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New Vistas is seeking two full-time (40 hours/week) Bilingual Family Service Coordinators (FSC) in Santa Fe County. Open until filled.
Family Service Coordination services are carried out to assist and enable the families of children from birth to three, to access, and if determined eligible, receive early intervention services. The Family Service Coordinator helps to develop the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP); assists the family in receiving all services identified; coordinates those services; ensures that they are delivered in a timely manner, and seeks additional services and or supports that may help the child or family. These services will be conducted within a variety of environments in home and community settings.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The FSC will operate within State and Federal Regulations as well as adhere to all New Vistas policies and procedures. Essential duties include but are not limited to the following:
Explain to families the early intervention process, parent rights, and safeguards
Gather information from the family regarding their concerns, priorities, and resources
Coordinate the evaluation and assessment activities
Facilitate the determination of the child’s eligibility
Connect the family with resources and supports
Help families plan and prepare for their IFSP
Organize and facilitate Transdisciplinary Team Approach (TTA) and IFSP meetings
Arrange and coordinate all services listed on the IFSP
Monitor the delivery of services
Facilitate periodic reviews of the IFSP and ensure that progress is being made toward family goals
Provide families with the information and support to enhance their child’s development in areas including cognitive, communication, physical/motor, social or emotional, and adaptive development
Manage and coordinate the transition process beginning with the transition plan and finalized at the transition conference
Ensure that the initial visit is face-to-face and at least one face-to-face visit occurs each month
Home visits, community visits, and travel are required
The minimum requirements for the advertised Family Service Coordinator position is a bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, nursing, special education, early childhood education, or a closely related field, plus one year of related experience. Additionally, selected candidates must be able to pass a required criminal background check, driving record check, and credential verification and must possess reliable transportation. Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish are highly preferred, with birth to three and home visiting experience being a plus.
New Vistas offers a competitive hourly rate of $17.51/hour for a bilingual FSC plus benefits. New Vistas will conduct an assessment for bilingual proficiency and verify credentials with all final candidates. The hourly rate will be negotiable depending on experience, bilingual proficiency, and level of education. The schedule will be moderately negotiable for the candidate offered the position and the majority of work will occur Monday through Friday.
Benefits include mentoring with highly trained interdisciplinary team members, flexible schedule, excellent training opportunities, paid leave, employer-paid individual dental/life, a health plan with employer contributions (full-time positions only), 403b match, mileage reimbursement, and wireless telephone.
If you are a qualified individual interested in applying for the advertised position, please email a letter of interest and resume to:
Louise Baca-Sena
Early Intervention Program Manager
1205 Parkway Drive, Suite A
Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 471-1001 Ext. 116 (landline)
(505) 795-5292 (cell)
Applicants who do not follow these instructions do not indicate the position for which they are applying, or who apply for positions not advertised will not be considered for review.
New Vistas encourages qualified people with disabilities and minorities to apply and is an equal opportunity employer.
