Admin ECDS/Compliance Specialist

About the role

The Administrative Early Childhood Developmental Specialist (ECDS)/Compliance Specialist position will assume complete responsibility for the classrooms, including supervision of all Lead Teachers, Classroom Technicians, and Lead Teacher/ECDSs working in the classrooms. The Admin ECDS is responsible for ensuring all required classroom documentation, including the annual Individualized Treatment Plan, is timely and accurate.

Responsibilities

• Follow Arkids Pediatric Day Centers’ Employee Handbook, Management Policies and Procedures Manual, and Medical Policies & Procedures Manual
• Ensure all policies and procedures are implemented by staff members, maintaining compliance at all times with all regulations determined by regulatory agencies
• Maintain standards set forth by Arkansas Minimum Licensing, Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA), Medicaid, Arkansas Department of Health, and all other regulatory agencies
• Develop lesson plans and distribute them to the classrooms a month in advance, and reviews them with the classroom staff
• Ensures the Tally Sheets are being completed as scheduled and checked for accuracy on Monday for the previous week, but a minimum of monthly
• Develop an Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP) for each EIDT patient within 1 week of enrollment and annually thereafter and distributes them to classroom staff as appropriate
• Update treatment plans, goals and objectives and distribute to classroom staff as appropriate
• Schedule and coordinate ITP meetings at a minimum of annually
• Programmatic management/supervision of the educational classrooms and classroom staff as it relates to implementation of each patient’s ITP
• Affords assistance with day-to-day staffing needs and ensure appropriate supervision and adult-to-child ratios are maintained at all times
• Assists with day-to-day coordination of patient care, including maintaining all documentation while the patient is enrolled in the Center
• Works with the Patient Care Coordinator and other administrative staff to oversee and monitor all aspects of coordinating patient care
• Works with the Center Director to issue disciplinary action to classroom staff
• Monitors the attendance of the classroom staff, noting call-ins, unapproved late arrivals, and early departures in the Attendance Tracker Binder
• Assumes responsibility for the entire Center and staff in the absence of the Center Director
• Assists in unloading/loading the vans
• Fosters a good working relationship with the transportation vendor(s)
• Performs some housekeeping/janitorial functions as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• BSE in Early Childhood Education or a bachelor's degree and has at least one (1) of the following: Current Certification in Arkansas For Early Childhood or Early Childhood Special Education, current child development associate's certificate, current birth to pre-K credential, or documented experience working with children with special needs and twelve (12) hours of completed college courses in early childhood, child development, special education, elementary education, or child and family studies required
• Five (5) years of experience in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred
• Clear Criminal Record Check, Arkansas Child & Adult Maltreatment Regulatory Checks, FBI Regulatory Check, including National Sex Offender Registry
• May be asked to complete New Director Orientation or related course
• Pass a drug screen (upon hire, annually, and/or randomly)
• Valid Arkansas Driver's License
• Clear driving record

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and supervisors
• Ability to work with children
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a very busy environment
• Ability to carry out instructions
• Ability to clean efficiently and timely
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to bend, stoop, stand, walk, pull, and reach for several hours per day
• Ability to demonstrate basic computer skills
• Ability to perform and monitor large areas of work activities
• Ability to manage a large workload

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• PTO
• 401K
• Life insurance
• Supplemental insurances