Early Intervention Coordinator

This is a full time, benefit eligible position, located in Lowndes County, Georgia.

We protect lives.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to proudly protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in diverse communities statewide. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing the State of Georgia for responding to disasters.

Enjoy a generous benefits package that includes unique training opportunities, engaging worksite wellness events, wellness breaks, employee retirement plan, 13 paid holidays per year, vacation and sick leave, health insurance, dental, vision, long term care, and life insurance. For more information on the State of Georgia Benefits visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

• unique training opportunities
• engaging worksite wellness events
• wellness breaks
• employee retirement plan
• 13 paid holidays per year
• vacation and sick leave
• health insurance
• dental
• vision
• long term care
• life insurance

Babies Can’t Wait serves eligible infants and toddlers with special needs up to age three and their family. As Early Intervention Coordinator, ensures implementation of federal, state and local programmatic guidelines and procedures in the 10 county health district. Manages fiscal, personnel and other resources to ensure compliance of programmatic requirements and to provide quality services to enrolled children and their caregivers.

Seeks creative solutions to eliminate access barriers and ensure a continuum of care for infants and toddlers, working across public and private partnerships. As a manager conducts ongoing quality assurance/quality improvement processes based on data gathered and through programmatic reporting. As a supervisor, oversees multiple direct reports and provides coaching, support and development opportunities for employees to optimize performance. Recruits qualified professionals and assists with linkage to and through the statewide contracting process to maintain an adequate network of private service providers for families.

Reviews financial reports, authorizes appropriate expenditures, monitors budgets, and participates in fiscal audits as determined by state and local officials. Conducts regular reviews of documentation for child services and third-party billing and provides feedback to both public staff and contracted service providers, as applicable. Communicates fiscal and programmatic needs to the state office. Works directly with and ensures agency collaboration with numerous community providers and partners to fully support children with special needs and their families.

Promotes awareness of Babies Can’t Wait and other public health programs across the 10 county area to increase the early identification of children with special needs.

Babies Can't Wait requires that district early intervention program directors/coordinators must meet the following qualifications: (1) master’s degree in education (early childhood or special education), pediatric nursing, psychology, social work, or other directly related field, and (2) two years of professional experience providing services to or teaching infants/toddlers and families and/or in the administration of a service delivery program for infants/toddlers and families or children's health.

Or (1) bachelor’s degree in education (early childhood or special education), pediatric nursing, psychology, social work, or other directly related field, and (2) five years of professional experience providing services to or teaching infants/toddlers and families and/or in the administration of a service delivery program for infants/toddlers and families or children's health.

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