Social Worker / Mental Health Clinician - Early Intervention
Company: Thom Child And Family Services
Location: Springfield
Posted on: September 24, 2024
Job Description:
Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity working with the
pediatric population (children birth to 3 years)? Are you
passionate about making a difference in the lives of families? Thom
Child & Family Services located in Springfield, MA is seeking a
Social Worker or a Mental Health Clinician - LCSW, LICSW, LMHC to
join their team. As an Early Intervention Social Worker/ Clinician,
you will be responsible for providing home and community-based
early intervention services to infants and toddlers who have or are
at risk for developmental delays and their families in both their
homes and community settings. You will partner with
parents/caregivers to ensure service delivery is individualized,
meaningful for the family, and grounded in evidence-based practice.
Through this collaborative process, you ensure families'
priorities, needs, culture, and values are prioritized.
Thom Child & Family Services offers competitive salaries and a
comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:
- Flexible Schedules: FT, PT, Per Diem, and family hours
- Health and Dental Insurance, including Fitness Benefits and
Wellness Incentive Program.
- Generous vacation
- Personal time
- Sick time (80 - 96 hours every year)
- Paid holiday (10-12 paid holidays)
- 403(b) with employer matching
- Section 125 flexible benefits plan (Medical and dependent
care)
- Employer-sponsored Long-term disability insurance.
- Employer-sponsored Life Insurance
- Employer-sponsored Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Insurance
- Productivity Bonus Plan
- Continuing education leave and paid conference fees.
- Paid professional license renewal fees.
- Clinical supervision, mentoring and team support.
- Mileage reimbursement
- Other optional benefits:
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Cancer Insurance Position Responsibilities:
- Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the
client's developmental status.
- Provide direct child development services and activities
developmentally appropriate for children 0-3 and their
families.
- Participate in the development of an Individual Family Service
Plan (IFSP) with responsibility for identifying goals, objectives,
and strategies related to the child's development.
- Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and
correspondence as appropriate
- Provides individual and group intervention for infants and
toddlers from birth to three years old who have developmental
delays or who are at risk for delays in the areas of cognitive,
adaptive behavior, social-emotional, self-care, fine motor, gross
motor, and communication development.
- Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and
progress.
- Act as service coordinator for the family by scheduling,
developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the
intervention plan for each family on caseload, ensuring that
appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.
- Provides supportive professional assistance to families.
- Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage child's
development; assist families to act as advocates for their
child.
Position Requirements:
- Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of
social work OR Certified or Licensed Social Worker (LCSW, LICSW,
LHMC) required.
- Experience with infants, toddlers and families is
preferred.
- Knowledge of family systems and early childhood
development.
- Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with
children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.
- Commitment to delivering individualized and culturally humble
services.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational
skills.
- Abide by all confidentiality and professional boundaries
standards.
- Good computer skills as well as strong documentation
skills.
- Current driver's license and reliable transportation.
- Bilingual/Bicultural a plus.
NO PHONE CALLS OR RECRUITERS PLEASE Thom Child and Family Services
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.--- All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, veteran status, familial status, domestic
violence status, or any other status protected by law.---
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