Early Intervention Coordinator

Description

The Southeast Health District, Babies Can't Wait program is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the full-time, salaried position of Early Intervention Coordinator, based in Waycross, GA.

As a Coordinator with the SEHD, you will join a dedicated group of public health professionals that help support the overall mission and vision of protecting lives of Georgian residents in a variety of ways.

It is our mission at the Southeast Health District, to promote and protect the health of people in Southeast Georgia, wherever they live, work and play, uniting with individuals, families, and communities to improve and enhance their quality of life. We have clinic locations in 16 counties in Georgia, including Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bulloch, Candler, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Evans, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware and Wayne counties.

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.

Job Responsibilities

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 sixteen-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 sixteen-county area to increase the early identification of children with special needs.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND One year of related experience or completion of an apprenticeship/internship that sufficiently supplied experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position. 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.Preferred Qualifications:Completion of a master’s degree in early childhood development, special education, or a related field. Two or more years of supervisory and programmatic/project management experience is desirable. Also preferred is public health experience, budget management, data management and reporting and experience in public and private sectors of education and/or healthcare.

Additional Information

The Southeast Health District (SEHD) encourages all employees to engage in regular wellness activities and to make lifestyle choices that promote health and well-being.

The use of wellness breaks during the workday is authorized to support this philosophy and assist employees in meeting their wellness goals.

A maximum of 30 minutes in a given workday may be used to engage in wellness activities, generally in the form of two 15-minute breaks or one 30-minute break.

Employment Information:

Current State employees are subject to State Personnel Board rules regarding salary.

Southeast Health District accepts educational credential recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and/or the US Department of Education (DOE) will be considered. SEHD will contact educational institutions to verify degree, diploma, licensure, etc.

The candidate selected for this position may be subject to pre-employment drug screening and a criminal background check.

As an employee of SEHD, in the event of an identified emergency you may be required, as a term and condition of employment, to assist in meeting the emergency responsibilities of the department.

SEHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.

This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

Applicant selected will be required to provide an “official” college transcript, if applicable. The SEHD may contact education institutions to verify degree, diploma, licensure, etc.

Drug and Medical Screening may be required. Fingerprint Criminal Records Investigation is required