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Early Interventionist
Felton Institute
Looking to provide responsive developmental early care and education services in an equitable, nurturing, challenging and inclusive environment? - FELTON IS HIRING!
Agency Overview
Founded in 1889, Felton/Family Service Agency of San Francisco is the oldest nonsectarian, nonprofit charitable social-services provider in the City and County of San Francisco. Our mission is to strengthen families by providing caring, effective, and innovative social services, with special emphasis on the needs of low-income families, children, the elderly and people with disabilities, thus improving the quality of life for all San Franciscans.
Program Description
Felton Institute has been providing comprehensive early care and education services in San Francisco since 1971. Felton now has ECE programs in SFs Mission, Bayview and Visitation Valley neighborhoods; and offers a school-readiness program for infants, toddlers and preschoolers (2 weeks to 6 years old). Feltons ECE programs 4 ECE sites all of which providee early intervention services in an inclusion setting. These multicultural, educational programs provide a nurturing, developmentally challenging, and inclusive environment for very young children of low/moderate income families. We are committed to inclusive, positive environments that build on childrens positive self-esteem and self-image.
This position is based at Feltons ECE centers and although based at Feltons Sojourner Truth Center, this position will be traveling between 4 ECE centers to cover and support the needs of programming. All Early Interventionists must be willing and able to travel between all 4 ECE programs as determined by program needs.
Program Specific Responsibilities
Brief Description:
The Early Interventionist is expected to conduct assessments using a variety of different tools and provide individualized instruction and specialized intervention to children with a range of developmental disabilities, including children on the Autism spectrum, at the center and (occasionally) at home. The Early Interventionist prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports related to assigned activities; assesses and monitors child progress using different data collection methods, ensures quality of intervention, maintains confidentiality of children, families, and staff involved in the program, attends and participates in meetings, trainings and conferences as assigned. The Early Interventionist must be familiar with and willing to learn a range of tools and intervention approaches specific to the field of Early Intervention (e.g. Early Start Denver Model; Assessment, Evaluation and Programming System; Activity-Based Intervention, Hanen Centre programs, Routines-based Intervention, ABA, DIR/Floortime, Kimochis), and how to implement them to fidelity in the natural environment. The Early Interventionist is expected to demonstrate a family-centered, culturally-sensitive and strengths-based approach in working with children with special needs and their families.
The Early Interventionist will work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary Early Intervention team to coordinate and deliver services to young children (birth to 3) with special needs at the center and in family homes. While working with children at the center, intervention will be delivered in the inclusive classroom environment and the Early Interventionist will be expected to work collaboratively with Early Childhood Educators and other teaching staff in supporting the optimal growth and development of children with special needs in the classroom, with a heavy focus on coaching and capacity-building. When delivering intervention in the home, the Early Interventionist is expected to work collaboratively and in partnership with the childs caregivers and family members to support the childs growth and development at home, with a heavy focus on parent coaching and capacity-building.
In addition to providing direct intervention to children, the Early Interventionist is also expected to perform any related administrative duties pertaining to the families that they work with, such as documenting time in direct intervention, writing progress notes, intervention plans, progress/exit reports, collecting child or teacher data, monitoring and evaluating child progress, and engaging in continuous self-directed learning and training. The Early Interventionist might also be expected to assist in other aspects of program implementation and evaluation as assigned by his or her supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS:
SEND RESUMES TO: "jobs@felton.org"
Full Time
$57k-77k (estimate)
05/05/2024
05/18/2024
felton.org
San Francisco, CA
100 - 200
Business Services
The following is the career advancement route for Early Interventionist positions, which can be used as a reference in future career path planning. As an Early Interventionist, it can be promoted into senior positions as a Bereavement Coordinator that are expected to handle more key tasks, people in this role will get a higher salary paid than an ordinary Early Interventionist. You can explore the career advancement for an Early Interventionist below and select your interested title to get hiring information.