What are the responsibilities and job description for the Service Coordinator position at Kid In Development Services, LLC (KIDS)?
Essential Job Functions:
- Maintains a minimum caseload of thirty-five (35) clients/families (if full-time).
- Establishes and maintains professional relationships with families based on trust and respect as support and assistance is provided.
- Functions as a member of the child’s interdisciplinary team, shares information, and consults with other professionals.
- Facilitates the early intervention process and works with families, caregivers, and other IFSP team members to develop functional Individualized Family Service plan (IFSP) goals or outcomes.
- Monitors and evaluates the IFSP for each family, ensuring that appropriate procedures and timelines are followed as established by policies and procedures established by Part C of IDEA and BabyNet.
- Supports each client/family by consistently sharing relevant information about local community, state, and national resources.
- Participates in interagency meetings, telephone calls and/or face to face contact with other IFSP team members or outside agencies.
- Assists the family in gaining access to health care, community resources, services, and/or funding sources to help meet their needs.
- Serves as transition coordinator for the family by submitting transition referrals, maintaining timelines, and providing follow-up services with receiving Part B agencies.
- Works closely with the local school district and other Part B agencies to coordinate the child’s transition to Part B services.
- Provides families with information on current research and evidence-based practices related to the needs of their child.
- Provides linkage, referral, advocacy, service planning, and crisis support as needed.
- Assists families in establishing their role as an advocate for their child.
- Submits accurate and timely routine documentation (clinical service notes) as required by DHHS and KIDS policies and procedures.
- Ensures client records are kept confidential, accurately maintained, organized, and up to date as required by DHHS and KIDS policies and procedures.
- Attends all KIDS staff meetings and/or other meetings and trainings as required by the Executive Director or EI Program Manager.
- Must be willing to travel established territory as needed.
- Performs other duties as designated by the Service Coordination Supervisor, EI Program Manager, or Executive Director.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas:
- Education: Early Childhood, Special Education, Early Childhood Special Education, or Elementary Education
- Child/Human Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies (with approval from BabyNet State Office): with a focus in Early Childhood, Special Education, Early Childhood Special Education, or Elementary Education
- Child Life
- Family Studies/Family and Consumer Sciences
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Work
- Sociology
And (REQUIRED): At least one year of documented experience working with infants and toddlers OR working with children ages birth to 5 years with disabilities.
Must submit an application to the Team for Early Childhood Solutions (TECS) office and meet requirements for the South Carolina Infant-Toddler Credential.