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Form of workHarlem Children's Zone (HCZ) - a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York - seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Home Visitor for our Baby College GRADS Early Headstart Program.
The Home Visitor will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children's Zone: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.
The Home Visitor will join the Baby College GRADS program. GRADS is an Early Head Start home-based program designed to promote the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children and families from the child's birth through the first three years of their lives. The program runs for a full year and includes weekly home visits and socializations. The goal is to provide information and support to these families in accordance with the Performance Standards of Head Start to ensure children are raised happy, healthy, and ready to learn. We are seeking a Home Visitor to support children and families through the creative facilitation of home visiting and socialization activities, application of early childhood assessments, screenings, individualized lesson plans, and identification of client needs and the community resources that can help them achieve their goals. Home Visitors will also play a lead role in maintaining case files and data entry from the intake to the program completion stage.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Development or related fields (Psychology, Special Education, Social Work, etc.)
Who you are
- A commitment to the mission and programs of HCZ
- CDA credential is preferred but not required.
- Demonstrate competency in planning and implementing home-based learning experiences
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and advocacy, the ability to balance an empathetic and progressive coaching bond with families.
- Prior professional home visiting experience preferred
- Demonstrated sensitivity, tact, and professionalism in working with families from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
- Familiarity with the Harlem community, local resources, and resident populations preferred
- Prior professional experience with or knowledge of Early Head Start/Head Start preferred
- Prior professional experience with or knowledge of home visiting preferred
- Bi-lingual (Spanish/French) applicants are encouraged to apply
What you'll do
- Support a caseload of up to 12
- Conduct weekly home visits with families organized around individualized lesson plans, case management, and supportive counseling efforts.
- Complete age-appropriate screenings and assessments to identify caregiver needs and help assess children's developmental progress.
- Promote children's progress using the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (HSELOF) by effectively planning and implementing home-based learning experiences aligned with the selected home-visiting curriculum.
- Collaborate with internal and external referral sources (i.e., Early Intervention, Wellness, Mental Health, etc.) to mitigate barriers to success.
- Complete family needs assessments to identify families' strengths, resources, individualized needs, and preferred goals.
- Collaboratively establish individualized action plans that can be monitored and encouraged throughout the family's participation in the G.R.A.D.S. program.
- Submit accurate and timely case notes in data management systems and case files
- Conduct bi-weekly socialization to promote family engagement, socio-emotional development, collaborative learning opportunities, and parent-child bonding through
- Participate in training and ongoing professional development activities
- Conduct outreach and recruitment that help engage the Harlem community and support program enrollment into the G.R.A.D.S. program.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
As a member of the Harlem Children's Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families - and our staff - thrive. We offer highly competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth.
Our exceptional full-time benefits include:
- Highly competitive base salaries
- Paid time off
- Employee referral bonus
- Career Advancement
- No-cost health insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-and long-term disability
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Wellness discounts
- Commuter benefits
- Financial wellness perks
- Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)
We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. The salary for this position is $47,000 per year with a $3,000 signing bonus after 60 days of employment. To be considered, interested applicants can submit a resume tohczcareers@hcz.org. No telephone inquiries or recruiters, please. Replies will only be sent to qualified applicants. Harlem Children's Zone is an EOE.
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