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Residential Full Time Prattville, AL, US
Salary: $45,000.00 Annually
A service coordinator's role and responsibility is to assist and enable an infant or toddler with a disability and the child's family to receive the services and rights, including procedural safeguards, required under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Core Responsibilities:
- Serving as the single point of contact for coordinating services required under Part C
- Conducting comprehensive assessments of children's development, including cognitive, motor, social-emotional, adaptive, and communication skills
- Gathering information about the child's medical history and family background
- Creating Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) that outline specific goals, strategies, and services for the child and family
- Collaborating with families to set meaningful goals and objectives
- Implementing the IFSP through various interventions, such as therapy, training, or support services
- Coordinating the provision of early intervention services that the child needs or is being provided
- Continuously monitoring the child's progress and making adjustments to the IFSP as needed.
- Participating in regular meetings and evaluations to ensure the child is receiving appropriate services
- Facilitating the development of a transition plan to preschool, school, or, if appropriate, to other services
- Documenting observations, interventions, and progress reports accurately
- Documenting all activities completed relating to service coordination for all children/families served
Required Skills and Qualities:
- Effective communication is crucial for building rapport with families, collaborating with professionals, and advocating for children.
- A solid understanding of typical and atypical development, along with knowledge of various developmental disabilities, is essential.
- The service coordinator requires strong organizational skills and time management abilities.
- Manage office calendars, schedule internal and external meetings, and coordinate video conferences using Microsoft Outlook and Zoom.
- Draft, edit, and format professional documents, reports, and presentations using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Maintain and organize digital files, shared drives, and cloud storage systems (such as Google Drive or SharePoint).
- Perform data entry, track inventory or expenses in spreadsheets, and utilize basic formulas.
- Communicate effectively with clients and team members via email, phone, text, zoom.
- Troubleshoot basic computer, printer, and network connection issues before escalating to IT support.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail).
- Familiarity with video conferencing and messaging platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Slack.
- Experience organizing digital records, managing cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, SharePoint), and performing reliable data entry.
- Fast keyboarding skills and strong command of file/directory management, file compression, and basic cybersecurity awareness.
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving mindset, and time-management skills.
Qualifications & Education
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree from an accredited school/university
- Degree or college transcripts
- Valid driver's license
- Dependable transportation
- Valid social security card
- Clear Background check
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving mindset, and time-management skills.
- Resume
- Minimum of three references to include supervisor, co-worker, and personal
Salary may be negotiable based on experience.