• Developmental Specialist I

    UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA)


    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_