Licensed Social Worker

RISE INC FAMILY•Tucson, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

RISE Early Intervention is seeking a Licensed Social Worker to join their AzEIP Program as an independent contractor. This role supports families of children from birth to three years old with disabilities or special developmental needs. The program focuses on enhancing the child's growth, development, and learning skills within their natural environment. The Licensed Social Worker will be part of a multidisciplinary Core Team, collaborating with Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, and Developmental Specialists. The Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) aims to help families learn developmental skills and facilitate engagement in daily activities.

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work.
Must possess a License in the state of Az.
Completion of the AzEIP standards of practice for Early Interventionists within three years of a start date is required.
Must possess demonstrative knowledge of AzEIP Policies and Procedures and Team Based Model.
Meet all prescribed professional requirements and rules of professional conduct as a Social Worker, including applicable licensure.
Candidates must pass background clearance and obtain a Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
If employed as a licensed, registered, and certified professional Social Worker; the practitioner shall complete the continuing educations units required to maintain professional credentialing.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish skills is a plus but not required.
Knowledge of local communities, cultures, and resources.

Responsibilities

Making home visits to evaluate a child's living conditions and patterns of parent-child interaction.
Preparing a social or emotional developmental assessment of the infant or toddler within the family context.
Providing individual and family-group counseling with parents and other family members, and appropriate social skill-building activities with the infant or toddler and parents.
Working with problems in the living situation (home, community, and any center where early intervention services are provided) of an infant or toddler with a disability and the family of that child that affect the child's maximum utilization of early intervention services.
Identifying, mobilizing, and coordinating community resources and services to enable the infant or toddler with a disability and the family to receive maximum benefit from early intervention services.
Working as part of a comprehensive multidisciplinary core team and participating in a variety of meetings such as attend Core Team meetings, one-on-one family sessions, and Individual Family Service Plan meetings.