Early Intervention Service Coordinator

Full-time

Serving Pulaski County

BENEFITS

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, Vision, Supplemental, and Life
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Credit Union, Gym Discounts, & Student Loan Forgiveness

The Center for Human Services (CHS) has provided exceptional opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1955. Currently, CHS provides programs and services to assist individuals with disabilities, low income, at-risk children, and their families to meet their goals, and experience their best lives while living, working, playing, and becoming a part of their communities. As an organization, we are leaders in excellence, we have a steadfast commitment to solutions, we respect all differences, abilities, and similarities in our employees and clients, and we advocate autonomy!

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Early Intervention Service Coordinator supports the System Point of Enter (SPOE) team by performing professional service coordination to families of infants and toddlers within the family’s home, in a manner that reflects CHS’s mission, vision, and values, while ensuring compliance with all State contract requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Supports the First Steps SPOE Service areas by providing intake and on-going service coordination to families and children, serving as the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) team leader and facilitator of the IFSP process (from intake, eligibility, to IFSP planning), collecting the family’s insurance, income, and household information to determine the family’s participation fee and monitor the Family Cost Participation Aging list,
• Demonstrates respect by taking in consideration the capabilities, backgrounds and cultural differences of families, children, co-workers, and the public consistent with trauma informed practices.
• Promotes the family capacity model of service delivery by monitoring the delivery of services to ensure that services are provided timely and in accordance with the IFSP and assisting families with referrals to available community resources in the coverage area for identified needs, up through the facilitation of a transition plan for children exiting First Steps.
• Participates in activities such as child find, public awareness, recruitment activities, and including active engagement as an Early Intervention Team (EIT) member. This includes, but is not limited to, explaining EIT to families, scheduling and facilitating EIT meetings, maintaining meeting agendas, and documenting meeting attendance and minutes in WebSPOE.
• Works independently from a home office with minimal supervision by maintaining accurate, complete, and timely electronic and paper file records, as mandated by the DESE First Steps contract. This includes but is not limited to travel to and from family homes in assigned service area, meeting timelines for finalizing meetings, holding IFSP meetings, timely entry of case notes, timely submission of paper files to the SPOE office, and reports as requested by the Early Intervention Director.
• Creates team unity by fulfilling and carrying out other duties as assigned by the Early Intervention Director that support the SPOE contract requirements and timelines.

QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED EDUCATION
• Bachelor’s Degree (BA, BS) in one of the following with one year of documented experience working with families and your children; Early Childhood Special Education, Early Childhood, Elementary Education, Special Education, Child/Human Development, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Education Administration, Sociology, Family Science/Studies, Counseling OR
• Bachelor’s Degree (BA, BS) or higher with three years of documented experience working with families and young children.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must provide proof of personal valid vehicle insurance
• Background screenings required prior to start
• Fingerprinting after starting
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERANTIONS
• Knowledge of Paycom platform, WebSPOE preferred.
• It is preferred that the Service Coordinator live in the primary service area. The primary service area is defined as the “population center of the caseload of a Service Coordinator”.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Excellent Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills. Person-centered
Person-centered
Policy-supportive
Possesses and demonstrates strong working knowledge of Frist Steps and the DESE contracts
Responsible and Reliable
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong organizational skills
COMPETENCIES:
Accurate listening
Constructive criticism
Handling stress well
Personal accountability
Positive attitude toward others
Problem Solving Skills
Respect for policies
Results-orientated thinking
Self-Starting ability
Strong adherence to confidentiality

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk, working on a computer, and traveling in a vehicle.
• Must be able to lift 10 pounds at times and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus while using the computer.