EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SPECIALIST #0496

CENTRAL PLAINS CENTER•Plainview, TX

1d•$16 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

Central Plains Center is seeking an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist to join their team. This role involves providing early intervention services, including service coordination, to children from birth to age 3 within a nine-county catchment area. Coaching and supporting families is a key aspect of this position. The organization's mission is to improve the quality of life for persons with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and chemical dependency, and their families, by providing accessible services and resources that support individual choices and promote lives of dignity and independence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Child Development, Communication Disorders, Psychology, Sociology, or related field
Minimum of 18 semester course credit relevant to Early Childhood Intervention
At least 3 of the 18 hours of semester course credit in Early Childhood Development or Early Children Special Education
Must have a desire to work within a team serving children from birth to age 3 in Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) program
Must have valid TX driver's license and be insurable

Responsibilities

Conducts intakes, screenings and assessments to determine potential eligibility of children from birth to age 3 in child's natural environment
Participates in determining appropriate services for child and family which meets ECI contract requirements
Coordinates services for child and family and refer and/or link families to appropriate services as needed
Document all services collaboratively with the caregivers in the natural environment
Follows infection policy and universal precautions at all times with child and family