Early Head Start Home Visitor

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Home Visitor plans and implements educational activities for pregnant mothers and families with children ages birth to three years old. The Home Visitor delivers services in the home environment or agreed location and in a socialization setting, modeling appropriate behaviors and empowering parents to be their children's first teacher.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY TASKS:

• Recruit families through canvassing and outreach events;
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with children and families in the program;
• Conduct follow-up with families in order to maintain and adhere to agency attendance policy and other activities as required/assigned by contract or program;
• Encourage parent engagement and support planning of parent meetings, field trips, and other agency events;
• Develop and implement educational plans and activities to meet each individual family's needs according to the Parents as Teachers model;
• Work with families on scheduled weekly home visits in their homes or agreed location for at least 90 minutes and during bi-monthly group socialization activities with all families;
• Assist parents in developing and enhancing positive parenting skills, helping them become the primary family educators for their children and reinforcing this concept with practical suggestions for its development;
• Administer and interpret assessment tools to assigned children within the required period, maintaining detailed and written documentation through various tools;
• Document and interpret children's growth through various tools;
• Utilize developmental screening tools to determine individual needs of children and assist in individualizing curriculum;
• Assist parents in identifying and fully utilizing available community resources; utilizes the assistance of the Family Support Specialists and other agency staff and professionals to refer parents as needed; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Values—ability to demonstrate in word and action the Center’s core values and deep commitment to the mission, vision, priorities and needs of the organization and the diverse communities it serves.
• Inclusion—values all people for their unique talents and perspectives and promotes practices that promote and provide equal access to opportunities and resources that enable employees to contribute fully to the organization’s success.
• Relationships—ability to build authentic relationships in the service of enhancing individual and team performances to support the Center’s work.
• Change Capacity—leads self and others by demonstrating the ability to pivot and respond to unpredictable, disruptive, and ambiguous situations. Develop processes, tools, and techniques used to advance desired organizational outcomes and manage change effectively.
• Results-Proven Track Record—demonstrable ability to exceed goals with a bottom-line orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; high level of business acumen including successful P&L management; the ability to balance the delivery of programs against the realities of a budget; and problem solving, project management, and creative resourcefulness.
• Strategic Vision and Agility—ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into the organizational plan.
• Innovation—ability to form ideas that are new and enhanced, while introducing constructive ways of looking at problems that foster creativity interdisciplinary/cross-functional work.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Applicants for the position of Home Visitor shall possess a minimum of an AA for (EHS/HS) or B.A./B.S. for (PI) in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Child Development fields. AA or B.A./B.S. degree attained in other fields must include credits in ECE/Child Development that are equivalent to a major (minimum 36 credits) in the field.
• Communicate effectively with and relate to diverse internal and external constituents;
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality;
• Ability to listen to people, understand the issues, respond appropriately, and bring issues to successful conclusion;
• Ability to resolve problems, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure; and
• Must have valid driver's license, current insurance and have access to a reliable vehicle.

Carole Robertson Center for Learning provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Fostering a safe environment for the children, families, and communities we serve, and our employees is of the utmost importance. In this spirit, please note that upon accepting an offer of employment, you will be required to share proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status. To be considered fully vaccinated, it must be at least two weeks since you received the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or the only dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Accommodation requests will be considered in compliance with applicable laws.