Title: Health & Disabilities Coordinator
Department: Education
FLSA: Non-Exempt
PL 101-630: Yes
Pay Grade: 7-8
Supervisor: Head Start Manager
Subordinates: Yes
Grant Funded: Partial
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for collaborative development, management, and support to children ages 0-5, families and staff to ensure Health and Disability identifications are addressed and implemented. Assures the compliance of all Head Start Program Performance Standards as they pertain to education and services for children and families. Health & Disabilities Coordinator responsible for strengthening relationships with the community, especially those with disabilities, promoting health and disability-related programs and services, and ensuring access to information and resources.
All Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation employees must submit to a background check and abide by all Tribal, federal, and state laws. All employees must comply with Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation drug free workplace policy and will be subject to pre-employment, random, for-cause, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing. Current physical exam, tuberculosis test clearance, Hepatitis B series I, II, III complete. Qualified American Indian Preference applies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Organize and ensure the implementation of all children’s regular and ongoing health care is maintained by a healthcare professional within the first 30 days of entry into the program. Within 45 calendar days of entry the Health and Disabilities Coordinator (HDC) must collect evidence-based vision and hearing as required in 1302.42(b)(2) of the Head Start Performance Standards.
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Within 90 days of entry into the program, the HDC will invite Dental Health professionals to conduct oral health care screening on each child to determine as to whether or not the child is up to date on a schedule of age-appropriate preventive dental care program.
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Monitor the Disabilities Services Program, ensuring implementation of IEP accommodations and modifications are implemented as well as timely referrals for students with potential disabilities.
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Supervise and assist staff in the implementation with possible strategies with education and challenges with the classroom whether it be instruction, assessment, environmental issues or behavior modifications and disability services.
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Ensure that health goals for individual children and families are recorded and tracked. Confirm related activities are planned to address students’ progressive learning.
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Approve Lesson plans ensuring child goals, IEP goals, and individualization are occurring.
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Conduct initial observation on individual children and refer to health professionals for developmental, social/emotional and mental health concerns. Assure all children and families with special needs receive accommodations in accordance with ADA, IDEA, LEA and Head Start Performance Standards. Consult the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in regard to immunization schedules to ensure all children are up to date and follow up is conducted in a timely manner.
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Coach teaching staff to support targeted development for children with special needs.
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Utilize Xaa-wan'-k'wvt Early Learning Program source of on-going assessment Teaching Strategies/Creative Curriculum Developmental Profile to monitor teacher’s implementation of quality curriculum, communication with families and child progress. Generate and maintain data reports on Child Outcomes three times annually, and present results to the Head Start Manager.
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Other job duties as assigned.
Personal Traits:
All Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.
Required Knowledge:
All Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.
Job Specific knowledge is listed below:
Knowledge of Early Childhood Education.
Knowledge to facilitate groups of children ages 0-5.
Knowledge of regional and cultural customs and values.
Required Skills and Abilities:
All Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong citizen focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage citizen confidentiality.
Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:
Communication skills
Problem solving and critical thinking skills
Interpersonal skills and teamwork.
Minimum Requirements: meets or exceeds 45 CFR 1302.91(d)(1)(a) 1302.40 1302.47
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Possess a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (BA/BS) degree in child development, early childhood education, or equivalent coursework
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One year of experience working with children up to 5 years of age.
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One year of supervisory experience
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CPR and First Aid within 60 days.
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Mandated Reporter certification with 60 days.
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Possess a valid driver’s license to drive agency vehicle(s).
Physical Requirements:
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Use hands and arms to operate office or field equipment.
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Sit more than half the workday.
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Stand and/or walk less than half the workday.
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Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach
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View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time.
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Use hands and arm for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time.
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Lift or carry unaided less than 50 pounds.
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Push or pull using up to moderate force.
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See and hear with normal acuity.
Working Conditions:
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Work is conducted in a standard office environment
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Moderate travel is required (up to 50% of the time)
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Work is sometimes in confined spaces and in areas of high noise and/or high/low temperatures
