Early Interventionist

Siskin Children's Institute - Chattanooga, TN

Full-time - Entry Level

Chattanooga, TN

Social Assistance

About the position

Siskin Home- and Community-Based Early Interventionists ("home visitors") work to implement support-based home visits to families enrolled in the Tennessee Early Intervention System and collaborative consultation to child care using the Family-Guided Routine-based Intervention model (FGRBI). Home visitors report to the Director of the Home- and Community-Based Early Intervention program.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload and provide direct service to a minimum of 16 to 20 FTE families at all times
• In collaboration with service coordinators, assess the child's and family's needs and priorities, provide information on child development as requested by the family and monitor child progress toward IFSP goals, and support the family in implementing interventions in the child's daily activities using a family-guided coaching model
• Provide collaborative consultation with community-based teachers of children on the caseload to ensure the children have many learning opportunities throughout a day to meet their IFSP goals
• Fulfill all reporting requirements of Tennessee Early Intervention System, including: Initial home visit with families occur within 30-calendar days from the day of services to begin on IFSP; Entries into the Tennessee Early Intervention Data System occur within 3 workdays from date of service; maintain 75% attendance rate with all families
• Collect data on progress toward meeting IFSP child and family goals
• Adhere to all Siskin Children's Institute and Home- and Community-based Early Intervention Program policy
• Attend and actively participate in job-related functions, including scheduled monthly meetings, scheduled supervised home visits, and scheduled joint home visits with interns and guests as requested
• Positively represent Siskin Children's Institute to families, professionals and the general public
• Actively seek professional development and learning opportunities, and provide documentation of a minimum of 42 hours of training per calendar year

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Child and Family Studies, Early Intervention or related field
• Experience working with young children
• Valid driver's license and auto insurance throughout employment
• Acceptable MVR record
• Fluency in the Spanish language is highly desired

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree or working on obtaining a master's degree