Early Interventionist Specialist

Kent ISD

Full time, 182 day year-round, balanced contract position

KIEA union, Compensation commensurate with education (MA, MA 15, MA 30) and experience

BROAD STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as Primary Service Provider for Early On children (age birth-3 with developmental delays and/or disabilities) and families, acts as a service coordinator for eligible children, participates as a member of the Early On Evaluation Team and facilitates Early On parent education groups.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Provides multidisciplinary evaluations (Early On Evaluation and Special Education Assessment and Evaluation), home-based services, and Individual Family Service Plan IFSP/Individual Education Plan IEP meetings and community services/resources for children with developmental delays or disabilities and/or established conditions and their families.
2. Maintains Early On records for children, and completes appropriate paperwork for compliance with Kent ISD and Michigan rules and regulation for Early On services, including progress monitoring.
3. Actively participates in regular Primary Service Provider team meetings.
4. Acts as on-going Service Coordinator for Part C and MMSE eligible children using a parent-coaching, routined based approach.
5. Maintains up-to-date knowledge and information on services for infants and toddlers with special needs and their families and serves as liaison between service providers’ families and/or referral sources.
6. Coordinates and facilitates Early On parent education groups and community-based activities, communicates with other parent education group staff, assists families in the enrollment in groups, helps facilitate transportation and provides families with information regarding the groups, community services and appropriate medical referrals.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

1. Master’s degree from an accredited college/university in Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Social Work, or School Psychology with appropriate professional license or certification to provide special education related services, or approved or endorsed early childhood special education teacher.
2. Ability to interact well with young children and families in diverse contexts with knowledge in child development.
3. Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, and must have excellent evaluation and assessment skills.
4. Must have interpersonal skills necessary to understand and use Family Centered Practices in home and community settings.
5. Must possess excellent organizational, problem solving and technological skills.

ENVIRONMENT:

Must be able to drive personal vehicle to home visits, meetings, and community groups throughout Kent ISD. Duties are performed in the child’s home and community settings (both indoor and outdoor).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Physical, mental, and emotional stamina to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position under sometimes stressful conditions.
2. Vision sufficient to read printed materials. Seeing to read, prepare and proofread documents and perform assigned duties.
3. Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
4. Ascending and descending stairs, kneeling, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally as needed.
5. Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment.
6. Sitting on various surfaces (including floor), or standing for extended periods of time.
7. Lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
8. Mental acuity to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Alternative requirements that may be appropriate and acceptable to the School Board may be considered. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits: Robust benefit package includes full medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid sick and personal days; State of Michigan School Employment retirement program; Kent ISD is a participating employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF/ SAVE plan) for eligible Federal student loans.

Please note, due to the large number of applications, we are unable to attend to e-mail or telephone inquiries on application status.

The final candidate for this position will be required (at their cost) to furnish Kent Intermediate School District with a current Michigan State Police and FBI criminal records LiveScan check prior to our recommendation to hire.