Family Support Specialist

Job Location: This position will be located at Missouri School for the Blind, 3815 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 Why You’ll Love This Position The Lead Parent Advisor provides for statewide parent training services and in-home parent education through parent advisors to parents of children with vision impairment/blindness with or without concomitant disabilities (birth – 5). What You'll Do Recruit, train, supervise, and support MoSPIN parent advisors Continually disseminate information about MoSPIN program to increase families in MoSPIN Collaborate with Part C and Part B programs for early identification, family support services, and transitioning Present to potential referring agencies regarding identification, referral and census on a continual basis Attend the Trainer Training for VIISA and INSITE (Date/location TBD) possibly Aug 4-7, Montana School for the Blind Co-instruction of the INSITE course and all other Outreach trainings Collaborate with Family Engagement Coordinator for family events Attend local and state Interagency Coordinating Council meetings and Office of Childhood meetings Assist with the collection of evaluation data on family technical assistance, training, and MoSPIN program surveys Participate and present at the Deafblind Advisory Committee Provide regular conferences/webinars/virtual meetings and in person trainings to families Help families connect with other families of children who have sensory impairments including family mentoring Minimum Qualifications Graduation from an accredited college or university in special education Experience working with young children with disabilities Experience working with families Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant. More Reasons To Love This Position The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here. If you have questions about this position please contact: View email address on click.appcast.io Equal Opportunity and Aff... Employer Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io, through Missouri Relay System at View phone number on click.appcast.io, or via email at View email address on click.appcast.io. Notice of Non-Discrimination The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by statute in its programs and activities. Inquiries related to department programs and to the location of services, activities, and facilities that are accessible by persons with disabilities may be directed to the Jefferson State Office Building, Director of Civil Rights Compliance and MOA Coordinator (Title VI/Title VII/Title IX/504/ADA/ADAAA/Age Act/GINA/USDA Title VI), 7th Floor, 205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480; telephone number View phone number on click.appcast.io or TTY View phone number on click.appcast.io; fax number View phone number on click.appcast.io; email View email address on click.appcast.io. To Our Applicants with Disabilities For assistance with any phase of the Department process, please notify the Director of Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate special needs. TTY/TDD Relay Missouri service View phone number on click.appcast.io. Notice to Applicants The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is unable to sponsor applicants in their application for work visas through INS. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources. #J-18808-Ljbffr