Service Coordinator (81182)

KIDS; South Carolina; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

KIDS Georgetown County is seeking a Service Coordinator to support infants and toddlers through early intervention in Georgetown County, SC. The role can be full-time or part-time and requires collaboration with families, therapists, and educators to implement IFSP goals and coordinate services.

You will maintain a caseload, assist families in accessing community resources, participate in interagency meetings, and ensure timely documentation while traveling within the territory as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the listed fields; education-focused credentials may be required.
• Experience with infants/toddlers or birth-to-5 with disabilities preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate services and work with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a caseload of clients/families (full-time).
• Collaborate with families and professionals to develop IFSP goals.
• Serve as transition coordinator and coordinate Part C to Part B services.
• Assist families in accessing health care and community resources.
• Submit timely documentation and maintain confidential records.
• Travel within territory as needed and participate in meetings and trainings.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor’s degree in Special Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education

Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education

Bachelor’s degree in Child/Human Development

Interdisciplinary Studies (with BabyNet focus)

Bachelor’s degree in Child Life

Bachelor’s degree in Family Studies/Family and Consumer Sciences

Licensed Professional Counselor

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Psychology

Public Health

Social Work

Sociology

At least one year of experience with infants/toddlers or birth to 5 with disabilities

South Carolina Infant-Toddler Credential requirement

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Georgetown County (Lower Georgetown) - Georgetown, SC 29440, Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time, Travel Percentage: Up to 50% , Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Early Intervention/Education,

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintains a minimum caseload of thirty-five (35) clients/families (if full-time).
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships with families based on trust and respect as support and assistance is provided.
• Functions as a member of the child’s interdisciplinary team, shares information, and consults with other professionals.
• Facilitates the early intervention process and works with families, caregivers, and other IFSP team members to develop functional Individualized Family Service plan (IFSP) goals or outcomes.
• Monitors and evaluates the IFSP for each family, ensuring that appropriate procedures and timelines are followed as established by policies and procedures established by Part C of IDEA and BabyNet.
• Supports each client/family by consistently sharing relevant information about local community, state, and national resources.
• Participates in interagency meetings, telephone calls and/or face to face contact with other IFSP team members or outside agencies.
• Assists the family in gaining access to health care, community resources, services, and/or funding sources to help meet their needs.
• Serves as transition coordinator for the family by submitting transition referrals, maintaining timelines, and providing follow-up services with receiving Part B agencies.
• Works closely with the local school district and other Part B agencies to coordinate the child’s transition to Part B services.
• Provides families with information on current research and evidence-based practices related to the needs of their child.
• Provides linkage, referral, advocacy, service planning, and crisis support as needed.
• Assists families in establishing their role as an advocate for their child.
• Submits accurate and timely routine documentation (clinical service notes) as required by DHHS and KIDS policies and procedures.
• Ensures client records are kept confidential, accurately maintained, organized, and up to date as required by DHHS and KIDS policies and procedures.
• Attends all KIDS staff meetings and/or other meetings and trainings as required by the Executive Director or EI Program Manager.
• Must be willing to travel established territory as needed.
• Performs other duties as designated by the Service Coordination Supervisor, EI Program Manager, or Executive Director.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas:
• Education: Early Childhood, Special Education, Early Childhood Special Education, or Elementary Education
• Child/Human Development
• Interdisciplinary Studies (with approval from BabyNet State Office): with a focus in Early Childhood, Special Education, Early Childhood Special Education, or Elementary Education
• Child Life
• Family Studies/Family and Consumer Sciences
• Licensed Professional Counselor
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Social Work
• Sociology
• And (REQUIRED): At least one year of documented experience working with infants and toddlers OR working with children ages birth to 5 years with disabilities.
• Must submit an application to the Team for Early Childhood Solutions (TECS) office and meet requirements for the South Carolina Infant-Toddler Credential.
• PREFERRED: At least one year of experience with South Carolina's BabyNet Early Intervention Program.