Home Educator

About the role

The Home Educator provides child development services, social services, health services and parent involvement services to families including home visits, socializations, advocacy and crisis intervention in accordance with federal, state and program guidelines. The Home Educator is also responsible for delivering education support and home-based services as defined by Head Start Performance Standards. Services include planning and developmentally appropriate experiences for infants and toddlers in home settings that are appropriate to the needs of each family.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a caseload of 12 EHS families and/or expecting families
• Completes weekly 90-minute home visits with families and/or expecting families
• Establishes trusting, nurturing relationships with children, and their families
• Works jointly with parents to develop and implement weekly home visit plans based on each child’s assessment and identified family needs
• Maintains and preserves confidential client files
• Observes, assesses and documents each child’s health, skills, behavior, growth and development
• Provides children and parents with group socialization experiences
• Serves as an advocate for Head Start families and as a liaison between families, the program, and the large community
• Integrates other components, i.e. health, nutrition, mental health, parent involvement and special needs into home visit and services provided to pregnant women
• Aids in identifying children with special needs and makes the necessary referrals
• Encourages participation in the Head Start Parent Committee meetings as well as parent group and socialization meetings, and other events or trainings
• Provides transportation, as needed to families to support family participation
• Participates in regular reflective supervision and staff meetings as required by the program
• Maintain and document all services in the family files and ensures up to date program files for each child in the caseload
• Enter participant information and other required program information into the Child Plus system in a timely manner
• Assists families with children’s transition to Pre-K program or other childcare programs
• Provides a developmentally appropriate and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers and document child’s progress, attendance, and other requested information
• Plan and implement daily lessons using program required curriculum and other resources which maximize each child’s developmental ability
• Conduct screening and developmental assessments and maintain written records of each child’s development; maintain current and accurate records on each child
• Other Exchange information and serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
• Participate in on-going in-service and educational development opportunities provided by the Agency

Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor's degree in Child Development or related field, requiring transcripts
• Six (6) semester units related to infant and toddler development acceptable to meeting licensing requirements with passing grades of “C” or better
• One (1) to two (2) years’ work experience as a Home Educator or comparable position or in a licensed infant/toddler or preschool center
• Valid Driver’s License and access to a privately owned vehicle with liability
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Early Child Development knowledge and experience
• Ability to use the computer to input developmental data
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Ability to effectively plan, organize and implement educational activities
• Must be able to manage confidential information

Benefits

Full Benefits Package Offered Including Competitive Pay
12 Holidays per calendar year
2 Personal Days – birthday and anniversary of employment
10 Vacation Days per year (increases with tenure)
10 Sick Leave Days per year
10 Jury Duty Days
100% Employer Contribution to: Health – Kaiser or Anthem, Dental, Vision
401k Retirement Plan with a 50% employer match for the first 4%
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – for team members and dependents
Opportunities for growth and advancement
Employee referral incentive – $1,500
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Credit Union Membership

PAY RANGE: $25.50 – $28.50 per hour (In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this California position. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.)
$2500 SIGN-ON INCENTIVE

Allies for Every Child actively seeks candidates who reflect the rich diversity of the communities that we serve. We are committed to a work environment that embraces and promotes individuality and inclusion. We believe that diversity and inclusion of varied perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences are essential to our organization’s effectiveness, and allows us to serve our clients in the respectful, responsive, and understanding way that they deserve.

We define diversity in broad terms to include race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, geography, socio-economic status and other unique attributes that make us who we are.

Allies for Every Child has achieved accreditation through the Council on Accreditation (COA). This means our programs, services, administration, and management have been rigorously evaluated and meet best practice standards.