Early Intervention Specialist- Early Head Start

Clayton Early Learning; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) match

Life insurance

EAP

Job summary

Clayton Early Learning in Denver seeks a role coordinating disability services for infants and toddlers, overseeing IFSP implementation and liaising with families and providers to ensure compliance with Early Head Start requirements.

The candidate will educate families about IFSP rights, monitor goals, maintain documentation, and support staff with strategies for student success; flexible schedule and strong teamwork are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, psychology, social services, or related field.
• 3 years of early childhood education with a focus on working with children with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates IFSP implementation and monitors progress with stakeholders.
• Liaises with internal and external agencies to ensure compliance.
• Educates families about IFSP rights and available services.
• Maintains documentation in required systems and reports.
• Ensures classroom setups support student success and goals.

Skills

IFSP implementation

Stakeholder liaison

Documentation & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education

Master's degree preferred

Job description

About the role

This position coordinates all disability services for students ages 0 to 3. Oversees the assessment and implementation of referral services and Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP). Serves as a liaison for all internal and external stakeholders on IFSP or other developmental providers and ensures compliance with all Early Head Start requirements.

What this Role involve

Individual Family Services Plan (IFSP) Implementation

• Interacts with referral specialists and families to obtain IFSP documentation to understand student needs within their program; reviews IFSP and collaborates with internal stakeholders to implement.
• Supports internal stakeholders to implement IFSP; ensures goals are implemented and the classroom environment is setup for student success; provides ideas and strategies for internal stakeholders when they have students with IFSPs.
• Educates parents and families on IFSP and provides parents and families with their rights and responsibilities and information on the plan and services; assists the family with arranging additional services if needed and informs the family of appropriate community resources.
• Monitors the goals in the IFSP and meets with all stakeholders to discuss progress and recommendations, reviews goals and transition plans; ensures work plans are reviewed updated on an annual basis or as needed to effectively support the student.
• Completes and maintains all required documentation and enters required information into relevant systems; documentation includes student files, IFSP forms, reports, logs, service information, etc., maintains compliance to meet all requirements and regulations.

What we are looking for:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, Psychology, Social Services, or related field. Masters Preferred.

Experience:

• 3 years of early childhood education with a focus on working with children with disabilities.

Clayton Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, including CBI/FBI fingerprinting. Child abuse and neglect state registry, MVR and a national sex offender registry check every 5 years.
• Must have a valid license driver's license with evidence of active vehicle insurance
• Pediatric first aid and CPR certification
• Current PPD-TB testing, standard immunizations, and annual health statement, or willingness to obtain as required
• Participate in training programs, workshops, and meetings related to the role
• Maintains strong technology proficiency and quickly adapts to new systems, applications, and digital solutions.

Skills, Competencies & Behavioral Expectations:

• Demonstrates integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the organization's mission and values
• Exhibits accountability and ownership by taking responsibility for commitments, actions, and results.
• Creates a safe, respectful, and collaborative environment for children, families, and employees.
• Communicates clearly and professionally, verbally and in writing, while building strong relationships and influencing employees at all levels.
• Builds strong relationships through teamwork that prioritizes safety and well-being.
• Problem-solving with resilience, emotional intelligence, and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Knowledge of economic, cultural and societal challenges of ethnically and diverse communities preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Early Head Start requirements
• Ability to manage external agency relationships with organizations serving needs of students
• Maintains comprehensive knowledge of Individualized Family Service Plan
• Ability to build relationships, influence others with strong customer service, and interpersonal skills; can relate to others from a variety of backgrounds
• Leadership skills with the ability to build effective and credible relationships
• Attention to detail with the ability to maintain and organize documents and files
• Ability to understand and perform basic mathematical computations; can apply basic analytical skills
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team; can remain calm in stressful situations
• Other duties as assigned

Work Environment, Schedule & Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work flexible hours outside of normal business hours as required
• Ability to lift to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to sit, stand, walk and move throughout the workday as required to perform job duties or with reasonable accommodation
• Ability to travel to home-visits as needed

What we offer:

• 16+ paid company holidays
• Spring Break and Winter Break - up to 10 paid days off
• Accrued vacation time (starting at 10 days/year, up to 30 with tenure)
• Paid sick time
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Mental health support through our medical plan and EAP
• Long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with 5% employer match after 1 year
• FSA plans
• College 529 investment options
• Identity theft protection and more

Compensation:

$65K- 70K annually

Clayton's Core Values

At Clayton Early Learning, we believe that our core values help to drive actions and create habits that allow our belief in the unlimited potential of young children to become a reality. We seek candidates who demonstrate our core values and are motivated by a value-driven environment.

• Collaboration builds trust and relationships and brings new ideas, skills, and knowledge to help us do better work.
• Community fosters resiliency, stability, and strength.
• Fun reduces stress, keeps us motivated, builds connections, and models of joy for our children.
• Growth allows us to develop professionals and provide the best service.
• Stewardship enables us to have the greatest impact on the resources we have.

Clayton Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer that values workplace diversity. We strive to create an inclusive work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives. We prohibit discrimination of employees or applicants on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, or any other classification considered discriminatory under