Developmental Specialist

Now Hiring: Developmental Specialist – Allen County Early Intervention

Do you have a passion for helping young children reach their full potential?  Do you have strong communication and teamwork skills?  We’re looking for a caring and motivated Developmental Specialist to join our Early Intervention team!

If you have experience working with children birth to age three, or a background supporting families with autism concerns or developmental delays, this is a role where you can truly make a difference and excel.

What You’ll Do:

• Support families of infants and toddlers with developmental concerns through coaching and developmental strategies.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure each child receives individualized, family-centered services.
• Help children learn, grow, and thrive in their natural environments.

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Provides parent education and developmental instruction to achieve goals for child and family as identified on the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Responsible for caseloads ranging from 20-30 individuals.

Provides early intervention services using evidence based curriculum in the child/family home or other natural environment(s) where the child participates in his/her daily routines using a teaming approach based on adult coaching in which one member is a primary service provider and receives supports from other team members.

Maintains required billing, casenotes and time keeping and submits in a timely manner.

Reports/plans as required within the assigned time frames. Case notes shall clearly document services provided and follow up required. Prepares professional reports and records as required including IFSP Reviews and Evaluation Team Reports. Ensures the confidentiality of all such information.

Performs evaluations and assessments in a team atmosphere, makes recommendations to team/family for IFSP outcome development, complete required portions of the Evaluation Team Report (ETR).

Develops and implements functional outcomes on the IFSP according to policy, procedures and the law.

Participates in ongoing Early Intervention team meetings and consults with other team members when necessary to meet the needs of the families.

Develops and implements functional outcomes and strategies for the IFSP according to policy, procedures and the law.

Implements intake and eligibility procedures for children 0-2, as required.

Other related duties assigned such as PLAY Project, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Coordinator or Team Leader.

Participates in training and educational opportunities both at the agency and through other sources, including all statewide opportunities.

Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college or university in a related field according to the DODD Early Intervention Services Certification Procedures (degrees such as Child and Family Studies, Communication Sciences, Counseling, Nursing, Education, Human Development, Infant and Toddler Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Health and Sciences, Recreation Therapy, Cognitive Science, Anthropology, Disabilities Studies).

Over one year through three years of experience working with children birth to five, preferred.

Experience with standard office equipment including computers with Microsoft Office and similar software for advanced computer use.

Written and oral communication skills.

Organizational skills.

Establish and maintain rapport with children, Board employees, families, and other professionals.

Ability to provide systematic developmental instruction and evaluate child/family progress.

Ability to assist parent/caregiver to develop positive behavior strategies.

Ability to work effectively as the leader/member of the interdisciplinary team.

Ability to assess curriculum and assessment materials and make recommendations for improvement.

Must have academic skills necessary to achieve acceptable scores on the Skills Ability Tests.

Must obtain an Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) Developmental Specialist Certification.

Must have a valid Ohio driver’s license with a record that is acceptable by the agency’s insurance carrier as verified by an annual driver’s abstract.

Must provide proof of liability insurance on personal vehicles.

Must obtain and maintain First Aid, Infant/Child and Adult CPR certification.