Early Intervention Specialist: Support 0-3 Families

MHMR of Tarrant County; Waxahachie (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO accrual

Floating holiday

Employee assistance programs

Wellness programs

Student loan forgiveness

Job summary

MHMR of Tarrant County is seeking an Early Intervention Specialist to provide service coordination and specialized services to infants, toddlers, and their families under the IFSP. You will manage from referral to eligibility while ensuring timely, rights-based services for children aged 0–3 and support parent-child relationships.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree and a Texas driver’s license; preferred is 1 year of ECI or related experience, bilingual is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree
• Defined Education: Adaptive Physical Education, Child Development, Child Life, Communication Disorders, Family Studies, Health, Human Development Psychology, Social Work, Rehabilitative Counseling/Rehabilitation Services, Sociology, Special Education
• Preferences: One (1) year ECI or related human services experience with children ages birth to 3 years old, Bilingual preferred
• Substitutions: Any bachelor's degree with a minimum of 18 hours of semester course credit relevant to early childhood intervention, including 3 hours of semester course credit in early childhood development or early childhood special education OR Be registered as an EIS in the State of Texas prior to 09/01/2011
• Years’ Experience: None
• Defined Experience: None
• License/Certifications: Valid Texas Driver’s License

Responsibilities

• As an Early Intervention Specialist, you will provide service coordination and/or specialized skills services, to developmentally delayed infants, toddlers and their families as identified in the IFSP and from the point of referral to eligibility determination.
• Ensures that all (0-3) children are served timely and appropriately and in keeping with their procedural safeguards, rights and needs.
• Focuses on supporting the parent-child relationship so that positive outcomes can occur.

Skills

Service coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Adaptive Physical Education

Child Development

Child Life

Communication Disorders

Family Studies

Health

Human Development Psychology

Social Work

Rehabilitative Counseling/Rehabilitation Services

Sociology

Special Education

Job description

MHMR of Tarrant County is seeking an Early Intervention Specialist to provide service coordination and specialized services to infants, toddlers, and their families under the IFSP. You will manage from referral to eligibility while ensuring timely, rights-based services for children aged 0–3 and support parent-child relationships.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree and a Texas driver’s license; preferred is 1 year of ECI or related experience, bilingual is a plus.