Home Visitor

Department: Help Me Grow
Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Home Visitor Program Manager
Grade/Level: B22
Amount of Travel Required: 90%
Job Type: Regular
Positions Supervised: None
Work Schedule: 8 am - 4 pm, M - F, one-hour unpaid lunch. Adjustments to schedule with supervisor approval. Early mornings and evenings as needed.
POSITION SUMMARY
Assists families in meeting their individual needs as identified in the Family Plan and works with families to provide increased parent knowledge of child development, improve parenting practices, and/or home intervention services. Will provide home visits and coordinate services to the family and become a major support for the parent(s).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
• Timely, regular, and consistent attendance.
• Project a positive and professional image. Provide respectful customer service to external and internal clients.
• Analytical/Assessment Skills:
• Administer childhood screenings and family assessments; facilitate and participate in the development, review, and evaluation of Family Plans to address the needs of the family; and implement parenting curriculum and parent/child activities.
Communication Skills:
• Provide information or referrals to public or private agencies, community services and resources, and specialized programs and services to meet the needs of the Family Plan.
Community Dimensions of Practice Skills:
• Schedule and visit client homes to provide information on program services, requirements, and procedures.
Cultural Competency Skills:
• Utilize appropriate methods for interacting effectively and professionally with people of all ages and from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, lifestyles, and physical abilities.
Financial Planning and Management Skills:
• Develop and maintain up-to-date individual case files for all referrals and eligible individuals in a confidential manner in the Ohio Comprehensive Home Visiting Integrated Data System (OCHIDS), or other databases as directed or required.
Leadership and System Thinking Skills:
• Participate in professional and workforce development requirements and opportunities.
Policy Development/Program Planning Skills:
• Use quality improvement (QI) and performance management (PM) processes and/or techniques to improve the effectiveness of home visiting program including but not limited to creating, implementing, and evaluating performance standards and identifying, implementing, and assessing QI processes.
• Develop lesson plans using parenting curriculum.
Public Health Science Skills:
• Compile and maintain required program statistics. Assure that each child is registered in the appropriate state tracking system.
• Initiate and facilitate required transition activities.
Other:
• Responsibilities include other duties as assigned including but not limited to Accreditation requirements and responding to emergency events.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Empathetic - Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be credible in the workplace.
• Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education:
High School Diploma or equivalent: As defined under Ohio Administrative Code 3701-8-04 (D)(1)
Experience:
None
Computer Skills:
Microsoft 365 required. SharePoint and Ohio Comprehensive Home Visiting Integrated Data System (OCHIDS) obtained upon hire.
Certifications & Licenses:
Valid driver's license required.
Must be credentialed as a Home Visitor and must complete the required home visiting training within six (6) calendar months of hire. Must maintain credentials without lapsing and renew credentials every two (2) years.
National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200 and 700.a certification to be obtained within six (6) months of hire.
Benefits:
Greene County Public Health offers vacation, holidays, personal leave, sick leave, tuition reimbursement, EyeMed vision, United HealthCare life and medical, Superior Dental Care, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), County Commissioners Association of Ohio Deferred Compensation, and Ohio Deferred Compensation.
Contact Information:
For general questions regarding the position, please contact:
Evan Dillahunt
(937) 374-5620
edillahunt@gcph.info
To be considered for this position, please submit an application, or resume and cover letter. This posting will remain open until the position is filled.