Family Resources & IFSP Coordinator

Kelly Pediatric Therapy; Burien (WA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Continuing education support

Retirement plan

Job summary

Children’s Therapy Center in Burien, WA seeks a Family Resources Coordinator to support families with young children in our Early Support program. This role coordinates services, coaches caregivers, and helps families navigate IFSP processes within natural environments, including home, community, and telehealth settings.

The ideal candidate has an AA or equivalent in related fields, experience with diverse families, and CPR/First Aid certification.

Qualifications

• AA degree or equivalent experience in social services or early childhood development.
• Experience in case management, social work, family studies or related fields.
• Knowledge of child development from birth to three.
• Experience with families and young children in multicultural settings preferred.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary ESIT team.
• Willingness to travel between office and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team to conduct family-centered, strengths-based screenings, evaluations, and ongoing assessments to inform eligibility determination and contribute to full evaluation report.
• Educate parents and caregivers on child development across individual, cultural, and community differences.
• Provide caregivers with culturally relevant support in the home, natural environment and/or telehealth, utilizing a coaching model that promotes health, well-being, and development of the whole child.
• Coach parents and caregivers to support culturally relevant routines that promote health, well-being, and development of the child.
• As part of the ESIT team, collaborate with caregivers to develop and/or implement the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) that supports healthy racial, cultural, gender, socio-economic and disability identity for children and caregivers.
• Develop strong relationships with caregivers and work collaboratively with community members and multi-disciplinary ESIT team to meet family's needs.
• Participate as an active member of the ESIT team during team meetings, staffing, in-services, peer coaching/consultation.
• Demonstrates ability to embrace, integrate and adapt to cultural, racial, linguistic, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity into the daily curriculum by partnering with families and caregivers to incorporate and value aspects of language and traditions into the daily routine.
• Values and promotes relationships between caregivers and children by fostering warm/healthy attachments and interactions.
• As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, responsible for ensuring compliance with Children’s Therapy Center’s, IDEA Part B & C’s processes, policies, and timelines.

Skills

Communication

Active listening

Organizational skills

Cultural sensitivity

Team collaboration

Bilingual (plus)

Education

AA degree

Case management experience

Social services / early childhood background

CPR/First Aid

Tools

MS Word

MS Outlook

Job description

Children’s Therapy Center in Burien, WA seeks a Family Resources Coordinator to support families with young children in our Early Support program. This role coordinates services, coaches caregivers, and helps families navigate IFSP processes within natural environments, including home, community, and telehealth settings.

The ideal candidate has an AA or equivalent in related fields, experience with diverse families, and CPR/First Aid certification.