Early Childhood Teacher & Home Visitor

MountainStar Family Relief Nursery•Redmond, OR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

MountainStar Family Relief Nursery is recruiting an Early Childhood Teacher & Home Visitor (Interventionist) to join their team in Redmond, Oregon. This role involves supporting vulnerable families and children aged 6 weeks to 5 years through a strength-based child abuse and neglect prevention program. The position offers a chance to work in a trauma-informed workplace and a therapeutic classroom environment, engaging with families to support their child's development. MountainStar provides high-quality trauma-informed care, including a therapeutic classroom, home visits, parenting classes, and wrap-around services.

Requirements

Ability to relate sensitively and non-judgmentally with at-risk children and families.
Experience in a social service setting, knowledge of community resources.
Basic knowledge and openness to learn about child abuse and neglect.
Ability to learn how to recognize and record behaviors.
Excellent computer skills including email, Excel, Word, and web-based databases.
Effective communication skills including rapport building, report writing, conflict de-escalation and resolution.
Ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality while providing services.
Cultural competence, and personal understanding and implementation of tenets of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Good judgment and maturity to function in crises.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.
Ability to multitask and prioritize.
Ability to be flexible and take on multiple responsibilities.
Consistent attendance is essential.
May work outdoors intermittently with exposure to typical Oregon weather.
May have frequent interruptions, work alone, evening or weekend work, work long hours.
Work in a close environment with active children.
Must be able to pick up and carry 40 pounds.
Must be able to bend, kneel and stand for long lengths of time.
Must be able to get up and down from playing on the floor with children.
Ability to pass a background check.
Valid driver’s license and reliable personal transportation.
Clean driving record to drive company vehicles.
Within 60 days of employment must be Pediatric CPR and First aid Certified, have a current food handlers’ card, and show proof of completing “Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect,” “Childcare Health & Safety,” “Safe Sleep,” and “Prevention is Better than Treatment” courses as required by Oregon Office of Childcare.
A standard procedure requiring at least a 2-year separation between being a program participant and serving as a staff member or volunteer within the organization.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish including reading, writing, and speaking effectively in both languages.
BA/BS in Early Childhood Education or a related field with infant/toddler or preschool teaching experience.
Bachelors in progress, AA/AS or comparable Oregon Registry level Step 6 considered.
Oregon Registry Online (ORO) Step 6 or able to achieve in 6-12 months of hire date.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and facilitate a therapeutic classroom for up to 8 young children as part of a teaching team.
Manage a caseload of 8-12 families, including home visits and phone contact.
Conduct consistent, strength-based home visits with families.
Provide referral assistance and crisis support.
Engage in parent coaching, goal setting, and facilitating positive parent-child interaction.
Build culturally competent relationships and rapport with parents.
Maintain records including daily observations, home visit records, and family/child assessments.
Serve USDA meals following guidelines and maintain record keeping.
Complete scheduled driving routes in various weather conditions with a company minivan/SUV (no CDL required).
Support other classroom activities, at times outside of regular hours.
Perform other duties as assigned.