Job description

Health and Disabilities Coordinator

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Tribal Child Development Director, the Health and Disabilities Coordinator will provide support to the Head Start and Child Care and Development Fund staff, children and families at all preschool sites in carrying out the requirements of the Head Start Performance Standards related to health, disabilities, nutrition, food program and mental health. This position is highly data entry and analysis driven. The candidate must be highly detailed oriented and a self-starter in order to compile complex health and disability information into standardized software in order to produce monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports for grant purposes. The candidate must do extensive traveling (40%) to sites to provide training, monitoring, and support to families, staff, and facilities. The candidate will work in a collaborative manner with other coordinators within the department. Within first 3 months, ideal candidate must acquire training on the California Adult and Child Food program from the Department of Education.

Essential Functions:

1. Supports all center staff in carrying out the Health, Nutrition, Disabilities, and Mental Health components of the Head Start Performance Standards.

2. Provides mandatory training to key staff on meal counts, reimbursement claims, record keeping, and civil rights.

3. Leads the development of the Annual Public report submitted yearly to Office of Head Start.

4. Reviews, corrects, and inputs monthly meal counts, attendance, eligibility, behavior plans, family service plans, nutritional assessments, and health sheets into applicable databases and/or software.

5. Collects data throughout the year to provide the Program Information Report (PIR) at required Board of Director’s meeting and completes the entire PIR for yearly submission to the Office of Head Start.

6. Designs, performs, and leads the Self-Assessment report for yearly submission to Office of Head Start.

7. Maintains the department director and key staff apprised of key legislation that affect special education, early education, nutrition, and health.

8. Tracks and implements timelines in order to meet Head Start Performance Standards related to Health Screenings, Diagnostic Evaluations, Mental Health Screenings, and Nutrition.

9. Perform liaison duties between the Head Start program and mental health consultants, medical and dental clinics, and Tribes.

10. Confers regularly with teaching staff to provide guidance for meeting individual children and families’ needs.

11. Identifies funding needs and facilitates the purchase of materials and equipment in order to accommodate children’s special needs.

12. Helps to design, implement, and monitor behavioral plans for children with special needs.

13. Helps to recruit children for Head Start throughout the year to ensure that 10% recruited are children with disabilities.

14. Helps in training family service workers throughout the year.

15. Attends Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings as necessary and/or requested.

16. Monitors attendance, meal counts, health, nutrition, mental health, IEP, and ASQ data submitted by centers continuously during the school year. Prepares monthly reports to the director on these topics.

17. Conducts ongoing site monitoring to ensure compliance with Head Start Performance Standards related to Health, Nutrition, Disabilities, and Mental Health.

18. Maintains and checks children’s records to ensure necessary follow-up is being completed.

19. Tracks the progress of Health, Nutrition, Disabilities, and Mental Health services using a formal tracking system.

20. Performs regular updates of the Program Area Plans related to Health, Nutrition, Disabilities, and Mental Health.

21. Prepares and maintains Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs) with Local Educational Agencies and health service providers for provisions of Head Start services.

22. Provides trainings related to Health, Nutrition, Disabilities, and Mental Health to staff and parents.

23. Leads the Health Services Advisory Committee and its activities.

24. Must be available to travel, work evenings or weekends as needed.

25. Responsible for administrating Child Care Food Program (CCFP), including the submission of the yearly application and facilitates staff training, along with monitoring and collecting data for the CCFP program. Submitting reimbursement requests to the California State Department of Education CCFP program.

26. Provides training and support to Child Care and Development Fund program as needed to staff, childcare providers, and families.

27. Coordinates the program’s Health and Disabilities services to include recruitment enrollment, diagnosis and provision of services. Coordinates with an interdisciplinary team of teachers, staff, and parents to develop an IEP for each handicapped child.

28. Regular and predictable attendance.

29. Other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Maintain a valid, unrestricted California Driver’s license and ability to be insurable under CRIHB’s automobile insurance. If employee has a valid license from another state, he/she must obtain a CA license within 2 months of hiring date.

2. Position requires occasional over night travel within CRIHB’s service area.

3. Requires ability to drive up to 7 hours a day.

Qualifications:

1. Possess B.A. Degree in Early Childhood Development or health related field.

2. Two years Head Start experience.

3. Ability to work with 3-5-year-old children and meet Head Start standards of conduct and confidentiality.

4. Excellent computer skills, including spreadsheet applications and word-processing.

5. Good oral and written communications skills.

6. Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in an organized manner.

7. Ability to demonstrate sound and mature judgment.

8. Training experience using a variety of methods including classroom, small group and person-to-person on the job training.

This position requires an awareness and keen appreciation of American Indian traditions, customs and socioeconomic needs and the ability at all times to meet and deal effectively in contacts with Indian organizations which requires tact, courtesy, discretion, resourcefulness, and good judgment in handling functions of a sensitive nature.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified American Indians in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code, Sections 472 and 473). Applicants claiming Indian Preference must submit Indian verification, certified by Tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Indian heritage.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,868.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Roseville, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Are you claiming Indian preference?

Preference in hiring is given to qualified American Indians in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code, Sections 472 and 473). Applicants claiming Indian Preference must submit Indian verification, certified by Tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Indian heritage.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Head Start: 2 years (Required)
• working with children ages 3-5: 2 years (Required)
• classroom training: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: One location

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