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Child Development Specialist, Weekdays, The Lourie Center - MCITP

Rockville, MD, USFull-time$56k–$81k2026-09-25 → 2026-11-11

Core

Provide family counseling, training, and service coordination to support the social and emotional health of children birth through age 12 and their families.

Role type

Child Development Specialist (Clinical & Family Coaching)

Builds

Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP) and assessment reports for Head Start, Therapeutic Nursery, and Parent-Child Clinical Services.

Domain

Early Childhood Education & Social Services

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Family counseling, family coaching, social emotional assessment, report writing, service coordination, multidisciplinary team collaboration, community partner collaboration

Preferred skills

LGSW, LGPC, LCSW, LCPC

Technologies

Social emotional assessment tools

Responsibilities

Assist in scheduling eligibility and family assessments; Provide family counseling and training using a family coaching model; Educate families about services and obtain background information; Participate in eligibility assessments and develop IFSPs; Administer and interpret social emotional assessment tools; Conduct clinical observations in homes, child care centers, and the community; Provide service coordination and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community partners.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC