Job Details

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Summary of Responsibilities:

The Home Base Visitor is the primary case manager for EHS families enrolled in the home-base option. The position will provide in-home instruction as well as a group socialization experience toparents and children (infants/toddlers) which will enhance the parents' ability to fill the role of primary nurturer of their child. The Home Base Visitor will maintain on-going contact with families and work with all other components (health, nutrition, family services, mental health, special services, parent education and resource/referral) to integrate services into the family setting.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Home Visits:
• Conduct weekly 90 minute home visits with each family.
• Create and maintain respectful partnerships with families.
• Drive to family home and deliver health, educational, nutritional and child growth and development information to parents via weekly meetings.
• Coordinate with parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow up occurs.
• Complete family partnership agreements, developmental screenings and all other required assessments with families in a timely manner.
• Assist and support families in locating resources and scheduling appointments with community resources that best meets their needs.
• Provide support in parent and child activities that encourages developmentally appropriate activities for the changing needs of infants and toddlers.
• Classroom Time:
• Provide bi-monthly socializations for infants/toddlers and their primary caregivers.
• Meet the needs of all children including those at risk, those with special needs, those who are gifted, and those who are culturally diverse.
• Integrate all Head Start components into classroom time.
• Develop and utilize lesson plans which reflect both mandated elements and parental and cultural influences, and which promote the social emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Head Start children.
• Individualize one-to-one and group activities to reflect the unique needs and strengths of all children in the classroom.
• Provide an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement in the classroom.
• Work with appropriate agencies and other resources to develop Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP).
• Coordinate special needs staff in the classroom and develop a collaborative approach that benefits all children and meets the needs specified in the IFSP.
• Planning, Preparation, and Documentation:
• Review each child's goals and write comprehensive individual plans designed to promote current learning and attend to nutritional, health, and social issues.
• Develop and utilize teaching methods and materials for use in the classroom and home.
• Maintain accurate written/electronic records including: health information, assessments, IFSP documentation, screening instruments, anecdotal observations, and other required forms.
• Parent Meetings and Coordination:
• Plan and facilitate group meetings which provide education and information on current Head Start policy and curriculum development.
• Coordinate parent volunteer schedule, assuring adequate involvement and an appropriate adult to child ratio.
• Communicate frequently with other staff and parents; serve as liaison among medical and social services in the community; act as advocate for Head Start families.
• Staff Training/Meetings:
• Meet regularly with consultants and community collaborators to assure quality services.
• Attend meetings, staffing, training, and professional development activities as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Family Relations/Child Development, or Child Development Associate (CDA).

• Frequent significant decision and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work as a team member collaborating with parents and community resources.
• Ability to supervise and monitor children at all times to ensure a safe environment. This includes the physical ability to monitor and move quickly in order to respond to children who are very active and may need restraint or redirection in order to ensure their safety or the safety of others.
• Ability to respond appropriately to an emergency or a crisis situation.
• Frequent driving for home visits sometimes in outlying areas.
• Regular kneeling, bending and sitting on the floor to attend to child's needs.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.

• Valid Driver's License and Insurance.
• CPR/First Aid/AED certification within 6 months of employment.

• Must submit to and pass applicable drug test, TB test, and Physical.
• Must pass background investigations for suitability of character identified in accordance with the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act.