Early Intervention Specialist-Carrollton

For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission:
We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future.

Direct Care - Clinical Therapist/Social Work/Case Worker

Do you have a passion for makinga difference? Join our team to make a difference.

As an Early Intervention Specialist, you will provide service coordination and/or specialized skills services, to developmentally delayed infants, toddlers and their families asidentifiedin the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and from the point of referral to eligibility determination. Ensures that all (0-3) children are servedtimelyand appropriately and in keeping with their procedural safeguards,rightsand needs. Focuses on supporting the parent-child relationship so that positive outcomes can occur.

It comesto the belief that parenting is the most important job there is and that every parent/caregiver can be successful.

Defined

Education:

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 childrenagesbirth to 3 years old, Bilingual preferred

Substitutions:
Any bachelor'sdegree 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

Defined

Experience:

None

License/

Certifications:

Valid Texas Driver’s License

Special Courses:
None

Supervisory

Experience:

None

Why join us: MHMR has proudly served Tarrant and adjacent county residents for over 50 years. As the second largest mental health community center in Texas, we are dedicated to serving adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities and delays and empowering them to improve their lives through an accessible, integrated, comprehensive person-centered system of care.

MHMR is a mission-driven organization that fosters a culture of caring for employees andthe peoplewe serve. Our mission statement is We Change Lives .

WeCARE:

We Connect People  in Our Community

We Link People to Resources

We Empower People

Our values are based on the following beliefs:

Respect for people who are active in planning their services

Recovery is a life-long process of better health

Success as positive outcomes for each person

Participation of people and their families in the process

Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence

Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services

Best practices in current research in medical,psychosocial and organizational fields

Collaboration with other organizations for better services

Mustdemonstratecompassion, trauma-informed care, and safety practices including suicide safe care.

Benefits: MHMR offers an excellent benefits package that includesa retirement plan with company matching, generous PTO accrual, ten paid holidays, employeeassistanceprograms, wellness programs, and more. MHMR is a participant in the Student Loan Forgiveness Program. We work diligently to provide excellent benefits to employees and their eligible dependents.

This practice reduces potential for biases in compensation andassistshires and/or promotions on pay equity in their appropriate position(s) at MHMR.

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MHMR is an equal opportunity employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, trans-gender, gender expression, gender identity or any legally protected characteristic.