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