Description

22 hours per week in North Kingstown.

Home Based Therapeutic Services (HBTS) provides in-home clinical services to children who are at risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions.

Responsibilities:
•Intensive treatment provided in the home and/or community setting
•Implement child’s individualized Treatment Plan
•Therapeutic Interventionists collect data on responses to intervention for each treatment goal and objective
•Delivers quality services in order to foster the developmental growth of a special needs child

Qualifications
•At least 19 years old; high school degree or equivalent, minimum 2 years of supervised experience working with children with special health care needs
OR
•Associates degree in human services
OR
•Currently enrolled in not less than six (6) semester hours of relevant undergraduate coursework at an accredited college or university
OR
•Previous work related experience with adults with developmental disabilities – DHS approval required
AND
•Active participation in an agency-specific formal training program, approved by DHS, and successful completion of objective testing within twelve (12) months of hire

Candidate should possess the following qualities:
•Patient
•Calm
•Able to multi-task
•Able to work with a team
•Able to communicate well with the child, the family, and the office team
•Willing to work within a family dynamic

Please submit a resume and 3 references by February 28, 2010 to:

Christy Rondeau (in response to Derrick’s posting)
Recruitment Coordinator
Home Based Children’s Services
J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center
3445 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
crondeau@trudeaucenter.org