Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Position: Director of Early Intervention Program
Location: East Hanover, NJ
Shift: Mon -Fri (9am-5pm)
BENEFITS: Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k (Up to 4% Match), Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Plan, 4-Weeks Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Employee Life Assistance Program, Access to Atlantic Federal Credit Union and NJM Insurance, Secure Advantage, Discount at Local Childcare Academy and ADP LifeMart.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Understands, interprets, and applies state and federal laws, rules and regulations pertaining to early intervention services; participates in administrative meetings; responds to specific questions, issues or problems concerning enrollment of children or participation of families.
- Ensures quality by Assessing provision of service and evaluating the effectiveness of service delivery, responsible for program general supervision plan, program self-assessment using NJEIS format, overseeing outcomes management system, participating in internal audits, producing surveys, and developing action plans.
- Determines need for early intervention service areas by participation in regional collaborative activities, communication with state officials, other service providers and additional means of gathering information; maintains active relationship with local and state Department of Health and New Jersey Early Intervention officials.
- Plans, enacts manages and monitors annual operating budget in conformity with funding source requirements; determines proper allocation of resources; submits required statistical reports to CEO and finance office, funding agencies and others as required; participates in quarterly budget review; may participate in negotiations with state governing officials concerning funding issues; reviews and approves requisitions, orders materials, equipment and supplies.
- Provides technical support to staff; develops training programs for staff in conjunction with Director of Training.
- Supervises all administrative aspects of a fee for service model by providing consultation, advice, information, and guidance; performs other administrative and human resource tasks as required.
- Investigates, manages, and resolves complaints and problems; participates in formal and informal mediation of disputes.
- Maintains pertinent files and records; receives reports from staff and produces reports for agency management.
- Serves as a senior manager of Pillar Care Continuum; attends regular management, policy, and supervisory meetings; participates in various agency management assignments; attends management training sessions and staff training.
- May function as a service provider within the early intervention system by participating at IFSP meetings.
- Manages Early Intervention Management System. Review practitioner’s logs for accuracy, timely entry, and documentation of session notes/progress summaries.
- Reviews and approved ADP timecards while comparing to Early Intervention Management System Entries
- Review EIMS billing through the EIMS billing portal reports and claim research.
- Attend and Participates in ABCD, SICC, REIC and County meetings.
- Travel is a condition of employment.
- Performs other functions as directed by supervisor, Pillar Care Continuum management, or funding source representatives.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Rules and regulations of IDEA 2004.
- Familiar with criteria of New Jersey Early Intervention Programs.
- Practices and principles of early childhood education of developmentally delayed infants.
- Ability to train and complete trainings as needed.
- Supervise activities of a diverse group of employees.
- Supervise staff off site.
- Respect and maintain confidentiality.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Establish and maintain proper working relationships with supervisor, team and family members, administrators, funding officials.
- Maintain a safe working environment.
- Adhere to and enforce Pillar Care policies, personnel policies, Early Intervention Pillar/ state policies and procedures and safety regulations.
- Work independently with general supervision.
- Commitment to goals of family-focused service delivery system.
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point.
QUALIFICATION:
BA or BS degree/Master’s in education, social service, rehabilitation, or a related field; at least Five years progressively responsible experience working in the Early Intervention system at least one year of which was in a supervisory capacity; experience planning, budgeting, organizing and managing projects of a similar size and complexity or an equivalent combination of experience and education; transportation required; skill in one Early Intervention discipline.
Other Qualification/Requirements:
- Successfully completed state required Early Intervention Training.
- Procedural Safeguards online Modules.
- Register in the Learning management System.
- Introduction to IFSP development.
- ePyramid Model for early intervention.
- PIWI training, (Parents interacting with Infants).
- Brazelton Touchpoints.
- MSU professional development topics in infant and early childhood mental health.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Local area, Flexible hours, Shift work,