Early Intervention Social Worker - Per Diem - Mountainside, NJ

RWJBarnabas Health•Mountainside, NJ

52d•$44 - $44

About The Position

Along with other core team members, the Social Worker evaluates develops an Individual Family Service Plan for each child and provides direct services to children with delays in the areas of physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, and adaptive development. The Social Worker acts along with other team members to instruct parents to meet with other team members to plan and evaluate the program, to problem solve, discuss progress of each child and prepare a transition plan when appropriate.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work
NJ Social Work License
Valid Driver's License
Minimum of three years of experience in child focused setting and field experience in health care of special education setting
Sound background in normal child development
Knowledge of the educational and therapeutic value of an early intervention for handicapped children
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent interpersonal skills
Good planning and organizational skills

Responsibilities

Completes development evaluations that accurately and efficiently identify strengths and needs
Communicates effectively with families and other team members in oral and written formats, in formal and informal situations
Supports and enhances the familys ability to interact with their child in daily routines
Displays competency in writing providing strategies that are appropriate, including measurable outcomes, as part of the IFSP
Incorporates recommendations of other team and family members
Evaluates progress on an ongoing basis
Submits all required billing and verification logs, progress notes and productivity reports
All paperwork is legible, accurate and adheres to codes of professional ethics and is submitted in a timely manner
Selects and adapts appropriate activities, incorporating a variety of intervention model
Evaluates effectiveness of methods while meeting family outcomes
Takes responsibility for seeking supervision or consultation in relation to clinical performance
Actively contributes to improvement plans by effectively utilizing feedback
Assists in the training of others in the EI philosophy, as well as a variety of intervention models
Communicates job specific concerns and participates in developing solutions
Attends and participates in weekly in service staff meeting
Completes written work in a timely manner relevant to evaluation, IFSP development, intervention and transition summaries when appropriate
Majority of duties require walking, sitting, standing, bending, stretching, reaching, visual acuity and ability to safely lift up to 15 pounds
Natural environment settings including but not limited to the home and day care settings