Early Childhood Coordinator - Home Visitor

Educare of Omaha Inc. • Omaha, NE

2d • $0 - $23 • Hybrid

About The Position

Educare of Omaha, Inc. is a non-profit organization that has a collaborative partnership between Early Head Start/Head Start, Omaha Public Schools and the Buffett Early Childhood Fund. Comprised of the two Educare Omaha Schools (Kellom and Indian Hill) and three Early Learning Centers (Skinner, Gateway and Kennedy), the mission of Educare of Omaha, Inc. is to promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children ages 0 to 5 through the provision of evidence-based education, health, nutritional, social, family engagement and other services to enrolled children and their families.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood, or related required.
• At least two (2) years’ experience working with families and children ages birth to five.
• Must be able to pass a background check that meets compliance standards.

Nice To Haves

• Bi-lingual candidate preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain supportive, productive relationships with families enrolled in the home visitation program.
• Recruit and enroll families for the program to maintain full enrollment.
• Plan for and conduct regular home visits to families (three times monthly for each child) using a Sixpence approved home visiting curriculum.
• Develop and schedule the program’s group activities (minimum of one per month) for all enrolled families, in collaboration with the partner Home Visitor.
• Conduct child screenings on an established schedule and make referrals to needed community services.
• Work in collaboration with Sixpence Staff, program partners, and other community agencies in implementing the home-based services.
• Promote parents’ overall involvement and participation in program, with a focus on building parents’ effective parenting skills through strengths-focused coaching and supports.
• Maintain records and document services provided.
• Participate in training and technical assistance activities including Sixpence sponsored group trainings, site visits, monthly conference calls, and web-based activities.
• Develop relationships with other community-based service providers.
• Identify services currently available and those needed by families.
• Employee is seen as an ambassador to the organization.
• Consistently follows through to accomplish job functions and/or meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing work conditions and/or project requirements.
• Exhibits a positive attitude and good work ethic; works well with others.
• Provides excellent customer service, both internally and externally.
• Adheres to all organizational policies, procedures, regulations as well as the expected code of conduct and ethics relating to IT security, OPS User Agreement, and Confidentiality.
• Maintains professional appearance and attire.
• Punctual and reliable attendance at the assigned work location.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Up to 96 hours vacation and 96 hours sick time in your first year
• 10 paid holidays, including your birthday
• 2-week paid Winter Break
• 1-week paid Spring Break
• Paid inclement weather days
• Starting at $23.23+ per hour (based on experience and tenure)
• Medical premiums starting at $40.32 per paycheck
• No copays for mental health therapy
• Dental, vision, FSA, life insurance, short-term disability, and more
• 403(b) retirement plan with 3% employer match
• Ongoing coaching and professional development
• Obtain your Child Development Associate (CDA) certification at no cost
• Tuition assistance available
• No contracts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level