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Early Intervention Specialist

MHMR of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, TX, United States


For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission: We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future.

Direct Care - Clinical Therapist/Social Work/Case Worker Do you have a passion for making a difference? Join our team to make a difference.

As an Early Intervention Specialist, you will provide service coordination and/or specialized skills services, to developmentally delayed infants, toddlers and their families as identified in the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and from the point of referral to eligibility determination. Ensures that all (0-3) children are served timely and appropriately and in keeping with their procedural safeguards, rights and needs. Focuses on supporting the parent-child relationship so that positive outcomes can occur. It comes to the belief that parenting is the most important job there is and that every parent/caregiver can be successful.

Defined Education

Adaptive Physical Education

Child Development

Child Life

Communication Disorders

Family Studies

Health

Human Development Psychology

Social Work

Rehabilitative Counseling/Rehabilitation Services

Sociology

Special Education

Preferences

One (1) year ECI or related human services experience with children ages birth to 3 years old

Bilingual preferred

Substitutions

Any bachelor's degree with a minimum of 18 hours of semester course credit relevant to early childhood intervention, including 3 hours of semester course credit in early childhood development or early childhood special education

Be registered as an EIS in the State of Texas prior to 09/01/2011

Defined Experience

None

License/Certifications

Valid Texas Driver’s License

Benefits MHMR offers an excellent and competitive benefits package designed to support the wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits include a retirement plan with company matching, day one PTO accrual, ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday, employee assistance programs, and comprehensive wellness programs that promote physical, mental, and financial health. MHMR is committed to your future; we’re a qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs which offers long-term financial relief opportunities for eligible team members.

We CARE

Connect People in Our Community

Provide Access to Services

Link People to Resources

Empower People

Our values are based on the following beliefs

Respect for people who are active in planning their services

Recovery is a life-long process of better health

Success as positive outcomes for each person

Participation of people and their families in the process

Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence

Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services

Best practices in current research in medical, psychosocial and organizational fields

Collaboration with other organizations for better services

Must demonstrate compassion, trauma-informed care, and safety practices including suicide safe care.

For a complete Job Description, detailed qualifications, or any other questions - please reach out to

Recruiting@mhmrtc.org .

MHMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. This applies to all agency employment practices and decisions, including but not limited to, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, transferring, reassigning, promoting, demoting, compensation, benefits, terminating and other terms and conditions of employment.

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