Our child developmental interventionists are involved in providing early intervention, school aged intervention, social skills services, and teen and young adult interventions and community integration services. Our services are provided in the PCDA clinic, in home, and in community settings. Part time and full time available. The starting pay range for this position is $21 per hour.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in child development, early childhood education, or related field (or within one month of completion of B.A.).

Child development course work and work experience with young children required.

Work experience with children, who have challenges in development/special needs, and their families.

Bilingual verbal fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, or Korean highly desirable.

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, ability to communicate ideas clearly, and understanding of cross-cultural differences required.

Friendly, positive demeanor and professional maturity required.  Desire and physical ability to play on the floor necessary.

California driver’s license, reliable automobile and current automobile insurance required.

California Department of Justice/FBI criminal clearance, TB clearance, or completion of medical treatment, and CPR certification required.

Interest in long-term employment preferred.

Help children learn and grow through a relationship and play-based model! You can make a difference in a child’s life!

PCDA’s mission is to create a community that builds on strengths and relationships to prepare young people with Autism and developmental disabilities for a future in which they are empowered, fulfilled, and feel the security of belonging. Through a “DIRFloortime® relationship-based approach, we recognize the importance of supporting the ‘whole child’ and special relationships with parents, siblings, other caregivers, and friends. Our music therapists play a vital role in this process. Through music, young people have opportunities for true self-expression while developing motor and sensory tools, cognition, and social emotional skills.

Qualifications and Requirements

• B.A. in music therapy, and music therapy board certification required

• Proficiency on guitar, piano, voice and percussion

• Prefer prior work or personal experience with children who have challenges in development or special needs

• California driver’s license, reliable automobile and current automobile insurance preferred

• CA DOJ/FBI criminal clearance, TB clearance, CPR certification required. Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Will consider medical or religion-based exemptions.

General responsibilities

Provide music therapy services and DIR services to children, adolescents and teens, and on occasion older adults with developmental disabilities.

This position includes:

• Providing music therapy and adapted lesson assessment services

• Planning and implementing therapeutic treatment plans to address goals in music therapy services

• Providing social skills support within our teen club program and social skills groups

• Create adapted materials and effective teaching materials to teach piano/guitar to children with special needs

• Maintaining accurate client records including daily chart notes, progress reports and discharge reports

• Providing information to and maintain dialog with parents, teachers, service coordinators and therapists as needed

• Becoming familiar with DIR/Floortime approach and incorporate therapeutic strategies into clinical work

While this position is part-time, there is growing interest in music therapy services within our agency, and the potential for more hours if mutually agreeable. Full-time hours are based on client availability to fill the caseload. Our productivity expectation is 75% of scheduled hours for direct client care.