Early Head Start Home Based Visitor, Holbrook

Northern Arizona Council of Governments•Holbrook, AZ

3d•$22•Hybrid

About The Position

Plans, coordinates, and implements Head Start goals through a parent-focused program that enhances positive learning experiences for the family, particularly in meeting the developmental needs of the children. In the case of Early Head Start focus, essential duties and responsibilities are directed toward prenatal, infant and parent.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and a Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate; or an Associate of Arts degree, or 36 college credit hours in Human Development or Early Childhood Education is required.
Strong oral and written English communication skills.
Experience in any program that emphasizes the parent’s role in the child’s development.
Experience supervising adults and facilitating groups.
For Early Head Start must have an ability to work with first time and young parents.
Knowledge of infant/toddler issues and state regulations related to infant/toddlers.
Knowledge of local community resources.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with people of various social, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
Must be people oriented, assertive and self-motivated, organized, and flexible.
Must be bondable.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos demonstrating the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Must be effective presenting information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Must be able to apply common sense understanding.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Current, valid Arizona Drivers License.
Ability to obtain a Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Development or Social Services.
Bilingual proficiency.

Responsibilities

Provides home-based families with information on all Head Start components: education, health, social services, nutrition, parent involvement, and special needs.
Develops family activities with parents and provides a monthly calendar of scheduled parent activities, socialization/play group sessions, and home visits, as well as Parent Policy Council meetings and parent training sessions.
Plans and prepares for weekly home visits with parents.
Makes the required minimum number of visits per year to each family for at least 90 minutes per visit, and documents each session.
Works with parents to develop and implement an educational program that includes: appropriate child development activities, bilingual/multicultural approaches, individualized child development plans, and evaluation of child/family progress.
Provides the required number of group socialization sessions each year, and documents each session.
For each identified special needs child, assists parents in the development of the individualized Education Plan (IEP)/ Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
Assists parents in obtaining health services for each enrolled child in conjunction with the Health Manager.
Conducts a developmental screening for each child within 45 days of enrollment (screening is repeated annually).
Involves parents with on-going assessment of children.
Works as a liaison between the families and community resources.
Encourages and promotes the family’s achievement of self-sufficiency.
Plans and conducts monthly parent meetings and/or educational activities with parents. Where applicable, works in conjunction with center staff.
Assists parents in determining child and family needs, provides referral and follow-up services as necessary in conjunction with other center staff.
Assists parents in developing ways of using household resources in educational activities with their children.
Actively recruits new enrollees for the home-based program and maintains a waiting list.
Oversees inventory and control of all home-based supplies and materials.
Works with center staff, when applicable, to ensure that the center is kept sanitary and within the local, state, and national health and safety regulations.
Maintains up-to-date, accurate records of home-based families, including all component areas and submits.
Attends staff meetings, training programs, and seminars.
Maintains strict child and family confidentiality.
Conducts/facilitates regular maintenance of the Head Start vehicle.
Travels within the NACOG region using own vehicle, including occasional overnight stays.
Performs related duties, as assigned.