Job Details

Early Head Start Home Visitor:   Delta County, full time - 40 hours/week

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Constant and active supervision is maintained when staff member is working with children, in any capacity.
2. The health and safety of children in the care of the program is a priority for staff in any capacity.
3. Provide opportunities in the home and during socializations which increase parent understanding of child development and encourage the growth of positive parent-child relationships and parenting skills. 
4. Demonstrate competency to plan and implement home-based learning experiences that ensure effective implementation of the home visiting curriculum and promote children’s progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages: Birth to Five, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners.
5. Work in partnership with parents to identify, implement and monitor progress towards individualized goals that address parent, child and family needs.  
6. Assist in planning, implementing, and tracking child health, pregnancy and post-partum services, nutrition, and special needs.
7. Provide parent education and resources around child health and nutrition.
8. Provide referral assistance and guidance to families in crisis.                     
9. Advocate on behalf of children and families by identifying resources to address the needs of families to assure cooperation and information sharing.                         
10. Support parents in the development of advocacy skills.
11. Serve as Service Coordinator for children enrolled in Early On, as assigned.
12. Serve as lead of the center team in planning, promoting and facilitating center parent involvement activities to include center parent groups parenting classes, and other parent involvement activities, as assigned.
13. Assist with parent involvement activities as assigned, to include, but not limited to: providing child care, food service, activity prep, and clean up.
14. Recruit/take applications for the Early Childhood Program in an accurate and timely manner.
15. Facilitate the transition of children and families exiting the program.

16. Demonstrate respect for others by sharing information objectively and non-judgmentally and adjust verbal and written communication strategies for different audiences.
17. Maintain staff and family confidentiality by limiting conversations about them and access to their records to those directly involved in providing services to them and by ensuring that confidentiality policies are followed across the program.
18. Promote a collaborative, productive working environment by following established communication protocols, clearly articulating expectations, outcomes, and timelines, and using conflict resolution and negotiation skills when needed.
19. Develop and implement ongoing professional development goals as approved and/or assigned.
20. Actively support program efforts to initiate and maintain community partnerships to promote communication, cooperation and sharing of information among local, state or national committees/advisory groups/boards to improve services to children and families.
21. Develop and maintain competency in the use of a variety of technology systems as directed by supervisor.
22. Complete all documentation and reporting requirements in an accurate and timely manner.
23. Support the program’s efforts to generate Non-Federal Share.
24. Maintain regular and punctual work attendance.
25. Abide by all CAA/Early Childhood Personnel Policies.
26. Identify as a mandated reporter and follow all mandatory child abuse/neglect reporting procedures set forth by the program.