Child Development Specialist, Cds
2 weeks ago
**Wayfinder Family Services **ensures that children, youth, and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn.
**Wayfinder is committed to advancing IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility).**
Wayfinder believes inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility are essential to our excellence and our mission's execution. We value differences in the pursuit of inquiry and knowledge, mutual understanding, respect, trust, transparency, and cooperation. We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and includes individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Individuals of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and differently-abled persons are encouraged to apply.
**Compensation**:
- In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this position is posted with this position. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
- This role is eligible for a $1,500 sign-on bonus (Paid in two installments).
**In exchange for your talent, Wayfinder offers an excellent benefits package, which includes the following**:
- This role is eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Competitive salary - Sign-on bonus for eligible roles
- Flexible schedules depending on the position (some offering hybrid)
- Medical insurance with a $30 premium per paycheck coverage plan (employee-only)
- Dental insurance 100% employer paid for HMO coverage plan (employee-only)
- 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 4%
- 11 paid holidays per year and a generous paid time off policy
- Five paid winter holidays (between Christmas Eve & New Year's Day)
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Robust training opportunities: Shared Core Practice Model, Trauma-Informed Care, Evidence-based Practices
- Clinical Supervision for licensure
**Role Summary**:
**This position serves and requires travel to client homes within Kern County, California.**
The primary purpose of your position is to provide specialized services to families of young children with vision impairments, birth through five years of age. The Child Development Specialist provides home instruction, lesson plans, and resource information and referral, advocates on behalf of the client family, and partners with parents and caregivers to empower them as advocates for their child.
- Provides home visits to families, supporting parent/child interactions through developmentally appropriate play activities.
- May conduct visits in community settings, including center-based programs, schools, or hospitals.
- Works with families to develop a curriculum appropriate for the unique learning needs of their child with vision impairment or multiple disabilities within natural daily routines.
- Provides a family with information about a visual diagnosis, early development, and effects of vision loss on early childhood development.
- Conducts developmental and functional vision assessments using observation, parent interviews, authentic assessment strategies, and formal assessment tools.
- Participates in the development and implementation of each child’s Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) and outcomes in collaboration with the family and education team, providing progress reports as required by each Regional Center or Local Education Agency.
- Plans and implements family events, providing information and parent-to-parent support.
- Consults with the professional community on behalf of children and families (attend medical visits; IFSP, IEP sessions; program visits, etc.).
- Completes and maintains client case files and client database, including Face Sheet, Home Visit Log Notes, intake forms, Developmental Profile, Family Program Plan, Physician Reports, Correspondence, Reports of Medical Visits, IFSPs, IEPs, assessments, and Medi-Cal documentation.
- Provides a monthly report on productivity and plans for follow-up visits for children/families receiving only some of their service hours.
- Completes daily time studies for CMAA.
- B.A., B.S. degree required or M.A. degree in Special Education, Social Work, Child Development, Orientation and Mobility, Infant or Early Childhood, or Social Work or another related field.
- Teaching credential in Vision Impairment, Orientation & Mobility, Early Childhood Special Education, and/or a Certificate in Early Childhood Education preferred, not required.
- Professional preparation in the education of children with vision impairments, orientation, mobility, infant or early childhood development, and/or social work.
- Experience working with children.
- Experience working in multi-cultural situations preferred.
- Bilingual (Spanish), preferred.
**Employee Wellness & Safety**
Wayfinder is committed to creating an environment where employees and clients are safe. To meet this goal, we ask that employees be fully vaccinated (including boosters) against the COVID-19 virus as a conditi
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