Early Intervention Specialist -Service Coordinator

# Early Intervention Specialist
-Service Coordinator- 873

ECI
- Belton
- Belton, TX 76513## Overview Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education  Level4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage Daily## Description
** Minimum Starting Hourly Rate: $22.33
**** Maximum Starting Hourly Rate - Dependent on Qualifications
**** Benefits**
* ** Health**
* ** Dental**
* ** Vision**
* ** Life Insurance**
* ** Generous Paid Time Off - 9.23 hrs per pay period**
* ** 10 Observed Company Paid Holidays**
* ** 8 Hours Annual Volunteer Time Off**
* ** Retirement Plan w/6% Employer Contribution**
* ** Employee Assistance Program
**** GENERAL DESCRIPTION
** Performs complex (journey-level) social services work.  Work involves serving as a liaison between clients and their families in obtaining assistance and rehabilitative treatment.  May train others.  Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Demonstrate high ethical standards, trustworthiness, and personal integrity.  Regular attendance, dependability, and promptness are required to provide quality and consistent services to ECI children and families.
* Interact effectively with all customers, internally as well as externally.  Willing to accept coaching and constructive criticism from others while developing effective working relationships with all team members.  Support team concepts and cooperate with others to achieve team objectives.
* Complete the intake process for assigned referrals within 7 working days of the referral date 100% of the time or document all barriers encountered that prevent meeting this timeline. The intake process includes conducting the phone interview to establish concerns and sending the parent information by mail or email to the family.
* Schedule children for evaluation or IFSP (medical qualifiers) with appropriate evaluation teams in order to meet the 45-day timeline 100% of the time or document all barriers encountered that prevent meeting this timeline.
* Discontinue referrals that are parent declined or could not contact-completing all documentation to support efforts to contact.
* Complete developmental screens as needed.
* Evaluation/Assessment and Treatment planning – Work as a strong and vital part of a transdisciplinary team to provide essential and in-depth input on the development of referred children 0-3 years.
Use approved screening and evaluation tools, observation of developmental skills, and interview techniques with the family, to provide thorough and accurate assessment/evaluation and child outcome ratings.  Develop, review, and/or update IFSP’s along with the child’s transdisciplinary team.  Develop appropriate outcomes that address the child’s needs and reflect the parent’s priorities and also include consideration of natural environments and child and family routines.
* Resolve status of assigned cases within 45 days of referral 100% of the time or document all efforts to        overcome any barriers that prohibited compliance with this requirement.
* Completes all required referrals and request for physician’s authorization within 3 days of enrollment.
* Provide all required documentation for newly enrolled children to the child’s service providers and Turn in Team within 3 working days 100% of the time.
* Ensure that each listed service begins within 28 days of the initial IFSP 100% of the time.  Document efforts to overcome any barriers to the start of services in a timely manner.
* Case Management - Provide a single point of contact for a child’s family in order to coordinate services and to facilitate accessing needed services.  These services include but are not limited to ECI services, community resources, medical…