Early Head Start Home Educator

NeighborImpact•Bend, OR

6d•$28 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

NeighborImpact’s Early Head Start program provides comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to families with children from birth to age three, as well as pregnant women. Early Head Start aims to foster school readiness and social competence, ensuring children and families receive the necessary resources and support during the critical early years. The purpose of Early Head Start home-based program is to encourage and support parents as their child’s primary teacher and nurturer. This position will provide early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to eligible pregnant women, infants, and toddlers to promote secure parent-child relationships and help parents provide high-quality early learning experiences. This role involves crafting, organizing, and documenting suitable educational activities tailored to children's developmental stages. It includes conducting weekly 90-minute home visits to monitor and achieve family objectives. Additionally, the job entails working with colleagues to coordinate bi-monthly gatherings for families. Candidates must possess outstanding communication abilities, adaptability, and experience in engaging with diverse, frequently underserved communities. This multifaceted position integrates educational, social, and community involvement elements to support positive family environments and child growth.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, or Family Development or related field required
Within 18 months of hire: 120 training hours, or 11 college credit hours, in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field.
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Family Development or related field required
Within 18 months of hire: 120 training hours, or 11 college credit hours, in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field.
Availability for some evening and weekend hours required
Must have an initial health examination, and a periodic re-examination (as recommended by health care provider) so as to assure that employees do not because of communicable diseases, pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others, that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation.
Valid driver’s license
Proof of current auto insurance
Access to reliable transportation
Current Food Handler’s Card
Current enrollment in the Oregon Child Care Licensing Division Central Background Registry (CBR)
Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification required within 60 days of hire

Nice To Haves

Bilingual proficiency in both written and spoken English and Spanish preferred
Experience in Early Childhood, social services, health or family support programs providing parent education and support preferred
Experience planning developmentally appropriate activities for infants and toddlers preferred
Education or experience in working with adults in a helping and teaching preferred
Head Start or Early Head Start experience preferred
Head Start or Early Head Start parent or past parent preferred

Responsibilities

Encourage and support parents as their child’s primary teacher and nurturer.
Provide early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to eligible pregnant women, infants, and toddlers.
Promote secure parent-child relationships.
Help parents provide high-quality early learning experiences.
Craft, organize, and document suitable educational activities tailored to children's developmental stages.
Conduct weekly 90-minute home visits to monitor and achieve family objectives.
Work with colleagues to coordinate bi-monthly gatherings for families.