Licensed Social Worker

About the role

RISE Early Intervention is a growing organization providing support to families of children birth to three years of age with disabilities or special developmental needs. We are currently contracting a Licensed Social Worker for our AzEIP Program to support our EI Core Teams.

Responsibilities

• Making home visits to evaluate a child's living conditions and patterns of parent-child interaction
• Preparing a social or emotional developmental assessment of the infant or toddler within the family context
• Providing individual and family-group counseling with parents and other family members, and appropriate social skill-building activities with the infant or toddler and parents
• Working with problems in the living situation (home, community, and any center where early intervention services are provided) of an infant or toddler with a disability and the family of that child that affect the child's maximum utilization of early intervention services
• Identifying, mobilizing, and coordinating community resources and services to enable the infant or toddler with a disability and the family to receive maximum benefit from early intervention services
• Working as part of a comprehensive multidisciplinary core team and participating in a variety of meetings such as attend Core Team meetings, one-on-one family sessions, and Individual Family Service Plan meetings

Requirements

• Open to a flexible schedule, willing to work evenings or weekends as needed for service provision to families and travel to attend meetings, training, and to provide services in a natural setting in and around the Phoenix and/or west valley cities

Qualifications

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree in Social Work
• A License in the state of AZ
• Completion of the AzEIP standards of practice for Early Interventionists within three years of a start date
• Demonstrated knowledge of AzEIP Policies and Procedures and Team Based Model
• Meet all prescribed professional requirements and rules of professional conduct as a Social Worker, including applicable licensure
• Candidates must pass background clearance and obtain a Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills is a plus but not required
• Knowledge of local communities, cultures, and resources

Benefits

Services are supported under contract with Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) participating agency. RISE Early Intervention Offers Competitive Pay Depending On Experience.