Early Intervention Education Director

Description

Find your passion!

ACP Early Intervention is looking for friendly faces, positive attitudes, and playful personalities to bring our services to life. We offer opportunities for individuals at all stages of their careers the opportunity to join a team of like-minded individuals who are passionate about changing the lives of the children and families we serve. Come grow with us!

Who are we?

At ACP Early Intervention, our mission is to empower families to reach their potential through early diagnosis and exceptional, innovative, interdisciplinary care. Our collaborative teams provide comprehensive care throughout all stages of a child’s development by offering these services: Applied Behavior Analysis, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, and Diagnostic Evaluations (service availability varies by location).

What You’ll Be Doing At ACP Early Intervention

• Train and provide orientation to new center-based staff
• Conduct staff and parent workshops pertaining to topics surrounding clinical best practices; and generalization of children’s skills from center to homes
• Supervise all related service providers; teachers; and aids in the center
• Conduct weekly staff supervision, professional development plans; annual performance
• Collaborate with teachers and ensure that all children programs are appropriate and individualized
• Ensure proper data collection for all children; collecting service-delivery data and reporting performance progress both internally, and to families
• Implement and monitor all activities directly related to the New York State Early Intervention Program and effectively manage educational and therapeutic compliance issues by reviewing all related service providers schedules to ensure all children are receiving all services approved on IFSP; ensure services are being rendered according to IFSP
• Ensure enrollment is at full capacity by being a liaison between the center and NYC EI; notifying EI on center enrollment capacity
• Review utilization
• Attending community meetings, professional conferences, workshops to keep abreast of current trends in child development, treatment and early intervention programs
• Ensures facility complies with NYSEIP; DOH; Daycare requirements and regulations
• Oversee and collaborate with DOT vendor to ensure all DOT approved children receive expedited route coverage; problem solve and manage issues that may come up with vendor
• Substitute for classes in which the head teacher is absent or on temporary leave
• Maintain supervision files for all TA’s (i.e. performance evaluations, disciplinary action, etc.)
• For NYC Center-based program, completion of the 15- hour professional development training ( daycare) is required within 2 years of employment.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Must be able to frequently assume and maintain a variety of postures (kneeling, squatting, crawling, sitting, standing) while attending to the needs of active children.
• Must be willing and able to utilize quick body movements as indicted in the Behavior Intervention Plan while working with challenging behavior.
  
  

OUR MISSION

Empowering families to reach their potential through early diagnosis and exceptional, innovative, interdisciplinary care.

OUR VISION

Transforming lives as a leader in innovative, integrated, and person-centered care.

OUR VALUES

Clinical excellence: Our services are evidence based, outcome driven, effective, and high quality.

Collaborative: Our interdisciplinary teams work together to provide the best care. We create a relationship-driven, inclusive community where everyone’s ideas are welcome.

Optimism and hope: We maintain a positive attitude and bring our clients hope.

Inclusive: We value diversity and seek equity. We serve all communities, including many that are often underserved and under resourced.

Ethical: We act with integrity and transparency.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work necessary to adequately execute the job responsibilities. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. All information is subject to change without notice.

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Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Special education or equivalent related experience.
• Certified in birth to grade 2 early childhood/special ed.
• A minimum 2 years teaching a class with 2 years’ experience as a Supervisor in an Early Childhood setting