Early Supports For Infants And Toddlers - Developmental Specialist

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Join our Early Supports for Infants and Toddlers team at Children's Village! Our team is comprised of a diverse group of dedicated professionals that incorporate many general and specialty lines of service. We have a strong mentorship program and encourage new graduates to apply. Our team enjoys the following aspects of working:

• Serve children 0-18 years of age.
• Provide in-person services in the outpatient clinic setting as well as in the home/community settings. Pending experience, services may also be provided in the hospital.
• As part of our Early Supports for Infants and Toddlers Program (ESIT) team there are educational opportunities to further skills in relationship-based practice.
• Work collaboratively as part of a team of OTs, PTs, SLPs, early childhood developmental specialists, nurses, social workers, and behavioral therapists.
• Paid mileage reimbursement.
• Premiums may be available for bilingual candidates.

Children's Village is a neurodevelopmental center providing over 30 different specialty services to children with special healthcare needs. We offer opportunities for collaboration between multiple disciplines to achieve the best outcomes for children and families. Children's Village was built on the dream of combining partner agencies to assure services for children with special needs and has been serving the Yakima Valley and Central Washington since 1997. MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, a not-for-profit organization, is one of the founding partners. Ultimately, we are a place for children to be children first.

FTE: 1.0 (40 Hours), Shift: Day, Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm

Position Summary

Provides individualized and developmentally appropriate family-centered services to children with special needs, age birth to three. Collaborates with families, other early childhood professionals and community resources to provide support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field required.
• 1 year of experience in Early Intervention education preferred.
• Licenses/Certificates/Registration: Valid driver's license and proof of automobile insurance required. Washington State Teaching Certificate required. Early Childhood and Special Education endorsement preferred.

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• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $27.09 - $38.99 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.