Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Community Coordinator

Position Title: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Coordinator

Title of Immediate Supervisor: Program Manager of Community Services & Family Supports

Salary Range: $47,656 - $70,409

Summary Of Position

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Coordinator is to support the expansion of deaf service resources, provide training and expertise to regional center staff, and coordinate with the Department of Developmental Services on statewide efforts. This position is an agency wide support for individuals who are deaf and have developmental disabilities to identify and develop resources to provide improved services and supports.

This position will serve as a regional center’s point person and subject matter expert on the provision of services to the deaf and hard of hearing community. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Coordinator will engage in resource development for SCLARC’s catchment area (Bell, Bell Gardens, Maywood, Paramount, Cudahy, Downey, Huntington Park, South Gate, Compton, Lynwood, Gardena, Vernon and Carson, as well as the South Los Angeles area, including the communities of Watts, Crenshaw, Hyde Park, Leimert Park, View Park and Baldwin Hills) that includes participating in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

This position will involve all steps of vendorization as outlined in California Code of Regulations Title XVII. The position will provide program evaluation, and technical assistance to staff, vendors, individual SCLARC serve, and the community on resources, regulations, unmet needs and quality assurance in services for deaf and hard of hearing with developmental disabilities. This position is to ensure services provided to people supported are in compliance with Title XVII, California Code of Regulations, the Lanterman Act, Agency standards and best practices for community programs for the developmentally disabled.

A knowledge base of regulations is strongly recommended. The position must collaborate with the vendor community, Community Care Licensing, and with the Department of Developmental Services.



SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES – None

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Liaising and partnering with generic agencies that provide services for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing and advocating for these services to be available to and/or adapted for regional center consumers.
• Working with vendors and other entities that specialize in needed services to expand the regional center’s resource pool.
• Serving as the resource person for regional center staff who provide service coordination to individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Assessing the community’s unmet needs and acting as point person on resource development.
• Participating in statewide collaboration with similar staff at other regional centers and DDS Deaf Access Specialist to identify best practices, strategies, and processes to implement at their regional center.
• Organizing and holding trainings developed by DDS for regional center service coordinator staff and vendors and developing additional trainings and informational materials, as needed.
• Overseeing that communication assessments are performed for individuals and results are incorporated into individual program plans.
• Ensuring the integrity of the regional center’s data pertaining to individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Evaluate the quality of skills and effectiveness of interpreters used by RC.
• Assist in recruiting and interviewing qualified interpreters and real time captionists.
• Facilitate interpreter orientations and other required meetings.
• Prepare and provide information regarding deaf and hard of hearing accommodations.
• Develop plans of correction for underperforming programs and provide follow-up as needed.
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