The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is the State Education Agency for the District of Columbia charged with raising the quality of education for all DC residents. OSSE is focused on sustaining, accelerating, and deepening the progress being made for the District’s 90,000+ students. OSSE serves as the District’s liaison to the U.S. Department of Education and works closely with the District’s 470+ early childhood facilities, 250+ schools, 60+ local education agencies (including DCPS and charter organizations), and community-based organizations to provide critical programming and resources to our stakeholders. 

The primary role of the Supervisory Early Intervention Specialist is to coordinate and oversee all service coordination services provided to infants and toddlers eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), Part C.  Ensure that service coordinators understand their roles and responsibilities and meet all compliance indicators. Provide consistent, high quality and comprehensive service coordination.  

Specific functions of the Supervisory Early Intervention Specialist include: 

• Provide staff training and individual routine supervision for a team of 8-12 Early Intervention Specialists assigned to service coordination to identify, clarify and bring to resolution issues impacting service coordination.  
• Provide guidance to subordinate staff by planning unit goals and strategies, establishing work standards, identifying developmental and training needs and evaluating work performance. 
• Conduct service coordination staff meetings to address issues and develop resources that impact service coordination.  
• Attend and participate routinely in management team to collaborate regarding early intervention system issues and strategies and to present to management concerns and feedback from service coordinators. 
• Participate on committees, projects and workgroups to collaboratively plan for monitoring, training and service delivery. 
• Assign and monitor caseloads of staff and assure service delivery for all eligible families within federal timelines. 
• Prepare federal reports, including annual year-end reports, annual data reports, and reports related to Federal monitoring and coordinates with appropriate staff in preparation of reports. Conduct quality assurance reviews of client records.  
• Monitor and prepare reports needed to assess the quality and cost of service coordination. 
• Initiate action to fill vacancies and participates in the selection process; approve leave; provide training and recommends training needs; evaluate performance of subordinates; recommend promotions or assignments; receive and resolve minor complaints; and make workload adjustments and staff assignments to meet regular and unscheduled deadlines. 
• Provide service coordination for a limited caseload, including assessing family concerns, researching service delivery options and negotiating an effective service delivery plan. 
• Perform other related duties as required. 

Key qualifications for the role include: 

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a relevant bachelor's degree in Allied Health, Nursing, Special Education, Psychology, Counseling or Human Development. Master’s degree in any of these disciplines is preferred.  
• At least two (2) years of relevant supervisory experience in early intervention or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.  
• Demonstrated experience utilizing the Natural Learning Environment Practices approach including coaching, primary service provider, and routines-based intervention. 

Our ideal candidate will also have: 

• Knowledge of the Federal and State laws and rules relative to the Early Intervention Programs for children ages 0 to 5. 
• Knowledge of the services available to meet the needs of children with development delays and disabilities.  
• Experience developing and implementing an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) for children with disabilities. 
• Ability to develop and maintain cooperation from professionals in other disciplines and other organizations. 
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. 

Interested applicants should register for the OSSE Hiring Fair.