Therapeutic Integration Specialist

Child & Family Services of Newport County; Middletown (RI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Child & Family Services of Newport County is seeking a Therapeutic Integration Specialist to support students with development and behavioral needs in the classroom setting. You will partner with the Kids Connect Program to provide necessary support, ensure safety and wellbeing, and help clients thrive as they learn to navigate their needs, social awareness, and independence.

Collaborating with the Clinical Supervisor, you will implement individualized plans, deliver direct services, and

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in early childhood education or related field.
• At least 1 year of childcare experience.
• Knowledge of NAEYC and Early Childhood quality standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Meet with Clinical Supervisor and maintain accurate client records using the EHR system.
• Provide direct services to children to enable inclusion and build skills.
• Implement client behavior plans as established by the Clinical Supervisor.
• Ensure children receive goal-oriented assessments and treatment plans within established timeframes.
• Foster positive relationships with parents and families and report concerns to supervisors.

Skills

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Time management

Diversity & inclusion

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field

High school diploma or GED with relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

What You’ll Be Doing

You will facilitate the successful implementation of students with development and/or behavioral needs into the classroom environment. The Therapeutic Integration Specialist will partner with assigned clients from the Kids Connect Program to provide necessary support, ensure their safety and wellbeing, and help the clients thrive in the classroom as they learn to navigate their needs, social awareness, and independence.

Your Main Priorities

While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily:

• Meet with the Clinical Supervisor and maintain accurate client records using the Electronic Health Record (HER) system.
• Provide direct services to children to enable inclusion and build skills.
• Implement client behavior plans as established by the Clinical Supervisor.
• Ensure children receive goal-oriented assessments and treatment/service plans withing established time frames.
• Foster positive relationships with parents and families, provide support and resources and report concerns to the Program Director and Clinical Supervisor.
• Ensure all work is completed in a manner that adheres to all health and safety protocols, address and report any potential hazards to ensure the safety of children, and be reactive to children’s physical, emotional and cognitive needs.

Who You Are

Requirements, Skills & Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field or high school diploma or GED and experience the agency deems relevant to the position required.
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience working in a childcare setting required; knowledge of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Early Childhood quality standards is a plus.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.
• Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position.

Physical Requirements

Direct Service Staff: This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.

Affirmative Action

Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.