Service Coordinator

**Greene County Public Health**

**Job Announcement: SERVICE COORDINATOR**

**HOURLY RATE: $27.62 (Grade 13, Step 0)**
- This is a full-time, _**provisional appointment**_. Permanent appointment is contingent upon Civil Service examination. _

The Service Coordinator serves as a contact for children and families in need of special services. The responsibility of this position is to work directly with families to coordinate or provide services for children and families with special needs. The incumbent serves as a resource for the parents, children, and community agencies regarding special needs programs available to County residents. The incumbent will work in the Early Intervention (EI), Child Find and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Programs. These programs are provided under the auspices of the County’s Public Health Department. The work is performed under the supervision of the Director of Services for Children with Special Needs and Supervising Registered Professional Nurse and in the Director’s absence under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Services for Children with Special Needs. Does related work as required.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:All early intervention service coordinators are required to meet the following qualifications (10 NYCRR 69-4.4):
**A MINIMUM OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL OR SERVICE COORDINATION EXPERIENCE CREDENTIALS** (College transcripts must be provided):
**A. **Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in a health or human service field** **and demonstrated knowledge of essential topics related to Early Intervention Service Coordination as defined in NYS EIP Regulations (10 NYCRR -69-4.4(a)) **; **OR**

**B. **Possession of an Associates degree in a health or human service field** **and** two (2) year of service coordination/case management experience as delineated in Early Intervention Program regulation 10 NYCRR - 69-4.1, 4.6 and 4.7 (voluntary or part-time experience which can be verified will be accepted on a pro rata basis)**; **OR**

**C. **Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma **and** four (4) years of service coordination/case management experience as delineated in Early Intervention Program regulation 10 NYCRR - 69- 4.1, 4.6 and 4.7 (voluntary or part-time experience which can be verified will be accepted on a pro rata basis)**; **OR**

**D. **Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma **and** two (2) years of service coordination/case management experience as delineated in Early Intervention Program regulation 10 NYCRR - 69- 4.1, 4.6 and 4.7 (voluntary or part-time experience which can be verified will be accepted on a pro rata basis)** **and** two (2) additional years of experience in a service setting with infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities; **OR**

**E. **Possession of a license, certification, or registration in one of the professions listed in 10 NYCRR - 69-4.1(al): audiologists; occupational therapy assistants; licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and nurse practitioners; licensed behavior analysts; certified behavior analyst assistants; low vision specialists; orientation and mobility specialists; vision rehabilitation therapists; occupational therapists; optometrists; physical therapists; physical therapy assistants; pediatricians and other physicians; physician assistants; psychologists; registered dieticians and certified dieticians/nutritionists; school psychologists; clinical and master social workers; special education teachers and teachers of students with disabilities, birth to grade two; speech and language pathologists; teachers of the blind and partially sighted, teachers of the blind and visually handicapped, and teachers of the blind and visually impaired; teachers of the deaf and hearing impaired and teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing; teachers of the speech and hearing handicapped and teachers of speech and language disabilities; and/or other categories of personnel as designated by the Commissioner.

** Health and human services includes social work, psychology, gerontology, vocational and/or psychological counseling, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, therapeutic recreation, childcare, mental health, public health administration, public health education, nursing, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, early childhood education, early childhood development, and/or or working with the elderly or terminally ill.

**Demonstrated knowledge as defined in NYS EIP Regulations (10 NYCRR -69-4.4(a)) includes the following areas: Infants and toddlers who are eligible for early intervention services, State and federal laws and regulations pertaining to the EIP; Principles of family centered services; The nature and scope of services available under the EIP and the system of payments for services in the State; Other pertinent information.

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