Salary Range depends on experience and Education
A.A. Degree: Starting Salary: 48,720 - $24.98 based on a 37.5 hrs/weekly schedule
B.A. Degree: Starting Salary: $51,504 - $26.41 based on a 37.5 hrs/weekly schedule
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
General:
- Works with 10-12 assigned families and children on a scheduled one-to-one weekly basis in their homes for at least 90 minutes minimum. Caseload can vary based on program needs.
- Assists families in identifying family resources and needs.
- Maintains confidentiality of family records and information.
- Encourages and promotes the family’s achievement of self-sufficiency.
- Routinely is accompanied by the Early Childhood Supervisor on home visits as well as program specialist when deemed necessary.
- Partners will parents achieve and maintain 85% attendance throughout the program year.
- Provides developmental, mental health, and nutritional screening and assessment of children to determine the need for further evaluation, referrals or intervention.
- Works with parents to develop weekly home visits and weekly activity plans based on each child’s assessment and identified family needs.
- Maintains compliance with all Head Start Program Performance Standards related to staff qualifications and professional development requirements, including successful completion of required credentialing within established timelines.
Parent Involvement:
- Partners with parents in developing and fostering healthy self-concepts for themselves and, having begun this effort will begin assisting parents in becoming the prime family educator.
- Fosters the belief in parents that they are their child’s first teacher and reinforces this concept with practical suggestions for its development.
- Supports and encourages families in keeping an on-going file of weekly home visit plans, handouts, health documents, assessments and letters from programs.
- Encourage and maintain at least 2 parents to get involved in program governance and volunteer opportunities in the program.
Social Service/ Mental Health:
- Provides or guides family through a family assessment process to assist in determining areas for family or personal growth.
- Make referrals to community services offices such as family planning, food stamps, employment, health services, vocational rehabilitation, psychological services, etc.
- Assist parents in utilizing fully available community resources.
Education:
- Assist parents in developing ways of using household resources in educational activities with their children.
- Provides parents and children with group socialization experiences.
- Provides and/or guides parents in ongoing educational assessment of children enrolled in the program with appropriate assessment tools. Utilizes and coaches’ parents in utilizing the assessments / observation results to design learning experiences and activities for children.
Health:
- Guides families, when necessary, in the arrangement and transportation of medical and dental appointments as required by Head Start, including documenting designated follow-ups in Child Lus. Must plan one nutrition activity at least once each month during a home visit.
- Monitors CHDP health services and immunizations.
- Conduct health and safety checks on each home visit.
- Requests medical records and follows up on status of request for assigned case load.
Other Secondary Responsibilities
- Completes required case and program documentation and reports.
- Provides supervisor with program data and reports on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Networks and collaborates with involved service providers in the community.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience/Education
- Associate’s degree accepted, bachelor’s degree preferred in child development, human development, early childhood education, psychology, counseling, social work or a related field.
- Previous experience providing early childhood education, parent education, or child-focused counseling to at-risk youth and families.
- Previous experience providing direct services to low-income families in a multi-cultural community.
Skills/Characteristics
- Must have a working knowledge of the developmental needs of infants and toddlers, effective parenting skills, psychosocial risk factors and counseling techniques.
- Must have a working knowledge of parenting, early childhood education, and the developmental needs of children and adolescents, typically resulting from any combination of formal education, seminars, and related work experience.
- Must have training and/or experience working with infant/toddlers with disabilities and their families.
- Must have effective oral and written communication skills.
- Bilingual English Spanish preferred.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $48,720.00 - $51,504.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Education:
Experience:
- Early childhood education: 2 years (Required)
- working with infants and diverse families: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
