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Meeting Street MA Inc Physical Therapist (Early Intervention) in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children\'s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential. Full-time employees receive: Competitive Pay Generous PTO 13 paid holidays Medical, dental, vision and MORE Meeting Street is currently looking for a Physical Therapist in Early Intervention working 40 hours weekly. Duties: Partner and provide support to families of infants or toddlers with a disability so that the child can develop to their fullest potential and participate functionally within their family and community. Works as member of team, partnering with the family, to gather, organize, analyze, interpret, and accurately report on information from multiple sources to plan and administer an individualized evaluation/assessment. Refers and provides access to other community resources based on evaluation/assessment results. Develops IFSPs that clearly outline family supports, individualized strategies, and relevant services that work toward outcome achievement in a variety of settings that can be independently followed and maintained by the families. Maintains, in partnership with the family, consistent communication with EI team, medical, and community contacts. Coaches caregivers with strategies for integration into daily routines and to better understand the toddlers or infants developmental needs. Conducts screenings, evaluations, assessment sand intervention services to address the functional developmental needs of an infant or toddler with a disability with and emphasis on mobility, positioning, fine and gross motor development, and both strength and endurance, including the identification of specific motor disorders. Creates adaptation of the environment, and selects, designs, and fabricates assistive and orthotic devices to facilitate development and promote the acquisition of functional skills. Provides individual and group services or treatment to prevent, alleviate or compensate for movement dysfunction and related functional problems. Requirements: Licensed as a Physical Therapist in Massachusetts. Valid drivers license and ability to provide own transportation to appointments. CPR and first aid certifications or be willing and able to become certified. Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community\'s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws. Learn more about us at https://www.meetingstreet.org