Development Therapist - Pediatrics

Job Details

Job Location:

FPS Bryant
- Bryant, AR 72089

Position Type:
Full Time

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Pediatrics

Schedule:

Monday
- Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Pay: TBD

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree; see Education/Experience below.

To provide instruction, observe and evaluate a child’s performance while creating a classroom environment or natural environment that encourages learning and builds positive relationships with the children, families, and staff. To complete comprehensive developmental evaluations, create individual plans of care and ensure their implementation by an interdisciplinary team.

• Demonstrates a mastery level of each child’s curriculum outcomes and is able to articulate these to teacher assistants and families.
• Actively contributes to the continuing development of improved curriculum to achieve plan of care outcomes, child growth and development and kindergarten readiness indicators.
• Maintain a classroom climate conducive to learning and active engagement in activities.
• Continuously plan learning activities that recognize the different needs, abilities, and skills necessary for effective participation of children.
• Continually develop a cooperative, energetic, flexible, and creative working relationship with children, colleagues, and administration.
• Provide for appropriate child participation in developing and achieving classroom mastery level concepts.
• Provide continuous monitoring and recording of child mastery level concepts commensurate with the child’s plan of care.
• Prepare and complete all plans of care for each child on caseload. Actively participate in conferences to include Enrollment, Annual Review, and Dismissal.
• Responsible for implementation of Individual Treatment Plan (ITP) and/or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Sets up, implements, and monitors Behavior Management Systems, and individualized behavior intervention plans as needed.
• Report child progress to parents accurately and professionally.
• Collaborate with therapists, nursing staff, and parents to create ITP/IFSP.
• Work collaboratively with therapists in classroom setting to ensure best outcomes for children.
• Conduct face‑to‑face interdisciplinary enrollment conference including families for all DD children and annually thereafter, more frequently if needed. When requested, responsible for referrals and eligibility evaluations after referral. Presents and interprets evaluations to parents ducts evaluations once qualified.
• Conduct developmental screenings as scheduled or requested.
• Facilitate smooth transition to public school by scheduling conferences with the families and appropriate school districts in the spring of each year. Will contact the school district, set up appointment times, and complete all required paperwork.
• Review and approve day habilitation notes in Credible for accuracy each day.
• Demonstrate the ability to disaggregate test data and determine areas to provide instruction for each child on caseload.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrate effective use and proper care of materials and supplies.
• Responsible for developing and posting lesson plans using approved curriculum and written clearly enabling substitutes to follow in teacher’s absence.
• Creates/gathers curriculum materials one week in advance and actively teaches skill lessons in groups and/or individually based on plan of care.
• Directly supervises, engages with, and teaches all children in classrooms throughout the day.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing classroom schedules.
• Creates and maintains an environment based on ITERS/ECERS standards, sustaining a rating of 4 or higher in DD classrooms and a 5 in ABC/ABCSS classrooms.
• Uses positive behavior guidance and classroom management techniques according to DHS/DDS regulations and FCC guidelines.
• Assures Quality Standards of Care for Early Childhood programs are met.
• Assures room ready for children’s arrival each morning by preparing the day’s activities and gathering needed supplies.
• Ensure classrooms are always in ratio. Communicate effectively with program administrator and teacher assistants…