What are the responsibilities and job description for the Early On Service Provider position at Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Educational Service...?
Position Location: Otsego County
Reports to: Early Learning Services Supervisor
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Updated: April 2025
Starting Date: Spring 2025
Position Summary
Responsible for screening, assessing, developing, and providing specialized, research-based instruction to meet the
unique needs of children with developmental delays and families as identified through the Individualized Family Service
Plan (IFSP) process.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
(Essential functions in terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act)
- Understand and adhere to FERPA requirements for family confidentiality.
- Conduct assessments of family, clinical observation, developmental, and health history with tools
- Complete timely and accurate written documentation of evaluations and services provided.
- Create written evaluation reports and enter into student management systems, such as EdPlan,
- Effectively organize a variety of paperwork and provide case management.
- Act as Service Coordinator by arranging initial and ongoing visits with families and coordinating with
- Ability to make decisions and problem solve collaboratively with teams of service providers in
- Work toward a positive, productive relationship with families of Early On eligibility.
- Collaborate and work cooperatively with COP ESD and community colleagues to further
- Attend program updates with Early On Training and Technical Assistance ( EOTTA) and any other
- Take initiative and work independently when given a variety of responsibilities and
- Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They
are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.
Preferred Employment Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s or higher degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education with ZS endorsement,
Speech and Language Pathology, School Social Work, or Occupational Therapy, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 1 - 3 years of experience working with children and families (0-3) in an early
childhood/home setting, preferred.
Knowledge: Early On process, Infant-Toddler Developmental Assessment (IDA-2), Devereux Early Childhood
Assessment for Infants and Toddlers (DECA), and student management systems. Additional preferred knowledge
includes but is not limited to teaming, family coaching practices, Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework,
Theraplay, Trauma-Informed Care, and/or Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI).
Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: Valid Michigan driver’s license and certification of specialization is
required. Essentials of Early On® and/or Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health Endorsement (IMH-E) preferred.
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required:
1. Ability to maintain confidentiality with staff and sensitive information.
2. Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, professional manner in both oral and written communications.
3. Advanced knowledge and proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and Google.
4. Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks to meet all required deadlines.
5. Ability to work as part of a highly motivated, interdisciplinary team and independently motivated.
6. Ability to consistently and reliably perform all duties of the position.
7. Timely, regular, and consistent daily attendance is required.
8. Must be able to pass pre-employment background checks.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand for long periods of time and
occasionally must manually move, lift up to 50 pounds, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials. There is occasional
stooping, bending, and reaching. Close vision is required to perform computer-related tasks.
Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
The qualifications listed above are guidelines for selection purposes; alternative qualifications may be substituted if
sufficient to perform the duties of the job.
Terms of Employment
Annual Work Days: 183 days/1281 hours
Salary Scale: In accordance with the Professional Staff Contract Agreement on COPESD website
Application Deadline: May 9th 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (or until filled)
Application Procedure: Qualified Applicants may apply in hard copy with a Resume, Application (found on the
COPESD website) and Credentials to:
Mrs. Karyn Rauch-Smock, Early Learning Services Supervisor
COPESD
6065 Learning Lane
Indian River, Michigan 49749
Fax: (231) 238-8551
Email: rauchsmock@copesd.org
