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Salary- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit:
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- End Date if Temporary:
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Standard Work Schedule:
- Building:
- Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000
Position Summary
The Education Coordinator will attend parent conferences, CSE and IEP meetings, and follow up with families as needed, including follow-ups at one- and two-years post-evaluation. The EC will be expected to collaborate with DOE schools as well as private, parochial and charter schools in the surrounding community. The EC will also collect information from school districts, and work closely with other Advocates for Children (including attending training seminars), and other agencies, to obtain special education services and needed school placements from school districts. In addition to assuring follow-up for families that have received evaluations at the Promise Program, the EC will be help maintain a database of all children seen in the program, as well as a system to assure that children benefitted from completed evaluations. The EC will design and delineate information and relevant resources to parents, as well as work closely with other members of the EC team to promote parent empowerment.
Responsibilities
- ADVOCACY-DIRECT PATIENT SERVICE: Maintain patient advocacy caseload. Attend Post Promise IEP (and other IEP’s/meetings as needed to obtain needed services. Escalate cases to CSE/DOE as necessary.
- Tour Non-Public Schools or alternate school placements with parent. Secure complicated cases from supervisees.
- FOLLOW UP AND RECORD COLLECTION & ENTRY: Yearly data collection and follow up record requests.
- Complete ongoing follow up record requests and data entry as needed.
- ADMINISTRATIVE: Faculty, clinic, and hospital meetings; assist with quarterly and annual program updates; training volunteers; and collaborating with hospital clinics/staff.
- CASE REVIEW: Weekly review of all new patient cases with clinician and EC’s.
- Monitor cases referred to legal partners. Consult with individual clinicians on possible attorney referrals at or after each meeting.
- Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in psychology or education or related field.
- Experience in working with school districts.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates.
- Candidates who have worked in organizations providing family supports/services.
- Highly organized; good interpersonal skills; analyzing and interpreting data; and adaptable to change.
- Able to use public transportation to travel to and from meetings; able to use general office equipment for daily use.
- Ability to utilize telephone-frequently; small hand tools- frequently; copier; fax machine; and computer.
Other Requirements
- Must successfully complete all online systems training requirements.
- Familiarity with special education system in NYC.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
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