Social Worker - Early Intervention

Meeting Street Massachusetts Inc; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Generous PTO

13 paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision and MORE

Job summary

Meeting Street Massachusetts Inc in New Bedford, MA seeks a Social Worker to support infants and toddlers in Early Intervention, working 30 hours per week.

You will conduct developmental screenings, interpret results, and develop IFSPs with families as part of a multidisciplinary team; must be licensed MA Social Worker, CPR/First Aid, and possess EI licensure.

This full-time role offers competitive pay and benefits including PTO and holidays.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year related experience working with infants and toddlers birth to age 5.
• Licensed as a Social Worker in Massachusetts.
• Valid pediatric CPR and First Aid certification.
• Provisional Early Intervention licensure; completion of CEIS portfolio within three years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Conduct developmental screening using approved instruments for birth to three years as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Interpret screening results and explain findings to families with health literacy in mind.
• Adapt environments and design devices to support development respecting family culture.
• Develop and implement IFSP with family and EI team.
• Create therapeutic activities to minimize impact of developmental delays.

Skills

Infant & toddler experience

Reliable transportation

Education

Licensed Social Worker in Massachusetts

Pediatric CPR and First Aid

Provisional Early Intervention licensure

CEIS portfolio within 3 years

Job description

Description

Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in childrens' lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.

Full-time employees receive:

• Competitive Pay
• Generous PTO
• 13 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and MORE

Salary range: $50,960 to $68,486 annually

Meeting Street is currently looking for a Social Worker for 30 hours per week.

Duties:

• Uses approved instruments to provide developmental screening within their native language, assessment and evaluation for children birth to three years of age as part of a multidisciplinary team to determine eligibility.
• Demonstrates competence in interpreting results of screening and evaluation in terms of the child's functional capabilities with an emphasis on self-help skills, fine and gross motor development, mobility, sensory integration, behavior, play and oral-motor functioning and explains results to families in a mindful manner incorporating health literacy.
• Creates adaptation of the environment for infants or toddlers and selects, designs and fabricates assistive devices to facilitate development and promote the acquisition of functional skills with respect to the family's culture and traditions.
• Develops and implements appropriate treatment plan (IFSP) with the family and EI team.
• Develops therapeutic activities and programs to prevent or minimize the impact of initial or future impairment, delay in development or loss of functional ability.

Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our communitys future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.

Learn more about us at https://www.meetingstreet.org

Requirements

• Minimum of 1-year related experience working with infants and toddlers from birth to age 5.
• Licensed as a Social Worker in Massachusetts.
• Valid pediatric CPR and First Aid certification.
• Provisional Early Intervention licensure; completion of CEIS portfolio within three years of hire.
• Early Intervention services are provided in the childs Natural Environments, which include the home, childcare settings and the community or other immediate environments natural the child and family's environment.
• Employees must be able to provide reliable transportation to meet job needs as well as proof of a current driver’s license.
• Able to get to the child’s level, climb stairs, deal with weather conditions, lift, bending and squatting.
• Position hours: Monday: 9:00AM to 2:00PM; Tuesday: 11:30AM to 6:00PM; Wednesday: 9:00AM to 3:30PM; Thursday: 8:30AM to 2:30PM; Friday: 8:30AM to 2:30PM