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Special Instructor (SI) - Early Intervention
If you’re passionate about making a real impact in early intervention —you might just be the rockstar we’re looking for. As a Special Instructor you'll work directly with children and their families in various settings, including homes and daycares. Early intervention services are focused on helping children learn through play and strengthen their bodies to increase physical capabilities.
What You’ll Do:
- Hands-on impact: Provide direct therapy to help kids (birth to age 3) and support their families. This is where the magic happens—helping kids and their families thrive.
- Raise the bar: Develop and implement cutting-edge strategies and practices. We want the best outcomes, so we need the best approaches. Think outside the box to really identify how you can modify a family or school’s currently existing routines to meet your goals.
- Collaborate like a pro: Work with other specialists, families, and caregivers to create a seamless and holistic approach to care. You know how to connect, motivate, and inspire—whether it’s with your team, a family, or a toddler trying to conquer fine motor skills.
- Empower families: Teach parents and caregivers how to support their child’s progress at home. You’ll be their guide and their biggest cheerleader.
Job Highlights:
- Setting: Homecare and daycare (ages birth - 3)
- Flexible Schedule: Make your own weekly schedule between the hours of 8:00am-6:00pm Monday - Friday
- Sign on Bonus: $1,000
- Benefits: Paid medical, dental, vision, 401K matching, PTO, company holidays, company laptop, etc.
- Salaried: $60,000-$95,000 (base bonus model) full time starts at 38 billable hours worked bi-weekly.
- Full Time (W2)
Here’s What You’ll Get with Us:
- Mentorship: From experienced therapists working in the same settings and with the same populations as you.
- Dedicated IT Support: Tech hiccups happen. Our IT team is here to solve them fast.
- Client Service Team: Trained to understand exactly what it’s like in the field so they can support you effectively.
- Top-Notch Training Team: Learn the policies, procedures, and insider tricks of the trade from clinicians who’ve been there.
- Quick Communication: Multiple ways to connect with your clinical and client service team for fast answers when you need them.
- Flexible Bonus Program: Push hard for extra rewards or dial back for better work-life balance—you call the shots.
- Weather Flexibility: Reschedule when emergencies hit. No stress.
- Community Events: Learn new skills and grow professionally while connecting with other clinicians.
- Team Events: You might practice independently, but you’ll never feel alone. Trusted clinicians are always around to help with tough cases.
- Tailored Learning: Internal training built on trends and knowledge gaps reported by our own clinicians.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide a comprehensive service and support plan including IFSP/IEP goals.
- Complete assessments in accordance with program requirements in all developmental areas and identify areas of concern.
- Adhere to frequency, duration, and appropriate treatment guidelines as indicated.
- Complete make-up sessions as indicated.
- Communicate timely with parents, service coordinators, and sunrise administration per guidelines.
- Provide comprehensive treatment to infants and toddlers utilizing modalities to promote developmental growth in natural environments.
- Assess child’s performance in activities that are meaningful, family oriented and applicable to daily routines.
- Document child’s progress on session notes and during daily/quarterly/annual meetings, as dictated by county and state guidelines.
- Modify treatment goals as indicated, on appropriate forms and in a timely manner.
- Document plans and information needed for team meetings.
- Attend and participate in meetings as indicated by company, state, and local program requirements.
- Maintain professional relationships with co-workers, children, and children’s families.
- Adhere to productivity requirements, complete productivity reports and submit in a timely manner.
- Provide in-person services using the coaching and reflective model, transdisciplinary, and primary service provider approach.
- Participate in staff meetings.
- Plan work schedule in the identified system at least 1 week in advance
- Notifies case manager of all concerns regarding caseload.
- Respond to email within 24-48 hours.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Degrees Accepted:Degree in either early intervention, early childhood education, special education, child development, or family studies
- Experience Needed: 1-2 years of Early Intervention preferred, with a strong knowledge of child development and early intervention strategies.
- Other Degrees in related fields such as Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Psychology, MUST have 1-2 years of EI experience or Special Education Teaching experience
We’re here to make sure you have the tools, resources, and support to succeed. You’ll feel empowered, not overwhelmed. So, if you’re ready for a role where you can focus on doing what you love while we handle the rest, this is your moment.
Apply now, and let’s make a real impact.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Choose your own hours
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to Relocate:
- Wilmington, DE: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $60,000 - $95,000