Home Base Educator

Expected Hourly Pay Rate:
$25.00
Work where your work matters. Work at CCRC.
CCRC prides itself as a workplace of choice for passionate talent, driven by our mission to cultivate child, family and community well-being. Whether the position works directly with the public or supports our programs, every position is vital to our mission's success and reputation as a leader. We are not your typical non-profit. We are 900+ people strong and growing!
Hiring range: $25.00 per hour
Work where your work matters. Work at CCRC.
CCRC prides itself as a workplace of choice for passionate talent, driven by our mission to cultivate child, family and community well-being. Whether the position works directly with the public or supports our programs, every position is vital to our mission's success and reputation as a leader. We are not your typical non-profit. We are 900+ people strong and growing!
You could play a key role supporting the Family Well- Being Division!
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Within a team environment, this position will perform the following responsibilities:

• Conducting parent interviews, family needs assessments and developmental screening and assessments. 10%
• Providing families with developmentally appropriate activities and information designed to enhance the child's intellectual, social-emotional, motor, and language abilities and guidance on home safety, nutrition, effective discipline, constructive play activities, and other related topics. Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices, effective teaching strategies, regulations, licensing, DCFS and diversity application. 25%
• Providing information on community and agency services and referring families to community resources to include medical and mental health providers and the interagency network for other services as needed. Obtain copies of well-child care visits and IFSPs/IFSP updates for children with developmental disabilities. 10%Work with families and Head Start service areas and other providers to develop a comprehensive view of child and family issues; select realistic goals for the family service plan an empower families in problem solving by developing a Family Partnership Agreement based on identified strengths and needs. 10%
• Cooperating with other members of the staff in planning and use of instructional materials and in the performance of their duties. Maintain open, communication with team members and center staff to ensure cooperative sharing of center space and resolution of concerns. 10%
• Assisting with planning weekly home visits, and attending two monthly socialization groups including preparation and clean up of meals/snacks and toy sanitation. 10%
• Responsible for case management of 10 to 12 families. Conduct regular, case reviews of children's files and cases assigned. Maintaining, promptly submitting, and inputting accurate, complete, and correct records as required by federal/state guidelines, district policy and administrative regulations. Complete home visits, case recording and other responsibilities in case management. Establish and maintain a current and accurate record keeping system, within program procedures, with adequate provisions for confidentiality. Ensure all child/family files are up to date and accurate. Complete data entry and ensure data entry for all enrolled families. 25%

Minimum Required:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development, or (related field) including a minimum of 24 semester units in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and 3 to 6 units in infant/toddler development course work. Candidates who have only 3 units will be required to completed an additional 3 units within 1 year of employment.
• Experience: Related work experience in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Home Visiting, and Head Start settings.
• Professional/Technical Certifications:
  • Hold a current California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Child Development Teacher permit
  • Hold a valid First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate upon hire or within 30 days of hire.

• Bilingual Required: Ability to converse, write and/or translate in English and Spanish

• Travel: Some travel/business related driving required; automobile, current auto insurance, current California Driver's License and DMV clearance required.

• Work environment: Mixture of working in an office work environment and working directly with the community
• Background & Health Clearance Requirements: Bridge & FWB
• Criminal Records (e.g. Livescan Fingerprinting), Child Abuse Index Check, Sexual Offender Registry, Health and Tuberculosis (TB) test clearances required.

At CCRC, passion and meaningful work is rewarded! We offer employees:

• Competitive compensation package
• Robust benefit offerings -Medical, Dental, Vision, and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance and Long Term Disability paid for by CCRC
• Employer Contribution and Employer Match in the 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 100% vesting
• Generous Time Off Policy-Vacation and Sick Time, Holidays, and Paid Winter Break
• Opportunities for learning and professional development, including education reimbursement
• Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
• 501(c) (3) designation-You can apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness!

We have doubled in size over the past 10 years. We provide child development and early education, workforce development opportunities, child care financial assistance, Head Start preschool and Early Head Start services and more for close to 50,000 parents, children, and child care providers each month in Northern Los Angeles County, including Antelope Valley, and the entirety of San Bernardino County, including an office in Victorville, serving a total geographic area of 22,500 square miles.