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, conduct developmental assessments, and engage with families to promote positive outcomes. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity offers the chance to contribute meaningfully to the lives of children and their families while working within a supportive and dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant field required.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions and service coordination for children.
• Facilitate assessments and maintain case records.

Skills

Therapeutic intervention

Service coordination

Crisis management

Developmental assessments

Documentation and communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Negotiation and conflict resolution

Education

Master’s degree in Education

Master’s degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

Early Intervention Clinician - Early Intervention

Dorchester, Boston, MA, USA Req #3164

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Mission Statement:

Bay Cove Human Services partners with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential.

Job Summary:

Provide evidence-based services to children and their families through home visiting, evaluation, and/or groups in keeping with our mission.

This is an exempt position.

Essential Functions of Position:

1. Provides therapeutic intervention with children and their caregivers as needed on assigned cases.
2. Provides service coordination of assigned cases, including home visits, crisis management, collateral contacts, and transition planning.
3. Facilitates developmental assessments on all assigned cases and participates in assessments of children assigned to other team members, including doing the written reports of such assessments.
4. Provides group leadership as assigned (parent and/or child groups), including planning, setup, cleanup and playroom maintenance with co-leaders.
5. Maintains written case records in accordance with QA requirements.
6. Attends all necessary meetings (such as IEP planning meetings) prior to child’s transition out of the program.
7. Has knowledge of and adheres to DPH service and billing guidelines.
8. Provides direct service units sufficient to meet 100% of productivity requirements.
9. Attends supervision, management and staff meetings regularly.
10. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements for the position:

Professional Characteristics:

1. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a culturally diverse population of clients, other care providers, family, community members and state agency representatives.
2. Ability to work collaboratively as a member of multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams.
3. Has demonstrated professional documentation and communication skills, as well as demonstrated organizational skills.
4. Ability to negotiate and resolve differences.
5. Ability to function under pressure in a fast-paced human service environment.
6. Ability to be flexible, open and responsive to ongoing industry changes.
7. Ability to articulate and communicate Bay Cove's mission and strategic direction in a consistent and enthusiastic manner to departmental staff.
8. Ability to identify opportunities and obstacles and develop effective, creative solutions to pursue opportunities.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to go up and down stairs and lift at least 40 lbs.

Other Qualifications:

An acceptable CORI, SORI and Background records check (for involvement with DCF).

Master’s degree in Education, Counseling or Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or Social Work (with LCSW), Master's degree in Occupational Therapy (with Mass licensure) or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, or related human service field.

Required Training:

Training Topic

What time? Where?

With Whom?

Re-certification needed

Orientation

Program Specific Orientation

BC Orientation

1st 2 months

DPH Orientation to EI

1st 6 months

n/a

Basic Clinical Skills

Infant and Toddler First Aid (if a group leader)