MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Provides and maintain home-based visits for 12 families on a weekly basis.
- Conducts 46 home visits for each child during the program year
- Completes Childplus, Parents As Teacher (PAT) lesson plans, personal record visits and in-kind on a weekly basis.
- Plans and implements developmentally appropriate home based activities.
- Works jointly with parents and develops weekly home visit and weekly activity plans based on each child’s assessment and identified family needs.
- Demonstrates commitment to the process of developing and maintaining quality relationships with children and families.
- Maintains and preserves a confidential family file.
- Observes, assesses and documents each child’s development based on the school readiness goals, health, behavior, and children with special needs.
- Develops with parent input, and individualized education plan for each child.
- Plans and provides children with group socialization experiences.
- Facilitates parent’s active involvement in partnership with the parent during the home visit by preparing appropriate activities to the parent to present to the child.
- Collaborates with the Family Support Specialist in case management screenings and staffing in order to advocate for Head Start families between families, the program, and the large community.
- Works in collaboration with family support for the recruitment and enrollment of eligible families.
- Assists in identifying children with special needs and makes the necessary referrals.
- Encourages parent participation in the Head Start Parent Committee meetings as well as group socializations, and other events or trainings.
- Assists in planning and implementation of socializations and monthly parent meetings.
- Contributes to the Agency’s efforts related to prevention and integrated service delivery with other community providers. Illustrates knowledge of the Agency’s Continuous Quality Improvement Activities.
- Participates in on-going training and staff development provided by the funding source, the Education Coordinator, Director, other consultants, workshops and conferences.
- Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, education meetings, social service and health meetings.
- Integrates other components, i.e. health, nutrition, mental health, parent involvement and special needs into the home visit.
- Supports and contributes to inter-system collaboration with other service providers to improve social service delivery systems.
- Promotes children’s progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate.
- Completes other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB: - A minimum of a home-based CDA credential, or equivalent coursework as part of an associates or bachelors.
- Experience working with young children is required, and at least two years of experience with Early Head Start is preferred.
- Sensitivity to cultural diversity is required. Ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse families, various professionals and community groups.
- Must be able to make home visits to present and prospective and former clients in the clients’ own home.
- Must demonstrate the ability to establish helping relationships with families of varying educational, experiential and socio-economic backgrounds and handle emergency and crisis situations.
- Ability to uphold the Early Head Start performance standards in the educational, nutritional, health, social service and parent involvement components.
- Parent Educators must receive training in education, nutrition, and other topics relevant for the position, and must plan and implement appropriate family/parent educational activities and function as a member of the program team.
- Schedule may be flexible and may include some evening and weekends.
- Valid Driver’s License and Automobile Insurance.
- Bilingual English and Spanish preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: - Frequently moves in outdoor weather conditions.
- Frequently moves desks, chairs, tables, easels, and children's toys.
- At times may be required to lift up to 25 lbs. for various classrooms and event needs.
- Must be able to transport oneself to and from home visits.
An Equal Opportunity Employer |