Early Intervention Service Coordinator

State of North Carolina; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 37,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

NCFlex benefits

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking an Early Intervention Service Coordinator for birth to three in the Cape Fear CDSA, serving New Hanover County. You will collaborate with families and providers to develop IFSPs and coordinate services across disciplines.

Primary duties include home visits, transition planning, and monitoring of early intervention services while ensuring IDEA and state policy compliance. Travel within the CDSA catchment is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education, Psychology from an accredited institution and two years of professional experience serving the population.
• Bachelor’s degree in human services with three years of professional experience serving the population.

Responsibilities

• Develop functional IFSPs with families and providers.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to determine supports.
• Conduct home visits to families.
• Coordinate and facilitate early intervention services and transitions.
• Assist with authorization and monitoring of services.

Skills

Experience with children 0-5

Young child development knowledge

Family and agency collaboration

Written and oral communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education, Psychology

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

Agency

Dept of Health and Human Services

Division

Child and Family Well Being

Job Classification Title

Early Intervention Service Coordinator (S)

Position Number

60040646

Grade

NC07

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work

The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in collaboration with its partners, protects the health and safety of all North Carolinians and provides essential human services.

DHHS has established a new Division of Child and Family Well-Being that focuses on supporting whole child and family health and well-being for North Carolinians. This division works to ensure that North Carolina’s children grow up safe, healthy and thriving in nurturing and resilient families and communities. It will bring together complementary programs from the Divisions of Public Health, Mental Health, and Social Services to maximize services and outcomes for children and their families, including nutrition programs (SNAP, WIC and Child and Adult Care Food Program), health and prevention services for children and youth, children’s behavioral health services, and early intervention programs. This position will transfer to the Division of Child and Family Well-being this calendar year.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide direct service coordination for children in the NC Infant-Toddler Program and to provide supports to their families/caregivers. Service coordination is a critical service that is helpful for families/caregivers, and it is also required by the federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Services provided through the NC ITP must be compliant with the IDEA, federal regulations, and State policies and procedures.

This position as an Early Intervention Service Coordinator for children, birth to three, is located within the catchment area of the Children’s Developmental Services Agency (CDSA) of The Cape Fear (Wilmington). This position will be located and serve children in New Hanover Co and the surrounding area. Duties include working with families and providers to develop functional Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs), work with multi-disciplinary teams to determine families’ needs for supports and services, conduct home visits, coordinate, and facilitate services and transition planning, and participate in the authorization and monitoring of early intervention services.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $37,377 -$65,408

Recruitment Range: $37,377 -$56,681

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The following Management Preferences are not required, but applicants that possess these skills are preferred.

• Experience working with children in the age range 0 – 5 and their families, including children with developmental delays.
• Demonstrated knowledge of young child development.
• Experience working with and collaborating with families, community organizations, and other agencies.

Management Preferences:

• Knowledge of coaching interaction styles and adult learning principles.
• Experience working with infants, toddlers and their families using research-informed and/or evidence-based practices for the provision of early intervention services.
• Experience developing treatment and/or outcomes-based plans, setting goals, planning, writing and measuring outcomes for children and their families
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage time independently

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to drive and travel by car across the CDSA’s defined catchment area.

Posting closes at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date

About the NC Division of Child and Family Well-Being:
The Division of Child and Family Well-Being (DCFW)bringstogether complementary NC Department of Health and Human services to support North Carolina’s children growing up safe, healthy, and thriving in nurturing and resilient families and communities.

Compensation and Benefits:

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

Supplemental Contact Information :

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employerthat embraces an Employment First philosophy, which consists of complying with all federallaws, state laws, and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. For more information about DHHS: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/.

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order 303, our agency supports second-chance employment for individuals who were previously incarcerated or justice-involved. We invite all potential applicants to apply for positions for which they may be qualified.

Veterans’ and National Guard Preference

• Applicants seeking Veteran’s Preference must attach aDD-214 Member-4 Form(Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application, if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
• Applicants who are former members of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service, must attach a copy of their DD 256 or NGB 22, along with the state application.

ADA Accommodations

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), DHHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, DHHS will ensure that people with disabilities, or known limitations covered by the PWFA, are provided with reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the person indicated below.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education, Psychology from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of professional experience working with the population served; or Bachelor’s degree in human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of professional experience working with the population served; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.