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

Early Interventionist-Hearing and Speech Center (Knoxville-Part-Time)-24000001XK

Description

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.

Qualifications

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. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE : Three (3) years documented experience working with children with disabilities 0-5 years of age and their families;

OR Master’s Degree and one (1) year of 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.

Other Professional

Primary Location

US-Tennessee-knoxville

Organization

Hearing & Speech Center

Schedule

Part-timeCampus / InstituteKnoxville

Job Posting

Sep 23, 2024, 4 : 29 : 59 PM