LCSW - Early Childhood SpEd

Early Childhood Licensed Clinical Social Worker

The CDS York site in Arundel is seeking a full-time pediatric Licensed Clinical Social Worker to work with preschool children ages three to five and their families. This is a 40 hour per week, calendar year position. Local travel is required. Experience working with preschool-aged children and working with a multidisciplinary team is preferred.

SALARY RANGE:

$49,109 - $85,134 per year

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: 

The Child Development Services Licensed Clinical Social Worker works as part of a team of colleagues to evaluate and provide services to children.  The LCSW engages in clinical social work practices.  By engaging in clinical social work practices, this individual uses professional application of social work theory and methods of evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of psychosocial dysfunction, disability or impairment, including emotional and mental disorders, to eligible children birth through 5, and ensures that services meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 as set forth in the Maine Department of Education Regulations Chapter 101.

Responsiblities:

PARENT COMMUNICATION

• Ensures that the Licensed Clinical Social Worker’s role with Child Find is explained to the parents.
• Ensures that intake information is elaborated upon and elicits additional information from parents.
• Ensures that parents receive accurate information in a timely manner.
• Ensures that parents receive accurate explanations of the results of the child’s assessment and that they understand the data.

EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

• Establishes rapport with children served.
• Conducts observations in the child’s natural environment or LRE setting, as ordered by the IFSP/IEP team.
• Gathers and reviews documentation specific to the child’s developmental history.
• Conducts basic data gathering of records and specific life issues and assesses the data.
• Conducts interviews with parents to obtain information when specific to the child’s required developmental history and administers assessment and other evaluation materials that are non-discriminatory as ordered by the IFSP/IEP team.
• Determines the child’s level of functioning and expresses that in a summary of evaluation results and diagnostic impressions in an evaluation report provided for the IFSP/IEP team.
• Helps to develop a plan that is based on the knowledge and theory of psychosocial development, behavior, psychopathology, unconscious motivation, interpersonal relationships, environmental stress, social systems, and cultural diversity with particular attention to the child-in-environment.
• Helps to formulate and implement a plan to enhance and maintain psychosocial functioning of the child and family.

RECORDKEEPING AND REPORT WRITING         

• Ensures that a written evaluation that comports with Chapter 101 is completed in a timely manner.
• Contributes goals to the IFSP/IEP team and short term objectives where appropriate.
• Writes and maintains required reports to meet MaineCare and other regulatory requirements.

IFSP/IEP PARTICIPATION

• Ensures that evaluation findings are reported to the IFSP/IEP team.
• Assists the IFSP/IEP team with goal development based upon assessment results.
• Serves as an advocate for the purpose of achieving specific goals relating to specific life issues.

EARLY INTERVENTION OR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES

• Provides social work services as required by IFSP/IEP.
• Plans, manages, directs or coordinate social services.
• Communicates with CDS Case Managers and other providers through the course of the child’s IFSP/IEP.

BILLING DOCUMENTATION (INSURANCE AND MAINECARE)

• Provides invoices to CDS in accordance with internal data system requirements.
• Ensures proper billing to third parties, in accordance with CDS practice.
• Requests prescriptions and authorizations for referrals as required by CDS.

OTHER:

• Completes any other appropriate duties the Site Director deems necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• State of Maine Clinical Social Worker Licensure
• Successful background, criminal records, fingerprinting and reference check

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

• Working knowledge of child development, disabilities, family systems, and special education methods.
• Ability to establish an effective rapport/relationship with children and parent.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a member of an early childhood team.
• Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations.
• Ability to travel to a variety of locations to deliver services.
• Ability to motivate young children.
• Ability to adapt therapy techniques to varying personalities and environments without invalidating assessment data.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding about infants and toddlers and/or Preschool children who are eligible under Parts B and C of IDEA 2004 and Maine Regulations Chapter 10

Please send resume and completed CDS Employment Application (on CDS website) to:

Veterans’ Preference: Maine law provides a preference to qualified veterans and gold star spouses by ensuring they are offered an interview. If you are a veteran or a gold star spouse and wish to take advantage of this preference, please complete our employment application. Documentation is required. For more information, visit: https://www.maine.gov/bhr/state-jobs/veterans-preference-in-job-applications. 

Child Development Services serves the early intervention and special education needs of Maine's children birth to age five.  We have over 350 employees, a large network of contracted providers and currently serve over 3,500 children ages 0 to 5 years.

CDS consist of 10 principal sites throughout Maine with several satellite offices

This posting is being offered by an equal opportunity employer.

2024-03