Position: Prevention Initiative (Birth-3) Home Visitor

About the role

The Prevention Initiative (Birth-3) Home Visitor is a grant-funded position located at Forest View Educational Center. This position is open until filled and will commence in August 2026.

Responsibilities

• Provides services to pregnant moms and families with children birth to age three in their home environment using the Baby TALK curriculum.
• Applies the Baby TALK curriculum to provide positive parenting support through comprehensive home-based early childhood services.
• Identifies parents' strengths, provides parenting education, promotes parent-child interaction, and offers parenting coaching.
• Maintains a full caseload of typically 12 families, facilitating two home visits per month and completing 100% of home visits per year.
• Develops activity plans and home visits based on family's interests and child's development needs.
• Conducts child developmental screenings and family assessments on a timely basis.
• Maintains and monitors child's health record during home visits, providing parents with information regarding childhood immunizations and well-being as needed.
• Assists families in developing a family individualized service plan during the enrollment period and biannually updates it.
• Provides appropriate referrals to community services as needed and follows up as needed.
• Collaborates with other home visitors in planning group activities and attends monthly group encounters with families to support the eight areas of instruction.
• Develops an annual professional plan and participates in trainings, workshops, and professional opportunities provided by Start Early, Gateways to Opportunity, Baby TALK, program supervisor, and other consultants.
• Documents and maintains individual records on children including home visits, screenings, assessments, referrals, and progress reports, as well as maintaining an electronic internal and external database on a timely basis as required.
• Maintains and promptly submits accurate and complete electronic records and documentation as required by the program supervisor.
• Completes annual paperwork for the PI grant requirements and the SIS data collection, such as 0-3 PI Parent Questionnaire, 0-3 PI Outcome Questionnaire, and PI Form by assigned deadlines.
• Attends regularly scheduled monthly staff meetings, monthly group reflective supervision, and individual reflective supervision.
• Completes and submits calendar time log and mileage reimbursements monthly.
• Works collaboratively with program supervisor and other staff members to conduct community developmental screenings and facilitate the enrollment process for eligible families.
• Participates in agency outreach and recruitment events.
• Affords assistance, planning, and coordination of biannual Parent Advisory Council meetings.
• Performs other tasks as requested by the Prevention Initiative Supervisor or Program Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Childhood Education preferred or in the area of social work, human services, family studies, psychology, counseling, or related sciences required.
• Must have or obtain CPR/AED and First Aid certificates.
• Must have 2 years of experience in a related field required.
• Must submit to background check through District 214.
• Must complete new employee GCN training and update annually as required according to deadlines.
• Must complete the required BabyTalk training and others immediately following employment.
• Must be able to work in a socially-and psychologically pressured environment.
• Preference given to those with home visiting and/or group facilitation experience.
• Preference given to those with Baby TALK training or similar model.
• Must have proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to effectively use technology-related programs, such as Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, NewOrg or other data management systems.
• Home visitors will use an online database for all case management.
• Must work independently and in cooperation with others.
• Commitment to and passion for working with pregnant moms and children from birth to age three.
• Ability to take trainings and apply knowledge gained in education, child development, nutrition, child safety, mental health and other topics relevant for the position.
• Must organize workflow to manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines concurrently, as well as set goals in a professional manner.
• Must exercise discretion and good judgment clinically and ethically and to consult with the supervisor as needed.
• Must make home visits in the families' home.
• Must establish trustworthy and respectful relationships with families to identify their strengths and support their needs.
• Must be available to work an irregular schedule as necessary, including some evenings and weekends.
• Must have a valid driver's license to travel to work, family's homes and community organizations.
• Must demonstrate appropriate interpersonal skills in dealing with staff, clients, students, parents, outside officials/agencies, and the general public.
• Must project a positive image of the district as well as exhibit a positive employee attitude.
• Must be capable of lifting a minimum of 20 pounds.
• Must be able to perform frequent bending, stooping, and reaching activities.