Occupational Therapist - Early Intervention

Douglas-A-Thom Clinic•Marlborough, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Thom Child & Family Services is seeking a licensed 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 delivered in homes and community settings in the Marlboro, Massachusetts area. The clinician partners with parents and caregivers to provide individualized, meaningful services grounded in evidence-based practice and responsive to each family’s priorities, needs, culture, and values. The role includes multidisciplinary developmental assessments, family-centered intervention and service coordination, and collaboration with families to develop and implement Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs). Intervention may be provided individually or in groups and addresses areas including cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine and gross motor skills, and communication. The position offers flexible full-time, part-time, or per-diem scheduling, generally 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 follow 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 is preferred.
Bilingual/Bicultural skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

Participate in multidisciplinary 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 using a parent coaching model.
Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating each family’s intervention plan, 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 to 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 areas.