Early Interventionist Job at Kent Consortium

Kent Consortium Grand Rapids, MI 49525

    JobID: 20408

    Position Type:
    Student Support Services/Early Childhood
    Date Posted:
    2/9/2023
    Location:
    Kent ISD
    Closing Date:
    Open Until Filled

    District:
    Kent ISD - website
    VACANCY NOTICE

    Job Title: EARLY INTERVENTIONIST
    Kent ISD Early On
    182 days per year - balanced calendar

    Serves as Primary Service Provider for Early On children (age birth-3 with developmental delays and/or disabilities) and families, acts as a service coordinator for eligible children, participates as a member of the Early On Evaluation Team and facilitates Early On parent education groups.

    Essential Job Qualifications Required:
    • Master’s degree from an accredited college/university in Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Social Work, or School Psychology with appropriate professional license or certification to provide special education related services, or approved or endorsed early childhood special education teacher.
    • Ability to interact well with young children and families in diverse contexts with knowledge in child development.
    • Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, and must have excellent evaluation and assessment skills.
    • Must have interpersonal skills necessary to understand and use Family Centered Practices in home and community settings.
    • Must possess excellent organizational, problem solving and technological skills.
    Key Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Provides multidisciplinary evaluations (Early On Evaluation and Special Education Assessment and Evaluation), home-based services, and Individual Family Service Plan IFSP/Individual Education Plan IEP meetings and community services/resources for children with developmental delays or disabilities and/or established conditions and their families.
    • Maintains Early On records for children, and completes appropriate paperwork for compliance with Kent ISD and Michigan rules and regulation for Early On services, including progress monitoring.
    • Actively participates in regular Primary Service Provider team meetings.
    • Acts as on-going Service Coordinator for Part C and MMSE eligible children using a parent-coaching, routined based approach.
    • Maintains up-to-date knowledge and information on services for infants and toddlers with special needs and their families and serves as liaison between service providers’ families and/or referral sources.
    • Coordinates and facilitates Early On parent education groups and community-based activities, communicates with other parent education group staff, assists families in the enrollment in groups, helps facilitate transportation and provides families with information regarding the groups, community services and appropriate medical referrals.
    The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

    Salary: Per KIEA Master Agreement, Steps 1-5 listed; additional steps negotiable based on education and relevant experience
    Step
    BA
    BA+18
    MA
    MA+15
    MA+MA, MA+30

    1
    $47,862.00
    $51,266.00
    $54,194.00
    $56,637.00
    $59,078.00

    2
    $50,780.00
    $53,217.00
    $56,150.00
    $59,078.00
    $61,029.00

    3
    $52,730.00
    $55,170.00
    $58,589.00
    $61,524.00
    $63,960.00

    4
    $55,170.00
    $57,616.00
    $61,524.00
    $64,448.00
    $66,888.00

    5
    $58,098.00
    $60,541.00
    $64,448.00
    $67,380.00
    $69,822.00


    Benefits: Robust benefit package includes full medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid sick and personal days; State of Michigan School Employment retirement program; balanced year round work calendar.

    Posting Dates: Open Until Filled
    Distribution: Internal & External

    To Apply: Kent Intermediate School District manages employment applications online. No hardcopy applications/resumes will be accepted for this position.
    • Applications must be completed online at jobs.kentisd.org
    • Please note, due to the large number of applications, we are unable to attend to e-mail or telephone inquiries on application status.
    • All candidates will be timely notified regarding their application status.

    The final candidate for this position will be required (at their cost) to furnish Kent Intermediate School District with a current Michigan State Police and FBI criminal records LiveScan check prior to our recommendation to hire.

    It is the policy of the Kent ISD School Board that no student, staff member or candidate for any position in the District shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, ancestry, age, gender/sex, sexual orientation, marital status, height, weight, veteran status, political belief or physical/mental disability which does not impair their ability to perform adequately in the individual's particular position or activity, excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or to be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity for which the Kent ISD School Board is responsible for or receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. The Coordinator for Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act and Title II is: Danielle Hendry, Director of Human Resources and Legal Services.




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