Early Intervention Specialist

MHMR of Tarrant County • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

The Early Intervention Specialist provides service coordination and/or specialized skills services to developmentally delayed infants, toddlers, and their families, as identified in the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), from referral through eligibility determination. The specialist ensures children ages 0–3 receive timely and appropriate services consistent with their procedural safeguards, rights, and needs. The role emphasizes supporting the parent-child relationship and the belief that every parent or caregiver can succeed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a defined field: adaptive physical education, child development, child life, communication disorders, family studies, health, human development, psychology, social work, rehabilitative counseling/rehabilitation services, sociology, or special education.
• Alternatively, any bachelor’s degree with at least 18 semester hours of coursework relevant to early childhood intervention, including 3 semester hours in early childhood development or early childhood special education.
• Alternatively, registration as an Early Intervention Specialist (EIS) in Texas before 09/01/2011.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License.
• Must demonstrate compassion, trauma-informed care, and safety practices, including suicide safe care.

Nice To Haves

• One year of ECI or related human services experience with children from birth to 3 years old.
• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide service coordination and/or specialized skills services to developmentally delayed infants, toddlers, and their families.
• Support children and families from referral through eligibility determination, as identified in the IFSP.
• Ensure children ages 0–3 are served timely and appropriately and in accordance with procedural safeguards, rights, and needs.
• Support the parent-child relationship to promote positive outcomes.

Benefits

• Retirement plan with company matching.
• Day-one PTO accrual.
• Ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Comprehensive wellness programs supporting physical, mental, and financial health.
• Eligibility as a qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs, for eligible team members.
• Benefits for employees and eligible dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time