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Position Purpose

The Specialized Child Care Coordinators (SCC) primary responsibility is to provide oversight and support for eligibility, consultation, and content expertise regarding the provision of specialized childcare services and supports. SCC serves families, early childhood educators, and children six weeks through age 12 with specialized child care needs. The specific populations include children with open cases with the Family Services Division (FSD) of the Department for Children and Families (DCF); children with special physical, behavioral, and/or developmental needs; and families experiencing significant stressors. The SCC will work to increase the states Specialized Child Care capacity and increase the placement stability and inclusion of children with identified needs. Visits take place in the child\'s natural environment such as home, community-based programs, or other community settings.

Key Accountabilities

Program Responsibilities (70-80%)

Service Coordination

• Serve as primary service coordinator for CIS clients and families whose primary service need is high-quality early childhood programs
• Consult with service coordinator on cases where child care is identified as need for a child and where extra support is needed to ensure child can access child care setting successfully (eligibility for financial assistance, special accommodations, or transportation)
• Process enrollment in CDDIS for children/families receiving a Financial Assistance Program benefit for a specialized service need in accordance with all Child Care Financial Assistance Program regulations, policies, documentation, and timelines.
• Assist families with navigating the Child Care Financial Assistance Program and identifying and enrolling with a specialized child care provider that best matches their child and family.
• Facilitate the review of the Family Support Child Care Financial Assistance applications in CIS Intake Teams utilizing required forms, communicates information to the family, both verbally and in writing, maintains CIS documentation of the CIS teams decisions and scores, along with the date of the meeting and team signatures for CCFAP files.
• Provide home visits as necessary to families, with or on behalf of the primary service provider when childcare is identified as part of the childs plan.
• Provide no less than 2% monthly Direct Service time to Family Support Subsidy caseload (Actual case load will be determined based on One Plan, etc. with supervisor)
• Facilitate and participates in development, review, and evaluation of the One Plan, 6-month and Annual reviews, and other team meetings as necessary).
• Participate in community teams/multi-disciplinary teams to address barriers and gaps and ensure continuity of services.
• Assist caregivers/families to stay connected to a medical home and collaborate with medical providers in regard to the One Plan.
• Develop a knowledge base of community resources to share with caregivers/families and providers.
• Provide outreach and expertise to the Family Services Division and other community partners on Specialized Child Care policies, practices, and procedures to support families and children with identified specialized needs.
• Provide orientation to new DCF Family Services Division (FSD) social workers about CIS services/referrals, CCFAP payment policies and procedures, and selecting SCC programs when placing children.
• Ensures on-going working relationship and establishes regular scheduled time to be present at the Hartford DCF office.
• Coordinate and support the enrollment of children with protective services needs through ongoing communication with childcare provider, Family Services Division, and caregivers
• Consult with families and their teams (including Family Services Division caseworker) to support access to and placement stability in high quality childcare settings.

Transportation Coordination

• Administer transportation per the CCFAP Transportation Policy.
• Assist families and coordinating rides through the CDD contracted transportation vendor for children eligible under a Specialized Child Care service need and CCFA regulations.
• Authorize transportation in CDDIS (as applicable) and keeping monthly records of children receiving transportation, including service start and end dates
• Maintain regular and ongoing communication with transportation vendors, families, and early childhood education program staff to ensure demographic information and schedules for children are current, accurate, and communicated regularly
• Work with families that receive transportation services to develop goals to support transition from transportation services, as applicable

Specialized Child Care Provider Access and Supply

Increase and recruit high-quality early childhood education programs interested in being designated as Specialized Child Care programs. This