About the Role
The Special Early Childhood Educator/ Special Instructor works with the transdisciplinary team of professionals to provide early developmental services for children with autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities. The Special Early Childhood Educator/ Special Instructor is responsible for implementing the ESDM curriculum for both atypical and typically developing peers. The Special Early Childhood Educator/ Special Instructor is responsible for collaborating with therapy teams such as the Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Occupational Therapist, Speech Language Therapist and/or other professionals on the team. The Special Early Childhood Educator/ Special Instructor maintains a weekly billable caseload of service hours and helps to create and maintain the positive and solution-oriented culture within a rapidly growing small business. This is a unique position to work closely with colleagues and acquire training to fidelity in the Early Start Denver Model.
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About the Company
Blue Stars Therapy is the leading organization focused on children aged zero to five years with autism and other developmental delays in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area.
Using the Early Start Denver Model, we provide specialized Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Therapy, and Behavioral Therapy in the home, school, remote environments, and at our center-based program, The Blue School.
We are advocates for kids and their families and believe everyone deserves access to our customized services. We empower and equip each child’s support group—parents, caretakers, educators, and extended family—to positively shift their child’s trajectory. Our therapists—all with a bachelor’s degree or higher—create collaborative, personalized, and transdisciplinary treatment plans for each child. Our team has a small feel and is rapidly growing! We are looking for candidates who desire professional growth and a career working closely with children with autism within our organization.