Early Intervention Specialist-Denton

About the role

As an Early Intervention Specialist, you will provide service coordination and/or specialized skills services to developmentally delayed infants, toddlers, and their families as identified in the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and from the point of referral to eligibility determination. You will ensure that all (0-3) children are served timely and appropriately, adhering to their procedural safeguards, rights, and needs. Your focus will be on supporting the parent-child relationship to achieve positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide service coordination and specialized skills services to developmentally delayed infants, toddlers, and their families as identified in the IFSP.
• Ensure timely and appropriate service delivery to (0-3) children, adhering to their procedural safeguards, rights, and needs.
• Support the parent-child relationship to achieve positive outcomes.
• Emphasize the importance of parenting as the most critical role and believe that every parent/caregiver can be successful.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in fields such as Adaptive Physical Education, Child Development, Child Life, Communication Disorders, Family Studies, Health, Human Development Psychology, Social Work, Rehabilitative Counseling/Rehabilitation Services, Sociology, Special Education.
• Preferences: One (1) year ECI or related human services experience with children ages birth to 3 years old, Bilingual preferred.
• Substitutions: Any bachelor's degree with a minimum of 18 hours of semester course credit relevant to early childhood intervention, including 3 hours of semester course credit in early childhood development or early childhood special education OR Be registered as an EIS in the State of Texas prior to 09/01/2011.
• Years’ Experience: None
• Defined Experience: None
• Licenses/Certifications: Valid Texas Driver’s License.

Qualifications

Any bachelor's degree with a minimum of 18 hours of semester course credit relevant to early childhood intervention, including 3 hours of semester course credit in early childhood development or early childhood special education OR Be registered as an EIS in the State of Texas prior to 09/01/2011.

Skills

Must demonstrate compassion, trauma-informed care, and safety practices including suicide safe care.

Benefits

Offers an excellent and competitive benefits package designed to support the wellbeing of our employees and their families. Benefits include a retirement plan with company matching, day one PTO accrual, ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday, employee assistance programs, and comprehensive wellness programs that promote physical, mental, and financial health. MHMR is committed to your future; we’re a qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs which offers long-term financial relief opportunities for eligible team members.

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Why Choose MHMR as Your Employer

MHMR offers an excellent and competitive benefits package designed to support the wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits include a retirement plan with company matching, day one PTO accrual, ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday, employee assistance programs, and comprehensive wellness programs that promote physical, mental, and financial health. MHMR is committed to your future; we’re a qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs which offers long-term financial relief opportunities for eligible team members.

We CARE:

Our values are based on the following beliefs: - Collaboration with other organizations for better services - Must demonstrate compassion, trauma-informed care, and safety practices including suicide safe care.

For a complete Job Description, detailed qualifications, or any other questions - please reach out to Recruiting@mhmrtc.org.