Early Head Start Home Visitor English/Spanish Bilingual

Family Building Blocks in Salem, OR is seeking an English/Spanish bilingual Early Head Start Home Visitor.

About Family Building Blocks

Family Building Blocks is a non-profit organization that serves children and families with the mission to keep children safe and families together. Our values reflect the services we provide and the culture we embrace for our staff. We strive for equity and celebrate diversity. We are collaborative and ambitious. We emphasize strengths and assume positive intent. We honor vulnerability and courage. We respect the unique personhood of each child. We believe in the power of a securely attached family. We are family-centered, caring, and supportive. We express gratitude for our community's generosity. We offer optimism and hope.

Our employees are our most valuable asset in supporting our mission. We offer a positive, collaborative, and supportive work environment that strongly supports work-life balance. We create opportunities for professional growth, participate in team self-care practices and challenges, and enjoy occasional festive and creative competitions.

About the role

A Day in the Life of an Early Head Start Home Visitor:

• Encourage the development of a safe, nurturing home learning environment for infants and toddlers.
• Identify family strengths and recognize parents as the child's first teachers.
• Perform weekly home visits focusing on child development and family support.
• Provide parents with tools to be their child's first teacher and advocate, supporting family goals.
• Complete health tracking and developmental screenings.
• Help families access community resources.

Requirements

• Home-Based Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) or comparable credential, or an AA in Early Childhood or a related field with 20 credits of ECE.
• One-year relevant experience providing social services, including demonstrated experience working with infant/child development and at-risk families, also including work experience in parent education, home visiting, and/or child development setting.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test.
• Oregon driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Pay

Competitive starting pay of $20.88-$22.15 per hour depending on experience. English/Spanish bilingual employees receive an additional language differential pay.

Benefits

• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for full-time employees with buy-up options.
• Employer-paid basic group life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Discounted fitness center/gym memberships.
• Alternative care supplemental benefits.
• Paid time off, volunteer paid time off, inclement weather time off, and paid holidays.
• Discounted rates for cell phone plans (Verizon and T-Mobile).

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.