Developmental Specialist I

The Developmental Specialist is a part of a team of Mental Health Workers, Behavioral Health Therapists, Nurses, and Psychiatrists that all work together to provide mental health treatment. The Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) runs from 8:30am-2:30pm Monday-Friday. Patients are provided with group therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, medication management, and classroom time.

Responsibilities:

• Complete all other duties as assigned.
• Communicate with families on a regular basis and provide necessary support. Communicate any identified family needs with the treatment team.
• Report pertinent clinical and non-clinical needs or concerns to appropriate classroom, clinical and administrative leadership.
• Actively participate in assigned unit meetings, staff meetings, treatment team, educational enrollment meetings, and supervisory sessions as needed or assigned.
• Consistently adhere to licensing, accreditation, regulatory, and partnership expectations. Actively engage in quality improvement projects and help to ensure inspection and audit readiness at all times.
• Accurately complete all required documentation within assigned timelines. Maintain current and accurate client and program records that meet accreditation, licensing, regulatory, partnership standards.
• Regularly assess, record, and communicate the developmental progress of clients. Utilize assessment information to inform care and to inform guardians of client progress during parent conferences.
• Actively support the Development Specialist by assisting with lesson planning and preparation and curriculum implementation.
• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, Child Development, Elementary Education, or Early Childhood Special Education.
• Experience working in a child care setting preferred.
• Desire to work with young children and ability to sensitively respond to their needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Alignment with the core values of UPMC.

ATTENTION: A COPY OF YOUR OFFICIAL BACHELOR'S DEGREE LEVEL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE ATTACHED FOR CONSIDERATION.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
• Act 114 PDE FBI Clearance with renewal
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran