Early Intervention Specialist Jobs

We are hiring in Central Texas! Join us at Easterseals Central Texas for an exciting career as an Early Intervention Specialist!

Easterseals- https://www.easterseals.com is a standard bearer for creating equity and access for people with disabilities and other barriers to long term self-sufficiency. For 100 years, Easterseals has been the indispensable resource for people and families living with disabilities. Throughout all life's moments - from the extraordinary to the ordinary and everything in between - Easterseals is here to help people and families realize and reach for their full potential.

In keeping with our mission, we provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or specials needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. We offer competitive pay and benefits, a positive work environment, and opportunities to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Position Summary :

The Early Intervention Specialist reports directly to the Team Supervisor and as a member of the ECI team is responsible for: providing discipline-specific services within the scope of professional certification/license and ECI program standards, and consistent with agency standards for volume, productivity, record documentation, quality and client outcomes. Participates in the quality improvement program (including, but not limited to, Utilization and Peer Review, Environmental Quality). Maintains competency through continuing education. Specific operational priorities are identified in the annual Organization's Operational Work Plan. The occupant of this position is guided by the Organizational Systems Manual (policies and procedures), multi-year Strategic Plan, Operational Work Plan, Organizational Calendar and teamwork expectations in the conduct of all professional activities. The occupant is expected to maintain skills and knowledge essential for successful job performance

Essential Job Functions:

• Attend and participate in ECI team related quality assurance meetings and reviews including Utilization Review and Peer Review.
• Be available to staff for answering questions, problem solving and case conferencing.
• Maintain communication throughout work hours with the main office.
• Hands-on or direct training of skills, documentation, billing, competencies and theory as assigned.
• Provide routines-based Specialized Skills Training and/or family training.
• Initiate and maintain contact with children's physicians for obtaining and updating necessary medical information.
• Attend staff meetings, agency and ECI team in services and trainings.
• Complete continuing education needed to maintain certification/licensure and renew certification/licensure as necessary
• Continue to increase knowledge and understanding of ECI policy and procedures.
• Serve as a member of a family-centered team to:
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Update Human Resources on all needed documentation on a regular basis as required by agency standards
• Assist and facilitate the work of team members, other departments, and agency managers in attaining the goals and objectives of the organization.
• Assist and facilitate the work of team members, other departments, and agency managers in attaining the goals and objectives of the program and organization.
• Complete agency and program training:

Mission : To change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people’s lives every day.

Easterseals Central Texas began in 1937 as the Texas Society for Crippled Children. In 1949, a small building was dedicated as the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center serving a small population of Central Texas residents. Almost twenty years later, it became the Capital Area Rehabilitation Center, expanding its services, programs and persons served. Today, services are focused into multiple areas of care that create successful outcomes for clients from birth to advanced age.

Easterseals Central Texas joined The Fedcap Group in 2018.