Home Based Specialist

Position:Home Based Specialist
Hourly Salary: Starting at $27.00/Hour; Depending on Qualifications, Education & Experience

ABOUT US
Join the Izzi Early Education team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of families and children in our community! If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of children and families, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join our team and help us make a difference in our community!
For the past nearly 40 years, Izzi Early Education (formerly IHSD Inc.) has believed that every child and every family deserve access to high-quality early child education. Our comprehensive early care, education, and family services ensure that all children, regardless of circumstances, get the care they need, where they need it.

BENEFITS PACKAGE:
● Employer Paid - Medical, Dental, Vision Health Plan and Life Insurance
● Employer Assistance Program
● Voluntary Long Term Disability Insurance
● Commuter Benefits
● 403(b) Retirement Plan Benefits - 8% funded by employer - Full vesting after 6 months of employment
● Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Paid Personal Days and Paid Sick Time
● Limited Time ONLY & after 6 months of full time employment: Sign-On Incentive and Relocation allowance will be
provided if coming from out of the State of CA

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Ensures enrollment by completing full intakes and returning intakes, in partnership with Coordinator, adhering to HS/EHS requirements as well as ERSEA enrollment guidelines and deadlines. Provides outreach to families and communities to recruit children into the program, as needed. Ensures all comprehensive services are delivered over a month on a monthly basis by utilizing comprehensive curriculum, Parents As Teachers and other support resources.
2. Implements parent-child activities and education to meet the individual child and family’s needs over a month for each child and family. Assists parents to use activities and household materials that naturally occur in the home and other places as learning opportunities. Plan, organize and facilitate socialization experiences twice a month. Updates family needs assessments and family goals with each family. Provides families with socializations experience twice a month. Provides resources, referrals, and support services. Mentors parents to assume leadership role (i.e. parent meetings, committee members, and policy council), advocates for services and to be fully involved in the program.
3. Provides support services for children and families within program. Communicates and provide services with content specialist and community partners. Assist with and facilitates transition services for children and families to ensure continuation of services.
4. Maintains record keeping systems with ongoing documentation of family contacts in Child Plus. Complies with child abuse and neglect law and reporting requirements. Submits weekly, monthly and ongoing reports. Maintains confidentiality of family records and program information. Maintains and ensures health and safety practices.
5. As needed, attends staff trainings on and off site. Participates in performance appraisal and individual supervision meetings. Develops individual professional development plans, in partnership with supervisor. Attends annual vision and hearing trainings as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Associate or Bachelors in Early Childhood Development, Social Services, or related degree.
2. Must have a minimum of nine (9) Early Childhood Education (ECE) units in curriculum development, understanding of observation and assessment principles, and principles of childhood development.
3. Minimum one (1) year experience providing direct services to low-income families with children ages birth through five (5)years.
4. Knowledge of principles of family dynamics, early intervention and childhood development.
5. Knowledge of community agency resources for staff and parents.
6. Ability to maintain a cooperative and professional working relationship with staff, parents and other public agency personnel.
7. Valid California Driver’s License, proof of insurance and reliable transportation required.
8. Spanish speaking preferred.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• Physical Examination, TB Test and Immunizations
• Fingerprint Clearance/Child Abuse Index/Criminal Record Statement/NSOPW

APPLY: Attn: Human Resources Department
Izzi Early Education (formerly Institute for Human and Social Development)
155 Bovet Road, Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94402

AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER