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Job Summary: This position is responsible for insuring the appropriate development and implementation of the evaluation and IEP process for all special education eligible preschool children. Serving as the primary contact for families needing assistance, the Service Coordinator provides information, resources, and support to families, as needed. In addition, this position ensures services are in place for all children and manages all aspects of service delivery including, but not limited to, communication among team members and communication between the Bucks IU and community agencies.

Essential Functions:

• Attend RR/IEP meetings and act as the LEA Rep
• Consult and collaborate with IEP team to prepare for IEP meeting
• Review documents to ensure accuracy and make suggestions related to goals, SDI, etc.
• Record parent input at the IEP meeting
• Provide feedback to IEP team regarding any necessary changes
• Facilitate open and supportive communication among IEP team members
• Ensure finalization of all ER/IEPs for students with the lead
• Attend meetings for all those with children with contractor leads without exception
• Create NOREP and provide to parents; follow NOREP process
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with families
• Provide families with information, resources, and contacts
• Return phone calls/email within 24 hours
• Process student assignments
• Facilitate with supervisor the assignment of initial IEP writing and receiving team
• Meet weekly with supervisor
• Update supervisor on unassigned services
• Update supervisor on compensatory time owed
• Discuss all high-profile cases and develop a plan with supervisor
• Track all students who require services over breaks and work with supervisor to assign those services
• Participate in transition to school age meetings
• Initiate and facilitate move-process with families
• Maintain system of student tracking in area/region
• Conduct student file reviews related to compliance and provider monitoring

Other Duties: This position description does not express nor does it imply that the above duties are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent(s) in this position. Additional duties may be assigned by the Administrator of the department, as needed, to adapt to the changing needs of the organization.

Competencies:

• Problem Solving
• Technical Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Teamwork
• Business Acumen
• Cost Consciousness
• Diversity
• Ethics
• Organizational Support
• Strategic Thinking
• Judgment
• Motivation
• Planning/Organizing
• Professionalism
• Quality
• Quantity
• Safety and Security
• Adaptability
• Attendance/Punctuality
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Innovation

Supervisory Responsibility: No direct supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands. The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may be required to stand for long periods, and to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time, 193-day calendar position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. Hours of work are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hours are dependent on the needs of the preschool early intervention program, children, and families. Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required as job duties demand. Travel: Travel to client locations are expected for this position.