Child Development and Family Support Specialist

3 days ago

Seattle, Washington, United States Children's Therapy Center Full time
Job Opportunity at Children's Therapy Center

**Job Summary**

Children's Therapy Center is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Developmental Specialist to join our Early Intervention Team. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in providing early support services to infants and toddlers with special needs and their families.

**Key Responsibilities**

  • Conduct family-centered, strengths-based screenings, evaluations, and ongoing assessments to inform eligibility determination and contribute to full evaluation reports.
  • Provide caregivers with culturally relevant support in the home, natural environment, and/or telehealth, utilizing a coaching model that promotes health, well-being, and development of the whole child.
  • Coach parents and caregivers to support culturally relevant routines that promote health, well-being, and development of the child.
  • Collaborate with caregivers to develop and/or implement the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) that supports healthy racial, cultural, gender, socio-economic, and disability identity for children and caregivers.
  • Develop strong relationships with caregivers and work collaboratively with community members and multi-disciplinary ESIT team to meet family's needs.
  • Participate as an active member of the ESIT team during team meetings, staffing, in-services, peer coaching/consultation.
  • Demonstrate ability to embrace, integrate, and adapt to cultural, racial, linguistic, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity into the daily curriculum by partnering with families and caregivers to incorporate and value aspects of language and traditions into the daily routine.
  • Values and promotes relationships between caregivers and children by fostering warm/healthy attachments and interactions.
  • Ensure compliance with Children's Therapy Center's, IDEA Part B & C's processes, policies, and timelines.
  • Provide group and one-on-one special instruction to develop cognitive, social, self-help, communication, gross motor, and fine motor skills for children with varied abilities and needs.
  • Provide developmentally appropriate experiences that promote exploration, learning, fun, and the formation of secure and trusting relationships for children birth to three years.
  • Seek out community resources to enrich the educational content of the program.

**Requirements**

  • Bachelor's Degree in education or related field, e.g. early childhood education, child development, child and family studies, etc. and specific coursework in Child Development, Evaluation/Assessment, Family Systems, and Intervention/Curriculum.
  • Experience working with infants and toddlers with neurodiversity is preferred.
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to convey thoughts and express ideas effectively using various oral, written, visual, and/or non-verbal skills.
  • Effective listening skills, including the ability to recognize, comprehend, and appreciate various perspectives and diverse points of view.
  • Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to organize work to meet various commitments and responsibilities.
  • Ability to anticipate potential challenges and adjust to changes as needed.
  • Collaborative and participatory; serves as an active member of the team, inviting diverse perspectives to support organizational priorities and common goals.
  • Demonstrated the ability to include, value, respect, and engage perspectives that cross cultural backgrounds, lived experiences, and diverse points of view.
  • Strong decision-making skills, including the ability to complete duties factoring appropriate or relevant details, considerations, and input from all individuals impacted.
  • Consciously and intentionally operates with self-awareness; consistently seeking opportunities to learn and grow in proactive and respectful ways.
  • Experience and training in infant mental health, psychotherapy, and attachment theory.
  • Experience and training in related systems (i.e. foster care/child welfare).
  • Strong word processing and proficient with MS Word and Outlook.
  • Valid Washington State driver's license and valid automobile insurance including access to reliable personal transportation.
  • Bilingual, English-and Spanish-speaking skills are a plus.
  • Current CPR and First Aid certification, required.

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