Early Head Start Home Visitor - El Jebel
Now Hiring! Early Head Start Home Visitor - El Jebel $18.50 - $21.87 Offering an amazing benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement, tuition programs, wellness & more!
The Early Head Start Home Visitor works with pregnant women and families with children up to three years of age to enhance the healthy development of children and families. They integrate all Head Start components (areas of health, early childhood education, nutrition, family life skills, safety and mental health) and refer and link families with other community programs. The Home Visitor also plans, organizes and facilitates home visits, group socializations and parent committee meetings with children and parents.
Schedule varies based on the needs of families. Weekends and evenings may be required.
Duties
Provide child-focused home visits to each enrolled child and family that promote the parents' ability to support the child's development.
- Plan, organize and conduct 90 minute home visits to children ages 0-3 and their families
- Continuously implement Parents As Teachers curriculum for child development in the context of the home and during group socialization experiences
- Conduct strengths-based initial and ongoing assessments with families through Teaching Strategies GOLD online program
- Conduct developmental screenings
- Collaborate with families to establish and develop family and child goals
Promote and support families to be actively engaged in all aspects of the program
- Plan, organize and facilitate group socialization experiences and parent meetings, some of which are evening events
- Transport families when appropriate to and from family group activities using a county vehicle
- Promote parental involvement in curriculum planning, group meetings, program governance, and the overall Early Head Start program
- As appropriate, work closely with community child care partners to enhance the partnership and connection between home and school connections with families
Assure program accountability
- Monitor and educate parents with respect to children's health status, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health, mental health, and nutritional intake
- Complete documentation for health, education, and family and community partnerships
- Utilizing Child Plus database, perform data entry, assist with program data collection, maintain required documentation, provide timely, objective record keeping, and complete reports as required by program or local policies and procedures
- Maintain confidentiality of family records and information
- Establish and maintain professional boundaries
- Maintain updated documentation in Child Plus software program to meet program requirements
Ensure that families have access to community resources and services
- Assess client needs and initiate referrals and connections to community services
- Provide crisis intervention and resource referral services
- Act as a liaison and advocate between community resources and other activities
- Outreach, recruit and enroll families and children to meet federal and local guidelines and eligibility requirements
Collaboration with One DHS team
- Assist with Economic Services front desk coverage for open front desk coverage shifts and occasional meetings/trainings.
- Collaborate with El Jebel team to ensure all needs are being met
Ongoing Education and Training
- Participate fully in supervision and training experiences
- Maintain expertise in the Early Head Start program, Parents as Teachers curriculum, and Teaching Strategies GOLD and Child Plus database
Perform other related duties as assigned or required to assure program coverage and continuity
Qualifications
- Credential or Associates degree in child development, education, human services, social or health services, or related field.
- Two years of experience in working with families, children, educational systems, child development systems, or low-income families or any combination of education and experience that produces the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, and experience
- Bilingual English/Spanish required
- Knowledgeable of Google Chrome, Microsoft Office, and ability to learn program data base.
- Must have knowledge and experience in child development and early childhood education; the principles of child health, safety, and nutrition; adult learning principles; and family dynamics.
- Must be skilled in communicating with and motivating people.
- Must have knowledge of community resources and the skills to link families with appropriate agencies and services.
- Capacity to problem solve, handle crisis, and work with families and children of various cultures from low-income background
- Willingness to work primarily in the homes of families residing in high risk communities
- Approach to working with families that is empathetic, non-judgmental, respectful, and professional.
- Must possess a valid Colorado driver's license, a satisfactory motor vehicle record.
- Reliable transportation required.
- Ability to pass a background investigation.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's Degree child development, education, human services, social or health services, or related field related field - preferred
Creating a better Eagle County for All
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.