Family Navigator

Description

JOB SUMMARY

We’re looking for a compassionate Family Navigator to support families, especially those with children
on the Autism Spectrum, in accessing timely services and resources. In this role, you’ll help identify
developmental delays and connect families with services before they impact learning. You’ll promote
neuro-affirming, equitable opportunities for children with ASD and provide guidance to educators to
better support these students.

This position is perfect for someone passionate about empowering families, advocating for
neurodiversity, and ensuring all children have the resources they need to succeed.

Compensation and Benefits:
● Competitive salary (for full-time positions), commensurate with experience and education
● Consistent work schedule
● Excellent Health insurance, Dental, and Vision plans
● 401K Retirement Match Plan

About us:
Easterseals North Georgia is dedicated to strengthening children and families at the most critical times
in a child's development. All children are born with unlimited potential and a unique genius that is just
waiting to be fostered. Working together, we champion children, fueling every child’s capacity for
success. Together we will ensure that all children have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play
in their communities.

We are seeking a candidate who is passionate about supporting children in achieving their full potential,
committed to the field of Applied Behavior Analysis, skilled in using neuro-affirming language, and
driven to deliver care while fostering collaboration with parents, teachers, and community providers
across various settings.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Experience
● Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Special Education or related field
● Comparable related experience working with families and children with autism spectrum
disorder will be considered in lieu of a degree.
● Experience in early childhood education and child development
● Experience working with children and families with autism spectrum disorder required.
● Ability to communicate using neuro-affirming language, ensuring families, especially those with
children with ASD, feel respected and supported in alignment with their unique needs and
strengths.
● Expertise in working within a multidisciplinary team

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

• The ability to stand for sustained periods of time.
• The ability to sit for sustained periods of time.
• The ability to walk for sustained periods of time including responding quickly to safety concerns
• The ability to use hands and fingers to feel, operate a computer, and perform picking, pinching and whole hand or arm handling tasks.
• The ability to climb stairs.
• The ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, sit on the floor, or crawl as needed when working with small children on their level.
• The ability to reach, extending arms in any direction.
• The ability to push or pull objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• The ability to lift and carry a child up to age 5
• The ability to talk in order to accurately exchange information.
• The ability to hear in order to accurately exchange information.
• The ability to see clearly in order to maintain child safety and supervision, use a computer, and for extensive reading and writing.
• The ability to work in both indoor conditions and outdoor conditions

OTHER DUTIES

Performs other duties as assigned by management.