Bilingual Early Head Start Home Visitor

Riverside Community Care • Somerville, MA

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About The Position

Riverside Community Care Love what you do! Early Head Start Home Visitor Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Home Visitor! The Early Head Start Home Visitor works one-on-one with low-income families from diverse ethnic backgrounds to provide in-home and some on-site educational services to support families with infants or toddlers, or pregnant women. The Early Head Start Home Visitor through weekly home visits and socialization groups (“baby and me” parent group) partners with pregnant women and families with children birth to three years of age to enhance their healthy growth and development. We assist families in receiving comprehensive services in the areas of health, nutrition, early childhood and parenting education, social services, nutritional services and problem-solving support so families can meet personal goals for them and their children. We are looking for a great candidate that has the following competencies: Has a commitment to working with low-income and immigrant families and pregnant women Has knowledge of community resources or how to access community and social services Interested in establishing a caring and supportive relationship with the persons we service Is familiar with child development and/or social services delivery systems Can manage a caseload of 12 families, prioritize, plan work activities, set goals and objectives, and use time effectively Has the ability to work with different computerized data systems to track all services to the families Schedule: Full Time Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pay Rate: For candidates that meet the CDA (Child Development Credential) or Equivalent Coursework in Home Visiting or Infants and Toddlers Requirement, the pay rate structure is as follows: High School Diploma: $22.94/hour $23.90/hour with bilingual language skills Associate's Degree: $24.03/hour $24.99/hour with bilingual language skills Bachelor's Degree: $25.14/hour $26.10/hour with bilingual language skills For candidates without the required CDA (Child Development Credential) or Equivalent Coursework in Home Visiting or Infants and Toddlers, but meeting experience and language preferences will be hired as a Program Support Specialist. The Program Support Specialist pay rate structure is as follows: High School Diploma: $20.00/hour $20.96/hour with bilingual language skills Associate's Degree: $21.44/hour $22.40/hour with bilingual language skills Bachelor's Degree: $22.18/hour $23.14/hour with bilingual language skills New hire must enroll in the program sponsored HVCDA and obtain the credential within 120 days of employment. Why You'll Love Riverside We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Forbes named Riverside a best-in-state employer and the Boston Globe named Riverside a top place to work. Benefits include: Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care Eleven paid holidays Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee Learn more about our benefits and culture: Our Benefits Our Culture Hear what employees think about working for Riverside!

Requirements

• Candidates will need to have access to reliable transportation and be able to pass a criminal background check
• Bilingual English/Portuguese
• Must 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
• Candidates without the required credential, but meeting experience and language preferences must enroll in the program sponsored HVCDA and obtain the credential within 120 days of employment

Nice To Haves

• A CDA (Child Development Credential) in Home Visiting or Infants and toddlers, Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related Human Services field preferred.
• Experience with low income and diverse young children and their families preferred

Responsibilities

• Works one-on-one with low-income families from diverse ethnic backgrounds to provide in-home and some on-site educational services to support families with infants or toddlers, or pregnant women.
• Partners with pregnant women and families with children birth to three years of age to enhance their healthy growth and development through weekly home visits and socialization groups (“baby and me” parent group)
• Assists families in receiving comprehensive services in the areas of health, nutrition, early childhood and parenting education, social services, nutritional services and problem-solving support so families can meet personal goals for them and their children.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree