Bilingual-Spanish or Portuguese Developmental Specialist

Douglas-A-Thom Clinic•West Newbury, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Thom Child & Family Services is seeking a bilingual (Spanish or Portuguese) Developmental Specialist/Early Childhood Educator to provide early intervention services to infants and toddlers from birth to age three who have or are at risk for developmental delays, and to their families. Services are provided in families’ homes and community settings. The specialist partners with parents and caregivers to deliver individualized, meaningful services grounded in evidence-based practice and responsive to each family’s priorities, needs, culture, and values. The role includes multidisciplinary assessments, family-centered intervention and service coordination, collaboration on Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs), and documentation using Thom’s electronic documentation system. The position is based at Thom Child & Family Services in West Newbury, Massachusetts. The stated salary range is $55,000–$60,000, based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a major or concentration in infants and toddlers (including Early Intervention or Early Childhood Education), child development, child studies, education, or special education.
At least 300 hours of practicum or work experience with young children.
Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
Ability to build meaningful, therapeutic relationships with children, parents or caregivers, and community partners.
Commitment to individualized and culturally humble services.
Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
Ability to follow confidentiality and professional-boundary standards.
Good computer skills and strong documentation skills.
Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.
Bilingual/Bicultural ability; the role is identified as Spanish or Portuguese bilingual.

Nice To Haves

Experience with infants, toddlers, and families.

Responsibilities

Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of clients’ developmental status.
Assess family and child strengths and resources, concerns, and progress.
Provide child- and family-centered services and developmentally appropriate activities for children from birth to three and their families using a parent coaching model.
Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating each family’s intervention plan, while ensuring procedures and timelines are followed.
Partner with families to develop Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs), including goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage the child’s development and assist families in advocating for their child.
Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence using the Thom electronic documentation system.
Provide individual and group intervention for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or risk of delays in cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.