Early Intervention Developmental Specialist Job Albuquerque area,New Mexico USA,Healthcare

Position: Early Intervention Developmental Specialist-Will Train

Do you have passion and love for working with children?
Do you have the ability to work in an ever changing environment?
Do you have a strong, reliable work ethic?

Alta Mira will invest in you and help you grow your passion. We will train you to become a certified Developmental Specialist.

Alta Mira is a non‑profit organization that has been supporting individuals with developmental or intellectual delays or disabilities, and their families, since 1985. We provide services to all age groups. We support over 800 children annually in our Early Intervention Program and 1500 adults in our Family Support Services. We operate with over 60 employees and 250 independent contractors. We are an excellent employer with a high level of schedule flexibility and very rich benefits.

We are one of New Mexico’s Top Workplaces in the category of work/life balance.

Benefits

Paid Time Off – from 150 to 304 hours a year
Paid Holidays – 5 holidays per year
Winter Break – agency is closed from December 24th through New Year’s Day (paid)
Educational Leave – 40 hours after 6 months of employment
Bereavement Leave – up to 24 hours
Medical – 3 plans to choose from through BCBS $0 to 159.21 per paycheck
Dental – free
Vision – vision through VSP at $2.05
SIMPLE IRA – Matched $1 for $1 by the agency for the first 3% of employees' annual pay
Group life and Long‑Term Disability – agency pays for 25K
Individual life and Short‑Term Disability – available, paid by employee
Mileage reimbursement – $0.65 per mile, if required to drive during work hours for work purposes
Discount Program
We are a 501c3 program that allows employees to enroll their student loans in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the Federal government.

Educational Requirements

Art or Music Therapy
Counseling and Guidance
Early Childhood Development and Education
Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Family Studies
Social Work
Family Therapy and Counseling
Nursing (LPN, RN, Midwife)
Nutrition/Dietetics
Special Education
Elementary Education

Job Duties

Participate as a team member in initial and ongoing developmental assessment activities with infants and toddlers in the areas of communication, play, cognition, fine and gross motor skills, adaptive behavior, and social/emotional skills.

Administer, score, and interpret formal testing instruments as appropriate. Testing procedures are carried out accurately and reliably, and in a manner that is culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate.

Integrate informal assessment, behavioral observation, developmental history, and information regarding everyday routines and activities with formal testing information to reflect a holistic view of the child and his/her needs in the written evaluation report.

Review the written evaluation report and give feedback to the SC regarding assessment information, grammar, spelling, and overall content of the report.

Support SC in completing ECO summary forms at the initial IFSP and subsequent IFSP meetings.

Carry out assessment procedures in a sensitive manner regarding the family’s everyday routines and activities.

Participate in eligibility determination.

Collaborate with families and other staff during team assessments.

Participate in planning an appropriate Early Intervention program for each child and family through the IFSP process (including the initial IFSP and subsequent reviews).

Actively participate with team members and parents in IFSP development (initial and annual) and reviews.

Partner with the family and other team members to develop individualized strategies that incorporate the family’s everyday routines and activities.

Partner with the family and other team members to determine the best supports and services needed in order to help the family achieve their outcomes.

Build relationships with the child and family that support a working partnership to accomplish the IFSP goals.

Assure Special Instruction services start within 30 days of the IFSP meeting. If services do not start within 30 days, provide a reason.

Assure that Special Instruction services are delivered according to the IFSP. If there are missed visits or gaps in services, the reason must be documented.

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