Child & Family·Middletown, Rhode Island
The Therapeutic Integration Specialist facilitates the inclusion of students with developmental or behavioral needs into the classroom environment. They provide direct support, implement behavior plans, and maintain accurate client records while ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children.
What You’ll Be Doing You will facilitate the successful implementation of students with development and/or behavioral needs into the classroom environment. The Therapeutic Integration Specialist will partner with assigned clients from the Kids Connect Program to provide necessary support, ensure their safety and wellbeing, and help the clients thrive in the classroom as they learn to navigate their needs, social awareness, and independence.
Your Main Priorities While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily:
Meet with the Clinical Supervisor and maintain accurate client records using the Electronic Health Record (HER) system.
Provide direct services to children to enable inclusion and build skills.
Implement client behavior plans as established by the Clinical Supervisor.
Ensure children receive goal-oriented assessments and treatment/service plans withing established time frames.
Foster positive relationships with parents and families, provide support and resources and report concerns to the Program Director and Clinical Supervisor.
Ensure all work is completed in a manner that adheres to all health and safety protocols, address and report any potential hazards to ensure the safety of children, and be reactive to children’s physical, emotional and cognitive needs.
This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues.
Equal Employment Opportunity Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
Affirmative Action Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.
Market context
In Rhode Island, Therapeutic Integration Specialist roles tend to draw candidates with childcare experience and strong coordination skills, especially when programs support children with varied developmental needs. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for a mix of early childhood knowledge, hands-on classroom experience, and clear communication with families and staff. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then tailor your application to show one year or more in childcare and examples of organized, team-based support.
