Bilingual Home Visitor ISBE

SGA YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES NFP•Waukegan, IL

15h

About The Position

SGA provides social services in underserved Chicago communities and seeks to create long-term, community-wide change. The Bilingual Home Visitor ISBE recruits and supports children and pregnant mothers, conducts home visits, and partners with parents to meet program requirements and address family needs. The role includes assessment and screening, individualized family planning, referrals, parent education and group activities, community advocacy, and collaboration with agency staff and service providers. The Home Visitor maintains required records and data, protects confidentiality, and participates in training and team meetings. The schedule may be flexible and may include some evenings and weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
A minimum of 3–5 years of experience working with children ages 0–3 and/or parents.
Must successfully complete Parents as Teachers Model Certification training.
Sensitivity to cultural diversity and the ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse families, professionals, and community groups.
Ability to make home visits to current, prospective, and former clients in their homes.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, or organization members.
Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in executing tasks.
Ability to establish helping relationships with families from varying educational, experiential, and socioeconomic backgrounds and handle emergency and crisis situations.
Valid driver’s license, car insurance, and access to an automobile.
Competence with Microsoft Office tools and entering services in an online database.
Training in education, nutrition, and other topics relevant to the position, and ability to plan and implement appropriate family and parent educational activities and function as part of the program team.
Able to remain stationary 50% of the time; frequently move around the office to access file cabinets and office machinery; travel to and from home visits; occasionally ascend and descend stairs; frequently position oneself to assist children during activities; frequently move desks, chairs, tables, easels, and children’s toys; at times lift up to 25 pounds and transport donations to clients; and frequently work in outdoor weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in Child Development or a related field and/or a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential preferred.
Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Recruit and maintain a caseload of up to 20–24 children and pregnant mothers.
Conduct biweekly home visits, or weekly visits when needed, and submit weekly schedules.
Work with parents to obtain documentation for intake and other program requirements.
Use outreach and recruitment strategies to help maintain at least a 100% enrollment rate throughout the program year.
Complete, update, and maintain required Parent as Teachers (PAT), ISBE, program, and agency forms.
Develop home visit and activity plans with parents based on each child’s assessment and identified family needs.
Collaborate with the team to plan and facilitate monthly parent and child Group Connections activities.
Keep families engaged and encourage participation in literacy activities, parent workshops, group connections, events, and trainings.
Enter data in the program’s data system and maintain required documentation in children’s and pregnant mothers’ binders while keeping information confidential.
Complete developmental assessments, screenings, and family needs assessments as needed to meet program requirements.
Complete required ASQ screenings, identify children with special needs, and make referrals to appropriate staff.
Develop individualized family support plans with parent input.
Advocate for families and serve as a liaison between families, the program, and the wider community.
Collaborate with other staff to recruit and enroll eligible families.
Work with the team to establish MOUs and partnerships with organizations serving pregnant women, children, and families.
Maintain communication with the supervisor and agency staff.
Participate in ongoing training and staff development provided by SGA, the Program Director, consultants, workshops, and conferences.
Attend regularly scheduled team and agency staff meetings and trainings.
Complete other duties as assigned.