Developmental Specialist - Early Intervention

Douglas-A-Thom Clinic • Norwood, MA

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About The Position

Thom Child & Family Services is seeking a Developmental Specialist/Early Childhood Educator to provide home- and community-based 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. The role partners with parents and caregivers to provide individualized services grounded in evidence-based practice and guided by each family’s priorities, needs, culture, and values.

The specialist collaborates with families and multidisciplinary colleagues to assess child development and family resources, create and implement Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs), coordinate services, and support child development through parent coaching and individual or group intervention. The position is based with Thom Child & Family Services in Norwood, Massachusetts.

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 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with infants, toddlers, and families.
• Bilingual/Bicultural.

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 age three and their families using a parent-coaching model.
• Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating each family’s intervention plan, following appropriate procedures and timelines.
• Partner with families to develop Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) identifying goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
• Facilitate parent-child interactions that encourage child 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 risk of delays in cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.

Benefits

• Productivity bonus opportunities
• Mileage reimbursement
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Generous vacation time
• 96 hours of sick time annually
• 12 paid holidays
• Up to 24 hours of professional development/conference time annually
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Fitness benefits and wellness incentive program
• Employer-sponsored Health Reimbursement Account
• Section 125 flexible benefits plan for medical and dependent care expenses
• Employer-paid long-term disability insurance
• Employer-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Optional short-term disability, accident, and cancer insurance
• Paid professional license renewal fees
• Clinical supervision and structured orientation
• Ongoing mentoring and team support
• Scholarship opportunities through the Fazzio Scholarship and Thom Academy
• Employer-issued laptop
• Employer-issued cell phone

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level