Home Visitor

You Thrive Florida•Holly Hill, FL

About The Position

The Home Visitor delivers comprehensive home-based services to children and families, building positive, supportive, reciprocal relationships that promote children’s progress under the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. The role includes weekly 90-minute home visits and bi-monthly socializations for infants and toddlers and their parents. Home visits are individualized using formal and informal assessments, family input, and child needs and strengths. The Home Visitor supports child development, parent-child relationships, responsive caregiving, family involvement, and connections to additional services. The position maintains child and program records, develops lesson plans and individualization plans, tracks progress, communicates with program staff, recruits children, and participates in training, meetings, community activities, monitoring, and safety drills. The primary work location is the homes of Early Head Start families, with a designated office available as needed. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The employer states that only completed and signed applications will be considered.

Requirements

Minimum valid FCCPC or National CDA credential, which must be maintained throughout employment.
Complete required training under applicable Department of Children and Families, Office of Early Learning, and Office of Head Start standards.
Obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification.
Reliable transportation to complete home visits.
Valid Florida driver’s license and insurability under the company’s current carrier.
Meet applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements and background-check and clearance requirements for working with children.
Ability to work with limited direction and knowledge of organizational methods.
Accuracy in completing work and ability to make sound decisions in crisis situations.
Ability to develop policies, procedures, or systems for program functions and evaluate programs and situations to identify improvements.
Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to establish working relationships with staff, parents, children, and community members.
Ability to analyze and interpret data, operate a computer, and speak publicly and conduct public relations.
Ability to work with children with special needs and knowledge of disability and mental health issues and practices.
Ability to maintain staff, child, and parent confidentiality.
Physical ability to sit and stand for long periods; use fingers, arms, hands, legs, and voice; and perform frequent squatting, walking, handling, grasping, reaching, bending, driving, and light lifting or carrying up to 15 pounds. Occasional physical demands include pushing, pulling, kneeling, balancing, turning, feeling, and medium lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds.
Correctable eyesight and hearing.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Human Services, or Social Work.
Early childhood experience.
Proficiency in English and Spanish.
Knowledge of effective supervisory skills and methods.

Responsibilities

Coordinate bi-monthly socializations that provide parents with experiences and opportunities to support infants’ and toddlers’ growth and development across all domains.
Coordinate weekly 90-minute home visits with parents, implementing individualized plans based on formal and informal assessments.
Help families understand child development and developmentally appropriate expectations.
Schedule, support, and follow through on developmental screenings in collaboration with families.
Support parent-child bonding, attachment, and responsive, relationship-based caregiving.
Promote child-parent interactions and relationships during socializations and encourage families to network and socialize.
Help families provide appropriate environments and activities that support children’s education and intellectual, social-emotional, motor, and language abilities.
Guide parents on home safety, nutrition, effective discipline, constructive play, and related topics.
Encourage parent involvement and participation according to program guidelines.
Maintain confidentiality and accurate records concerning children’s progress and client, staff, and agency information.
Develop and implement weekly lesson plans and provide an organized program using the identified curriculum.
Maintain child records and inventories of equipment and materials.
Develop ongoing weekly individualization plans based on each child’s needs and strengths, screening and assessment results, and input from specialists and parents.
Maintain observations and anecdotal notes documenting each child’s progress in the identified assessment system.
Submit attendance records, lesson plans, assessments, reports, and other required data accurately and on time.
Communicate regularly with the Learning and Development Manager about changes in home visit activities, child status, work schedule, supply or equipment needs, and other concerns.
Work with staff and team members to refer children and families for additional services.
Serve as a liaison and support program staff in communicating with parents and implementing parent-related functions.
Support seamless transitions for children entering or leaving the Home Base program.
Maintain effective working relationships with peers, subordinates, and outside contacts to support Head Start/Early Head Start operations.
Advocate for and serve as a role model to Head Start/Early Head Start families.
Recruit children for the program.
Attend and actively participate in training programs, staff meetings, and other meetings and trainings.
Participate in community activities that enhance Head Start programs, as directed.
Participate in ongoing monitoring, Community Assessment, and Self-Assessment, and perform related reasonable functions.
Participate in regular safety, storm, and fire drills.
Follow Head Start policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including Head Start Performance Standards and relevant administrative directions.
Follow You Thrive Florida policies and procedures, including personnel, occupational health and safety, and payroll policies and practices.
Perform additional duties as assigned by a supervisor, management staff, program director, or You Thrive Florida management staff.