Home Visitor - (61-61)

Job Summary

Responsible for working with families in the Early Head Start Program in a collaborative, partnership-building manner that supports the building of mutual trust, in order to develop family goals & objectives for the program; includes accessing a variety of community services and resources such as services available to pregnant women, child development & education, parent involvement issues, health and nutrition, and related areas of concern for families.

Core Competencies

• Ability to gain understanding of family concerns and issues, to identify and develop parental and staff skills, and to effectively participate in appropriate interventions
• Working knowledge of developmentally-appropriate parent-child interactions
• Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork abilities
• Working knowledge of community services and resources, referral systems & procedures, and transitioning procedures
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• High degree of initiative and adaptability
• Excellent oral & written communication skills including ability to receive and provide feedback and to manage dynamic interchange in meetings
• Strong skills in organization and analytical processes
• Basic computer skills – M/S Office, WORD, etc. & ability to work in variety of spread sheet programs
• Must have knowledge/competency on the follow areas:
• Pregnancy & early parenthood
• Infant & young child development and behavior
• Infant/young child & family-centered practice
• Relationship-based practice
• Family relationship and dynamics
• Attachment, separation and loss
• Disorders of infancy/early childhood
• Cultural competence
• Observation and listening
• Screening and assessment
• Responding with empathy
• Advocacy
• Life skills
• Safety of classroom or home environment

Job Requirements

• Have a minimum of a home-based CDA credential or comparable credential, or equivalent coursework as part of an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree.

Benefits

• Health Insurance - PPO
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(K) with employer matching
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Supplement Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holidays (9)
• Education Reimbursement
• Cafeteria Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Reimbursement

Pay

Up to $21.86

Schedule

N/A

Qualifications

N/A

Skills

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Benefits

• Health Insurance - PPO
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(K) with employer matching
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Supplement Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holidays (9)
• Education Reimbursement
• Cafeteria Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Reimbursement