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Early On Early Interventionist – Specialist, VITC

Kent ISD

Grand Rapids, MI | Full Time

$29k-38k (estimate)

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Early On Early Interventionist – Specialist, VITC

Kent ISD Grand Rapids, MI

$29k-38k (estimate)

Full Time | Elementary & Secondary Education 1 Month Ago

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Kent ISD is Hiring an Early On Early Interventionist – Specialist, VITC Near Grand Rapids, MI

JobID: 19613

Position Type:
Student Support Services/Visually Impaired

Date Posted:
8/3/2022

Location:
Kent ISD

Closing Date:
08/13/2022 @4pm
District:
Kent ISD - website

VACANCY NOTICE
Job Title: EARLY INTERVENTIONIST – Specialist
Kent ISD Early On
Teacher Consultant for the Visually Impaired preferred
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.
Essential Job Qualifications Required:

Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate and willingness to join the Visual Impairment Consortium for Teacher Preparation OR willingness to enroll in an approved program to obtain credential strongly preferred.

Ability to interact well with young children and families in diverse contexts with knowledge in child development.

Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, and must have excellent evaluation and assessment skills.

Must have interpersonal skills necessary to understand and use Family Centered Practices in home and community settings.

Must possess excellent organizational, problem solving and technological skills.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

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.

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.

Actively participates in regular Primary Service Provider team meetings.

Acts as on-going Service Coordinator for Part C and MMSE eligible children using a parent-coaching, routined based approach.

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.

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.

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:

Physical, mental, and emotional stamina to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position under sometimes stressful conditions.

Vision sufficient to read printed materials. Seeing to read, prepare and proofread documents and perform assigned duties.

Hearing and speaking to exchange information.

Ascending and descending stairs, kneeling, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally as needed.

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment.

Sitting on various surfaces (including floor), or standing for extended periods of time.

Lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

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 the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.
Salary: Per KIEA Master Agreement, Steps 1-5 listed; additional steps negotiable based on education and relevant experience

Step

BA 18

MA 15

MA MA, MA 30

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Benefits: Robust benefit package includes full medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid sick and personal days; State of Michigan School Employment retirement program; student loan forgiveness may be available through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for eligible Federal student loans.
Posting Dates: 8/3/2022-8/13/2022 @4pm
Distribution: Internal & External
To Apply: Kent Intermediate School District manages employment applications online. No hardcopy applications/resumes will be accepted for this position.

Applications must be completed online at jobs.kentisd.org
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.
It is the policy of the Kent ISD School Board that no student, staff member or candidate for any position in the District shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, ancestry, age, gender/sex, sexual orientation, marital status, height, weight, veteran status, political belief or physical/mental disability which does not impair their ability to perform adequately in the individual's particular position or activity, excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or to be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity for which the Kent ISD School Board is responsible for or receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. The Coordinator for Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act and Title II is: Danielle Hendry, Director of Human Resources and Legal Services.