As used in Part C of IDEA, service coordination services mean services provided by a service coordinator to assist and enable an infant or toddler with a disability and the child’s family to receive the services and rights, including procedural safeguards, required under Part C of IDEA.

Each infant or toddler with a disability and the child’s family must be provided with one service coordinator who is responsible for:

• Coordinating the provision of early intervention services and other services, such as educational, social, and medical services that are not provided for diagnostic or evaluative purposes, that the child needs or:
• Coordinating all services required under Part C of IDEA across agency lines, and:
• Assisting parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities in accessing needed early intervention services and other services identified in the IFSP, including making referrals to providers for needed services and scheduling appointments for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families;
• Coordinating evaluations and assessments;
• Facilitating and participating in developing, reviewing, and evaluating IFSPs;
• Conducting referrals and other activities to assist families in identifying available EIS providers;
• Coordinating, facilitating, and monitoring the delivery of services required under Part C of IDEA to ensure that the services are provided in a timely manner;
• Conducting follow-up activities to determine that appropriate Part C services are being provided;
• Informing families of their rights and procedural safeguards, as set forth in these policies and procedures and related resources;
• Coordinating the funding sources for services required under Part C of IDEA, and:
• Facilitating the development of a transition plan to preschool, school, or, if appropriate, to other services.

Position located on Staten Island.