Infant / Child Development Specialist

3 weeks ago

Riverside, United States Optima Family Services Full time

**Infant Specialist**

Optima Family Services, Inc. is an Early Intervention Program, with over 20 years of experience, created with the purpose of providing excellent In-Home Infant Developmental Services to children and their families in their natural environment, where the child and family feel most comfortable.

If you’re compassionate, passionate, have great people skills, and enjoy working with kids, we have opportunities available that will help you build the career you’re looking for. We offer a lot of flexibility to our team members to create an ideal work schedule.

**Position Summary**

Provide child development/early intervention services, planning, progress reporting, and play therapy to children between birth and thirty-six months of age in their homes.

** This position is for therapists working in the Riverside, Lake Elsinore, Temecula, Corona, & surrounding areas **

**Major Functions And Responsibilities**
- Plan activities specifically for each client that encourage parent involvement as well as high child participation
- Monitor the progress of assigned clients by regular observation and client contacts, obtain and provide information regarding client’s progress and activities on all developmental domains.
- Provide feedback on a regular basis for Initial Evaluations, Quarterly Reports, Individual Program Plan, and any other required reports.
- Drive from home to home to provide the services in the area assigned.

**Qualifications**
- **Education and experience requirements**_
- Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Special Education, Early Childhood, Human Development, Psychology, Social Work or any related field and at least 1 year of experience working with infants/children. Experience working with children with disabilities is preferred, but not required.
- Associate’s degree in Child Development, Special Education, Early Childhood, Human Development, Psychology, Social Work or any related field and at least 2 years of experience working with infants/children. Experience working with children with disabilities is preferred, but not required.
- 24 semester credits in Child Development, Special Education, Early Childhood, Human Development, Psychology, Social Work, or any related field and at least 3 years of experience working with infants/children. Experience working with children with disabilities is preferred, but not required.
- **Other requirements**_
- Ability to drive, access to a registered car, a valid driver’s license, and valid auto insurance.
- Ability to adapt to different family environments as the job requires to make sessions at the family’s home.
- Understand basic concepts of child development to create activities to enhance or promote a child’s skills and to empower the parent’s knowledge.
- Good communication, time management, and organizational skills.
- Bilingual English/Spanish required.
- At least 18 years of age.
- Fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- US work authorization is a must.
- Experience driving home-to-home and dealing with different family environments is preferred, but not required.
- _Optima will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box)_

**Benefits**
- Flexibility to create own work schedule, with options to work full or part-time.
- Paid driving time and mileage spent between clients.
- Paid training and admin time.
- 100% coverage for employee’s medical, dental, and vision insurance premium after 60 days, for employees working at least 20 hours a week.
- Supplemental benefits and hospitalization reimbursement for employee.
- $25,000 life insurance for employee.
- 401(k) retirement plan with a safe harbor match from the company.
- All materials required for the sessions are provided at no additional cost.
- Monthly training for staff and access to multi-disciplinary team (occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language pathology and applied behavior analysis) to enhance infant stimulation and increase employee knowledge.

**Compensation**

The pay rate ranges from $22-25 (Bachelors) and $25-26+ (Masters), and depends on the education and experience, which will be reviewed during the interview.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $22.00 - $26.00 per year

Expected hours: 15 - 35 per week

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance

Patient demographics:

- Adolescents
- Children

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

**Education**:

- Associate (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Experience with children: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- Spanish (preferred)

License/Certification:

- Driver's License (preferred)

Work Location: On the road

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