Early Interventionist, Child And Family Grant Program

The University of Tennessee at Martin is seeking a qualified applicant for the full-time position of Early Interventionist in the Department of Child and Family Grant Programs.

If you enjoy working in a supportive work environment serving children and families, the position of Early Interventionist (EI) could be a great fit for you. An EI is responsible for delivering services using the Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) model for service delivery. Services are provided in Benton, Carroll, Henry, Lake, Obion, and Weakley Counties. This regular (100%) position is grant-funded, and continuation of employment is dependent upon grant funding. The official workstation is located at UT Martin with options to work remotely.

Early Interventionist:

• Maintain an average caseload of 20 service hours.

• Provide individual intervention within the child and families natural environment for infants and young children who have developmental delays or who are at risk for delays in the areas of cognitive, adaptive, social-emotional, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication development.

• Help families support child development by coaching and provide information and resources to guide decision making and to help caregivers and children grow and learn together.

• Coach caregivers to engage their young children in learning as they participate in everyday routines and activities that are meaningful to them.

• Demonstrate Knowledge of child development ages birth to 5 years of age.

• Build knowledge of strategies and common diagnosed conditions and how these affects a child's development.

• Team with Tennessee's Early Intervention System staff to make sure each family receives quality and individualized services that they need.

• Attend regular staff meetings, in-service training, and other meetings and conferences as required.

• Consistently and accurately complete all data entries pertaining to services and contact logs for each individual child as required by the agency in a timely manner.

• Attend, participate, and provide supporting documentation for Individualized Family service plan (IFSP) review meetings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in one of the following: a baccalaureate and/or master's and/or doctorate degree in early childhood special education, early childhood education, child, and family studies (child development), early intervention, deaf education or visual disabilities, special education K-12, elementary education, communication disorders, speech language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and/or related field. Related fields can include, but is not limited to, a degree in social work, nursing, psychology, education administration, or sociology. Related field degrees require a minimum of one (1) year documented experience working with children with disabilities 0-5 years of age and their families.

• Two years of experience working with or providing services to children and families.

• Knowledge of infant, and child development.

• Working knowledge of disabilities and diagnosed conditions affecting infants and children.

• Experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations that are present among the program's target population of children and families.

• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of home visitation experience

• Working knowledge of Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) model

Application Process: Qualified applicants must apply online and attach a cover letter, resume, two-three letters of reference, and a transcript.

Application Deadline: Applicant review will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been identified.

Minimum hiring rate $20.52 per hour (Market Range 07) - Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

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