Early Interventionist (Part-Time) - Hearing And Speech Center (Knoxville)

Market Range: 10

Hiring Salary: $23.91/Hourly

THIS IS A PART-TIME GRANT-FUNDED POSITION LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE, TN (20 HOURS PER WEEK)

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Early Interventionist provides direct developmental therapy services through home or community-based environments and/or virtually to through a contract with the Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides direct patient care under the guidelines of TEIS.

• Implements services with children and families using knowledge of strategies of Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI).

• Completes routinely scheduled assessments using the Social Communication Emotional Regulation Transactional Supports (SCERTS) and Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS).

• Manages program data using Tennessee's Early Intervention Data System (TEIDS) related to grant requirements.

• Manages patient charts including session documentation, correspondence, records request, letters to other professionals, and maintains files in compliance with licensure regulations.

• Establishes and maintains collaboration with other professionals providing services for PLC clients, including attendance at Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings, Transition meetings, and Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings.

• Attends PLC professional meetings; participates in activities to remain current with evidence-based practice needed for programming and to maintain grant requirements.

• Travels to home and community sites to provide services as indicated on the children's IFSP (If TEIS determines home-visiting to be safe).

• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Speech Language Pathology, 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 or related field. (Master's preferred) (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years documented experience working with children with disabilities 0-5 years of age and their families. Must have a valid Driver's License and car insurance. Child safety registry searches will be conducted (Required by TEIS).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability and skill to provide assessment/treatment services to children with developmental disabilities.

• Knowledge of basic communication principles and parameters.

• Skilled in implementing clinical practices of developmental therapy.

• Ability to display an attitude of sensitivity to the needs of clients as members of larger familial, cultural, linguistic, and social systems.