Developmental Specialist

Description

Vision: Healthy People in Healthy Communities

Mission: Partnering to promote and protect health in our communities

Values: Excellence / Positive Impact / Partnership / Innovation / Credibility / Humanity

Are you looking for an opportunity to serve your local community? Do you crave a job where you can make a difference and serve the public? Central District Health (CDH) has an opening for a Developmental Specialist to join our dedicated group of public health professionals in our Boise office. The Developmental Specialist is part of a team offering Parents As Teachers (PAT) Home Visiting Services to pregnant women, infants, and children from birth through age five. This position, with supervision, will provide culturally sensitive interventions with families enrolled in the Parents as Teachers model. The interventions will be provided mainly in the home setting. Interventions and screenings are provided as part of evidence-based curriculums designed for use with this model.

The successful candidate will embrace our agency values, have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, a positive attitude, and will be organized and driven to provide exceptional service. If you have a passion for helping others and making a positive impact in your community, perhaps it’s time you considered a rewarding career with CDH.

CDH is dedicated to living our values, is focused on a healthy work/life balance, has a culture that is centered on teamwork and empowerment, and provides an amazing benefit package including: PERSI Retirement Benefits (consistently ranked as one of the nation's best lifetime defined benefit retirement plans), Medical/Dental Benefits (employee plans are available at no cost) and Life Insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents. Paid time-off includes vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately upon hire, 11 paid holidays per year, and paid parental leave. Educational benefits include up to $2500 per year tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness.

Typical Duties:

• Home visitation - Provide personal visits focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting and family well-being (including planning, delivering and documenting the visit):
• • Use approved curriculum to share research based information with families;
  • Develop, monitor and review goals with each family;
  • Utilizing the information from assessments, determine needed referrals;
  • Connect families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs;
  • Work with local providers to refer families for appropriate care.
• Administer and score assessments and screenings of children and families:
• • Screen children using tools such as ASQ-3 and ASQ-SE:2 to determine the children's growth and development level as well as their current social and emotional status;
  • Screen new mothers for signs of depression;
  • Conduct an initial and annual family-centered assessment with assigned families.
• Document client interactions and compile data for reports:
• • Utilizing standard forms or electronic records, document interactions with families and other services provided;
  • Participate in at least 2 hours of reflective supervision monthly;
  • Participate in at least 2 hours of staff meetings monthly.
• Direct group education sessions:
• • Provide group socializations with families to increase participant's knowledge of ways to support their child's development (these sessions are monthly and may fall outside of traditional work hours).
• Assist families with transition to other services such as preschool or kindergarten;
• Obtain competency-based professional development and renew PAT Model Certification annually;
• Participate in continuous quality improvement and annual reporting;
• Work hours may fall outside of typical business hours and may occur on weekends;
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

A college degree (bachelor's or master's) in special education, psychology, communication disorders, physical therapy occupational therapy, social work or other closely related curriculum: including specialized training in developmental disabilities or at least one year of experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
Experience: selecting, administering, and interpreting test instruments designed to assess developmental disabilities in adults and/or children; making oral presentations. 
Some knowledge of training methods.

Desirable qualification:
Valid driver's license.

Supplemental Information:

Please note: The successful candidate will be required to pass a fingerprint-based background check.

Thank you for your interest in joining Central District Health’s team!

If you have questions about this position please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 208.327.8503

CDH is a Tobacco-Free Workplace. Employees of CDH are required to refrain from the use of any nicotine products. CDH will not hire tobacco or nicotine users.

CDH is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. CDH prohibits discrimination against any individual based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, disabilities, veterans’ status or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

CDH is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact 208.327.8503, or email [email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

Notice: Idaho’s Public Health Districts are agencies that are authorized by the State of Idaho as independent bodies. District employees are not State of Idaho employees, rather District employees who receive benefits through the Office of Group Insurance.