About the Role
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<div><span style="color: #56c2b6;"><strong>Mentor Community Services</strong>,</span> a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.</div>
</div><br/><br/><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Early Intervention Specialist - Therapeutic</span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">HOURLY PAY: $20.20-22.84/hour plus mileage reimbursement </span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Coverage area includes: </span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">*And surrounding areas </span></strong></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raising a child with a developmental disability is a journey that takes knowledge, love, patience, and support. You will be part of a team that provides in-home early intervention specialized services for infants and toddlers where they can naturally learn and develop. </span></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Plan, schedule and provide weekly early educational in-home services for a caseload of infant/toddlers with disabilities including developmental delays and programs for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Administer and document all program assessments and updates accurately to meet timelines. </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Design, implement, and adapt activities for language, cognitive, fine and gross motor, sensory, self-help, and social/emotional development, for each individual child, utilizing best practices. </span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This is a great position to start or advance in a therapeutic services career. We <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">provide training and </span>have many advancement opportunities in this program and in the company. We want to see our employees succeed! </span></strong></em></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Qualifications:</span></em></strong></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Education: </strong>Bachelor’s Degree in health/human services-related major required </span>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">If you do not have a Bachelor's Degree</span>: May consider Associate's degree (or equivalent) PLUS 2 years of experience working/volunteering with children</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Some coursework in Early Childhood education or Human Development, Psychology, sociology, or related, is <em>required </em></span></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Skills/Characteristics: </strong></span>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A compassionate approach </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A commitment to quality in everything you do</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong attention to detail and organizational skills</span></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Working environment</strong>: Services provided in the home of children in program and their parents/guardians</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Why Join Us? </span></em></strong></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Part-time (about 20-25 hrs/week average) to start - can build up caseload to full time </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Full compensation/benefits package for employees working 32+ hours/week including: health benefits, 401(k) with company match, and Paid time off and holiday pay</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On-Demand pay - get paid as you go if you want! (no fees or cost to use this benefit) </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rewarding work, impacting the lives of those you serve, working alongside a great team of coworkers</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Come join our team of dedicated and caring professionals – <em>Apply Today!</em></span></strong></span></p><br/><br/><p style="margin: 0px 0in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space: normal;">Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. <br><br>We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.<br></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0in;"><br><em>As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.</em><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse;"> </span></p>