Early Intervention Occupational Therapist, Child Development Services

Job Description

At Wayfinder Family Services, we understand the unique challenges facing some of our state's most vulnerable children, youth and adults. We believe in the amazing potential in each and every one of them and find a way to turn that potential into reality.

Program and Role Summary

Young children in the Bay Area who have experienced developmental delays, and / or are visually impaired receive critical early intervention and education services from Wayfinder’s Child Development Services. Our interventionists work with our clients to increase visual functioning, sensory awareness, communication and social skills, and improve physical, cognitive and emotional development. Families learn to become successful advocates for their children’s education and care. Our occupational therapists collaborate with family members, medical professionals, caregivers and teachers.

The primary focus of the Early Intervention Occupational Therapist is to provide occupational therapy services to children from birth to 3 years of age to support and promote skills needed for daily living and participation in the environment. The occupational therapist will work with students who have developmental delays, disabilities, or other challenges that affect their ability to participate in age-appropriate activities or learning. The occupational therapist will provide services in the client’s home, advocate on behalf of the client’s family, and partner with parents and caregivers to empower them as advocates for their child.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Provide direct intervention in the child's natural environment; home, center-based site, school, or hospital. Coordinate scheduling to meet the needs of the family, ensuring weekly visits are met as authorized by the Regional Center or school district.
• Provide appropriate intervention to children birth through three years of age that exhibit developmental delays. These may include motor delays with atypical or scattered skills or atypical tone, global delays, severe sensory challenges and / or vision loss.
• Provide comprehensive case management services to assist children with delays or disabilities and their families in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, developmental, and other appropriate services at the frequency determined by program expectations.
• Participates in the development and implementation of each child’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) in collaboration with the family and education team, providing progress reports as required by each Regional Center or Local Education Agency.
• Provides families with information regarding early development, and / or visual diagnosis, and effects of vision loss on early childhood development.
• Promotes function, learning, and development across all domains, with an emphasis on adaptive behavior, self-help skills, fine and gross motor development, postural development, mobility, sensory development, behavior, play and oral motor functioning, as related to the Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP).
• Frequent driving is required throughout the County.
• Other duties as outlined in the position description.

Education and Experience :

Benefits : Wayfinder is committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is both comprehensive and competitive which includes :

Additional Benefits Offered for this role :

Training and professional development

Wayfinder Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We support a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment background and drug screenings.