Bilingual- Spanish Occupational Therapist

Douglas-A-Thom Clinic•Waltham, MA

About The Position

Thom Child & Family Services is seeking a licensed, bilingual Occupational Therapist 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 clinician 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 assessment, family-centered intervention, service coordination, and collaboration with families on Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs). The Occupational Therapist supports children’s development in areas including cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine and gross motor skills, and communication, and documents services using the Thom electronic documentation system. The position is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The schedule is flexible, with full-time, part-time, and per-diem options; the general weekday schedule is Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions.
Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
Ability to build meaningful therapeutic relationships with children, parents and caregivers, and community partners.
Commitment to individualized and culturally humble services.
Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
Ability to abide by confidentiality and professional-boundary standards.
Good computer skills and strong documentation skills.
Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.
Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese.

Nice To Haves

Experience with infants, toddlers, and families is preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of clients’ developmental status.
Assess family and child strengths and resources, concerns, and progress.
Provide developmentally appropriate, child- and family-centered services and activities for children from birth to three and their families using a parent coaching model.
Coordinate services by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating each family’s intervention plan, while following required procedures and timelines.
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 that encourage the child’s development and help families advocate 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 who are at risk for delays in cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.