Service Coordinator

The Fedcap Group; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as a Service Coordinator, providing essential case management services to families of young children. This home-based role requires collaboration with families and professionals to develop tailored service plans, ensuring the best outcomes for children with special needs. Ideal candidates will have a background in Child Development or related fields and a passion for making a positive impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Two years experience working with children, preferably children with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management services to families of children from birth to 36 months.
• Conduct intakes and screenings per policies.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive routines-based service plans.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Child Development

Master's preferred

Job description

We are hiring in Central Texas! Join us at Easterseals Central Texas for an exciting career as a Service Coordinator.

Salary Range : 50,000-54,000

Position Summary :

Provide case management services to the families of children birth to 36 months of age in their natural environment which includes their home and or community. We use a family-centered model that includes the parent or guardian as an important member of the child's team to achieve goals developed together. This position is home-based and requires reliable transportation means. Specific operational priorities are identified in the annual Organization's Operational Work Plan. The occupant of this position is guided by the Organizational Systems Manual (policies and procedures), multi-year Strategic Plan, Operational Work Plan, Organizational Calendar, and teamwork expectations in the conduct of all professional activities. The occupant is expected to maintain the skills, credentials, and knowledge essential for successful job performance.

Essential Job Functions :

• Attend staff meetings, agency, and ECI team in services and training.
• Complete continuing education needed to maintain certification / licensure and renew certification / licensure as necessary.
• Update Human Resources on all needed documentation on a regular basis as required by agency standards.
• Complete agency and program training as specified within timelines.
• Attend and participate in ECI team-related quality assurance meetings and reviews including Utilization Review and Peer Review.
• Maintain communication throughout work hours with the main office.
• Conduct intakes and screenings per policies.
• Initiate and maintain contact with children's physicians for obtaining and updating necessary medical information.
• Serve as a member of a family-centered team to :

A. Develop and deliver a comprehensive routines-based service plan primarily in a primary service provider model, and

B. Assist families in identifying their routines, concerns, priorities and resources, and

C. Perform and coordinate developmental assessments, and

D. Assess development, goal attainment, and continuing needs on a periodic basis, and

E. Reevaluate outcomes and strategies based on family-centered choice.

• Assist and facilitate the work of team members, other departments, and agency managers in attaining the goals and objectives of the organization.
• Hands-on or direct training of skills, documentation, billing, competencies as assigned.
• Continue to increase knowledge and understanding of ECI policy and procedures.
• Be available to staff for answering questions, problem-solving, and case conferencing.

Education and Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Psychology or related Human Services field and certified (or pending certification) by the Early Childhood Intervention state agency; Two years experience working with children, preferably children with special needs. Master's preferred.
• Must have own transportation with current auto insurance as required by Texas law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

About Us

Mission : To change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day.

Easterseals Central Texas began in 1937 as the Texas Society for Crippled Children. In 1949, a small building was dedicated as the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center serving a small population of Central Texas residents. Almost twenty years later, it became the Capital Area Rehabilitation Center, expanding its services, programs and persons served. Today, services are focused into multiple areas of care that create successful outcomes for clients from birth to advanced age.

Easterseals Central Texas joined The Fedcap Group in 2018.

Website : www.Easterseals.com / centraltx