Infant Specialist, Child Development Services

## Description

At **Wayfinder Family Services**, we understand the unique challenges facing some of our state’s most vulnerable children, youth and adults. Those with disabilities, those without a home of their own, those who have been abused and many, many more. We answer the call for them. We believe in the amazing potential in, and for, each and every one of them. And, together, we find a way to turn that potential into reality.

**Program and Role Summary**

Wayfinder’s **Child Development Services** provides early intervention in person to children from birth to age 6 with visual impairment or multiple disabilities. Young children maximize any vision they have and reduce developmental delays. Parents learn to provide their child with therapeutic stimulation and advocate for their child’s education and care. Child development reduces the need for special education and increases independence for children with disabilities.

The primary focus on the **Child Development Specialist,** is to provide specialized services to families of young children with vision impairments and/or multiple disabilities from birth through five years of age. The Child Development Specialist provides home instruction, lesson plans, resource information, and referrals to local community-based organizations, advocates for the client’s family, and partners with parents and caregivers to empower them as advocates for their child.

The hourly wage range for this role is $23.00 - $26.00.

**We've included a map of the service area this program supports. Our goal is for our Child Development Specialists to support cases closest to one regional center and maintain the flexibility to support other areas, if needed.**