Temporary Home Visitor

Grand St Settlement•Brooklyn, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Visitor provides high-quality, culturally competent child development and parent support services, emphasizing parents’ role as their child’s first and most important teacher. The position supports families in obtaining required child health documents, medical and dental care, screenings, and assessments, while coordinating with Family and Health/Nutrition Services. The Home Visitor gathers and analyzes data on each child’s development and progress and documents home visits and family interactions through case notes. This is a temporary position in the Early Childhood Department, based at Sunset Park Child and Family Center in Brooklyn. It is scheduled for 15 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with one of several listed schedules; the schedule may vary according to program needs. The position reports to the Deputy Director of Homebased and Partnerships and pays $18.49 per hour. The posting lists October 2026 as the date.

Requirements

High school diploma with a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or comparable credential; equivalent coursework as part of an associate’s or bachelor’s degree is also listed.
Experience working with young children and understanding of adult-learning principles.
Experience working with and knowledge of community resources.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with families, staff, and community members.
Ability to foster and maintain positive, professional relationships with participating families.
Ability to use public transportation and travel independently.
Ability to work independently.
Excellent computer skills, including strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
Ability to lift 35 pounds.
Meet employee health requirements in Article 47 (DOHMH) and Head Start performance standards.
Successfully clear NYS DOI fingerprint screening, NYS Central Registry clearance, and Sex Offender Registry clearance; provide three reference checks; and complete a physical examination with updated TB test, Tdap, MMR, and varicella documentation. Fees may apply.
Complete Mandated Reporter training, renew it every two years, and comply with agency policies and procedures for identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.
Obtain First Aid/CPR and Preventive Infectious Diseases certificates within the first year of employment.

Nice To Haves

60–90 college credits in Social Work, Human Development, or Early Childhood Education.
Bilingual English/Chinese or English/Spanish skills are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain a caseload of 12 participants.
Provide 90-minute weekly home visits to support parents and guardians as primary caregivers and facilitate children’s individual development in their home environments.
Conduct scheduled visits with enrolled pregnant women to support access to prenatal and postpartum care and provide education on fetal development, labor and delivery, postpartum recovery, maternal depression, and breastfeeding.
Plan and implement developmentally appropriate, parent-child-focused group socializations twice per month in collaboration with the supervisor and assigned staff.
Help parents identify strengths and goals that support school readiness.
Collaborate with families to identify goals for themselves, their families, and their children, and develop objectives for those goals through the Family Partnership Agreement.
Enter and maintain child and family data in the approved tracking systems, COPA and TSG; assist with collecting child medical and dental information; and attend monthly quality-assurance meetings to support data accuracy.
Participate in the annual Program Information Report (PIR) and program self-assessment.
Record, monitor, and follow up on support-service referrals; maintain current documentation in children’s files in compliance with Head Start and DOHMH regulations.
Help families access and use community resources, including arranging transportation when necessary.
Support home-based families’ participation in program governance, planning, and assessment.
Help families arrange and keep required Early Head Start medical and dental appointments.
Collaborate with the supervisor and program specialists or consultants in health, nutrition, mental health, disabilities, and education to support family goals, school readiness, and program compliance.
Participate actively in program recruitment and intake efforts.
Maintain a flexible schedule, including some evenings and/or weekends.
Attend and participate in professional development, staff meetings, and reflective supervision sessions.
Perform other duties as assigned.