An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects the rich diversity of Los Angeles County.

Head Start Disability Services Consultant

Salary: $9520 to $11793 Monthly

Insurance: Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: PERS Defined Benefit Plan.

Paid Time Off: 24 vacation days, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

The Head Start & Early Learning Program at LACOE is one of the largest in the nation and contracts with various early childhood education (ECE) agencies that employ a staff of more than 3,000 people to provide direct services to children from birth to five years old and their families within diverse communities throughout Los Angeles County.

The Head Start Disability Services Consultant is responsible for improving access, participation, and support for children with moderate to severe disabilities. The position helps build the capacity of early childhood staff and education providers across LA County by giving them the knowledge, skills, and resources to offer more inclusive and welcoming environments. This includes job embedded coaching for classroom staff and administrators, training, and resource brokering, amongst other duties.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

Early intervention and special education curricula, trends, and laws (e.g., Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and related federal legislation.
Speech and Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, or Mental Health services for children 0 – 5.
Ethics in relation to child and family services.
Adult learning styles.
Process and procedures of implementing direct services.
Functions and evidence-based methods of screenings and assessments.
Community resources that support disabilities services.
Impact of culture in service delivery.
Techniques for navigating specialized services.
Data collection and analysis and applicable computer software as related to report writing, record keeping and analysis.

Competencies:

Analyzing & Interpreting Data – Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative and/or qualitative data.
Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims.
Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner.
Industry Monitoring – Grasping the external political, economic, competitive, and social factors affecting the industry.
Legal & Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job.
Using Technology – Working with electronic hardware and software applications.
Adaptability – Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires.
Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue.
Writing – Communicating effectively in writing.
Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers.
Influencing – Affecting or changing others' positions and opinions.
Professional Impact – Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization.
Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships.
Group Facilitation – Enabling constructive and productive group interaction.
Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives.
Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communication and interaction that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions and cultures.

Required Education and Experience

Education: A master’s degree in speech pathology, occupational therapy, social work, marriage and family therapy, educational psychology, or a field closely related to the job requirements of this classification, from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Four years of experience administering or coordinating child and family disability or early childhood intervention services in a multi-disciplinary setting, including two years of experience working as a licensed Occupational Therapist, licensed Speech and Language Pathologist, or licensed Mental Health Professional.

Additional Requirements: Licensure or certification by the appropriate state agency as a speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist, or mental health professional. A valid California driver’s license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites is required.

Selection Process: Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a performance and structured interview.

Contact

For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to Shirley Chang at Chang_Shirley@lacoe.edu.

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm).

For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc.

Additional Information

Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified. For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

This examination is authorized as Open, open to the public.

Recruitment ID: 25-6984

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.

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Head Start Disability Services Consultant