Birth To Three Specialist

Summary: Provide specialized listening and spoken language services for families who have deaf or hard of hearing children, newborn to age three. Coach families to support the development of listening, spoken language, cognitive and social interaction skills in their natural environments, in person and/or virtually.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meet with families in their natural environment to coach parents on implementing strategies and techniques to promote the development of their infant/toddler’s listening, spoken language, cognitive and social interaction skills.
• Record progress on the appropriate developmental checklists and other documents deemed necessary to monitor each child’s development and to guide the choice of skill targets for the focus of direct services with the families.
• Communicate with families for the purpose of identifying family priorities and needs in addition to sharing information related to strategies, techniques and the child’s progress.
• Maintain ongoing, detailed progress notes shared with families.
• Complete assessments and evaluations as appropriate for the children and families.
• Participate and attend family engagement opportunities.
• Complete reports and updates for Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), related meetings and other times when needed.
• Participate in scheduled IFSP meetings and other meetings as needed.
• Participate in Birth to Three Team meetings and regularly scheduled meetings with the Birth to Three Manager.
• Perform work on weekends and evenings as needed to meet applicable deadlines.
• Maintain professional certifications required for this position.
• Other duties as assigned in response to organizational needs.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Competencies/Skills​ Ability to work independently and as part of a team; possess cultural awareness, empathy, and ethics; show strong organizational and communication skills; ability to coach families demonstrating an understanding of child development and listening and spoken language development; and demonstrate a deep understanding of and commitment to the importance of equity.

Education/Experience: Master’s degree (MA/MS) or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (TOD, SLP or Audiologist preferred)

Certificates and Licenses:​ Current WA State Teaching Certificate or eligible for WA State Teaching Certificate with a Deaf Education, Special Education or Early Childhood endorsement or Certificate of Clinical Competency (ASHA). LSLS or LSLS candidate preferred. Current CPR and First Aid.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, reports, instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from families, coworkers, and external partners.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment described below represent the activities and surroundings of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment described below represent the activities and surroundings of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work is typically performed in a home environment or using secure videoconferencing platforms. To perform the job, the employee is frequently required to talk, listen, stand, walk, stoop, climb, balance, kneel, bend, crouch, crawl, and reach with hands and arms. The employee may be required to carry children and materials weighing up to 40 pounds on an occasional basis. The employee is frequently required to communicate on the telephone and in person with individuals and groups. The employee is required to read and respond to documents in hard copy and electronic form.

Travel: This position will require frequent regional travel. Listen and Talk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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