<p>Position Summary Why join our team? Benefits start on day one! We offer career development and tuition reimbursement and invest in our team members! Responsibilities The Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist (ITDS) provides developmentally appropriate individualized skill training for infants and toddlers and their families which is functional, routines-based, linked to evaluation/assessment findings and meets the needs/outcomes as written on the Individualized Family Support Plan (IFSP). This job will require home visits and field work 80 percent of the time. Office meetings and required trainings will be held mostly at the location in Orlando but this role will be for the Osceola County area and someone that is fluent in English and Spanish is highly needed for this population. • Designs learning environments and intervention strategies that promote child engagement in daily activities, functional independence and social interaction across all developmental domains in a consultative model in the child's natural environment. • Promotes maximum involvement of family members and child caregivers through successful implementation of adult learning principles and strategies. • Responsible for developing IFSPs, along with the appropriate documentation, that is family-driven, culturally sensitive and based on consensus decision-making with the family and other team members. • Utilizes evaluation and assessment information to formulate outcomes and to identify effective strategies, activities and resources that address those outcomes. • Evaluator/ITDS role is to complete a multidisciplinary developmental evaluation to determine a child's eligibility for the State of Florida Early Steps Program. Based on the data collected, analyzed, and interpreted from that evaluation, family reports, and clinical observations, the Evaluator/ITDS then develops a related Individualized Family Support Plan. • Assists the family in identifying and utilizing opportunities to incorporate developmental intervention strategies into daily life activities that are natural and normal for the child and family. • Consults with healing arts professionals such as Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists to implement the early intervention Plan of Care and ensure interventions are consistent with IFSP Outcomes. • Designs and implements integrated interventions that focus on child's interest within the context of family preferences and daily routines and collaborates with team to determine need for assistive technology. • Acts as a member of a multidisciplinary team to administer standardized evaluation/assessment instrument to determine Early Steps program eligibility and/or to monitor progress toward achieving desired outcomes. • Interprets, summarizes and communicates the findings of the evaluation/assessment in verbal and written forms that may be easily understood by family members and other team members. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures Qualifications Education/Training Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in early childhood or early childhood/special education, child and family development, family life specialist, communication sciences, psychology, social work, or related field. Licensure/Certification Successful acquisition of the required Professional Early Intervention Competencies documented with a certificate of completion from an approved university or college ITDS coursework program or from successful completion of the required ITDS coursework as documented in the Department of Health's online training. Must maintain the ITDS Certification based on requirements set out in State Policy by the Early Steps State Office. Experience One (1) year of experience in the area of early intervention. Individuals without one year of experience will be required to complete and document a standardized mentoring protocol within four months of enrolling as an early intervention provider. Five (5) years documented experience may substitute for an out-of-field degree. Fluency in English and Spanish highly needed for this role that is service the Osceola County region.</p> <p>Education/Training Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in early childhood or early childhood/special education, child and family development, family life specialist, communication sciences, psychology, social work, or related field. Licensure/Certification Successful acquisition of the required Professional Early Intervention Competencies documented with a certificate of completion from an approved university or college ITDS coursework program or from successful completion of the required ITDS coursework as documented in the Department of Health's online training. Must maintain the ITDS Certification based on requirements set out in State Policy by the Early Steps State Office. Experience One (1) year of experience in the area of early intervention. Individuals without one year of experience will be required to complete and document a standardized mentoring protocol within four months of enrolling as an early intervention provider. Five (5) years documented experience may substitute for an out-of-field degree. Fluency in English and Spanish highly needed for this role that is service the Osceola County region.</p> <p>The Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist (ITDS) provides developmentally appropriate individualized skill training for infants and toddlers and their families which is functional, routines-based, linked to evaluation/assessment findings and meets the needs/outcomes as written on the Individualized Family Support Plan (IFSP). This job will require home visits and field work 80 percent of the time. Office meetings and required trainings will be held mostly at the location in Orlando but this role will be for the Osceola County area and someone that is fluent in English and Spanish is highly needed for this population. • Designs learning environments and intervention strategies that promote child engagement in daily activities, functional independence and social interaction across all developmental domains in a consultative model in the child's natural environment. • Promotes maximum involvement of family members and child caregivers through successful implementation of adult learning principles and strategies. • Responsible for developing IFSPs, along with the appropriate documentation, that is family-driven, culturally sensitive and based on consensus decision-making with the family and other team members. • Utilizes evaluation and assessment information to formulate outcomes and to identify effective strategies, activities and resources that address those outcomes. • Evaluator/ITDS role is to complete a multidisciplinary developmental evaluation to determine a child's eligibility for the State of Florida Early Steps Program. Based on the data collected, analyzed, and interpreted from that evaluation, family reports, and clinical observations, the Evaluator/ITDS then develops a related Individualized Family Support Plan. • Assists the family in identifying and utilizing opportunities to incorporate developmental intervention strategies into daily life activities that are natural and normal for the child and family. • Consults with healing arts professionals such as Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists to implement the early intervention Plan of Care and ensure interventions are consistent with IFSP Outcomes. • Designs and implements integrated interventions that focus on child's interest within the context of family preferences and daily routines and collaborates with team to determine need for assistive technology. • Acts as a member of a multidisciplinary team to administer standardized evaluation/assessment instrument to determine Early Steps program eligibility and/or to monitor progress toward achieving desired outcomes. • Interprets, summarizes and communicates the findings of the evaluation/assessment in verbal and written forms that may be easily understood by family members and other team members. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures</p>