Child Development Specialist, Weekdays, The Lourie Center

Lourie Center - Rockville

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Adventist HealthCare is hiring a Child Development Specialist for The Lourie Center in Rockville, MD. Qualified candidates will be eligible for up to a $2,000 sign-on bonus. (*Current AHC employees not eligible – see below under additional details.)

The Lourie Center for Children's Social and Emotional Wellness seeks to hire a Child Development Specialist who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.

The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness is a private, non-profit agency with a mission to improve the social and emotional health of young children and their families through prevention, early intervention, education, research and training. This position is in partnership with the Montgomery County Infant and Toddler Program

As the Child Development Specialist, you will:
• Assist in scheduling eligibility and family assessments.
• Provide family counseling and training to address the social emotional need of children utilizing a family coaching model.
• Educate families about MCITP services and obtain background information as needed for assessment report.
• Participate in eligibility and family assessments and assist in the development of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
• Administer social emotional assessment tools, interpret results and write reports. Conduct clinical observations in homes, childcare centers and the community.
• Provide service coordination to families and collaborate with other professionals on multidisciplinary teams.
• Collaborate with community partners such as Child Welfare Services and Early Head Start regarding support for children and families.

Qualifications Include:
• Master’s degree in social work or related field
• Minimum of two years’ experience with children, preferably birth to four years old
• Minimum licensure of LGSW, LGPC, LCSW or LCPC preferred
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Ability to work with families from various ethnic and socio-economic groups
• Ability to collaborate with other professionals on multidisciplinary teams
• Solid understanding of family centered practice and family coaching model preferred
• Knowledge of typical child development

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

*Current AHC employees are not eligible for a sign-on bonus who are transferring from one entity to another and/or transferring within their entity. Employees that have terminated their employment with AHC are not eligible for a sign-on bonus prior to six months of returning if hired for a position offering a sign-on bonus.

For more information on The Lourie Center, visit https://www.louriecenter.org/LC/programs-services/school/

Pay Range:

$55,982.75 - $81,182.40

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area,