Home Visitor

You Thrive Florida•Holly Hill, FL

5d•$19 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Visitor delivers comprehensive home-based services to children and families in the Head Start/Early Head Start program. The role builds positive, supportive, reciprocal relationships with families and children to promote children’s progress under the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. The Home Visitor conducts planned weekly 90-minute home visits and coordinates bi-monthly socializations, using individualized plans informed by formal and informal assessments. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., based in the Highland area of Holly Hill, Florida, with home visits at families’ residences and a designated office available as needed. The position supports parents in understanding child development and responsive caregiving, promotes parent-child relationships, and connects families with additional services. It also involves maintaining child and program records, developing lesson and individualization plans, documenting children’s progress, communicating with program staff, recruiting children, and participating in trainings, meetings, community activities, monitoring, and assessments. The role follows Head Start requirements and You Thrive Florida policies and procedures.

Requirements

Hold a valid FCCPC or National CDA and maintain it throughout employment.
Complete trainings required by current Department of Children and Families, Office of Early Learning, and Office of Head Start standards.
Obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification.
Have reliable transportation for home visits.
Hold a valid Florida driver’s license and be insurable by the company’s current carrier.
Meet applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements and pass required background checks and clearances for working with children.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Work with limited direction and use organizational methods to complete work accurately.
Make sound decisions in crisis situations and evaluate situations to identify improvements.
Establish effective working relationships with staff, parents, children, and community members.
Analyze and interpret data; use and operate a computer.
Maintain confidentiality of staff, child, and parent information.
Work with children with special needs and demonstrate knowledge of disability and mental health issues and practices.
Perform the position’s physical duties, including frequent walking, reaching, bending, driving, and lifting or carrying items up to 15 pounds, and occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

An associate or bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Human Services, or Social Work.
Early childhood experience.
Proficiency in English and Spanish.
Skills in developing policies, procedures, or systems for program functions.
Knowledge of effective supervisory skills and methods.
Skills in public speaking and public relations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate bi-monthly socializations that offer parents experiences and opportunities to support infants’ and toddlers’ growth and development across all domains.
Conduct planned weekly 90-minute home visits with parents and implement individualized plans based on formal and informal assessments.
Help families understand child development and developmentally appropriate expectations.
Schedule, support, and follow through with 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, 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 child 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 weekly individualization plans based on each child’s needs and strengths, screenings, assessments, 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 with the Learning and Development Manager about changes to home visit activities, children’s status, work schedules, supplies, equipment, 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 smooth 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 trainings, 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 functions.
Participate in safety, storm, and fire drills.
Follow Head Start policies and procedures; applicable federal, state, and local requirements; and Head Start Performance Standards and related directives.
Follow You Thrive Florida policies and procedures, including personnel, occupational health and safety, and payroll policies and practices.
Perform additional duties as directed by a supervisor, management staff, program director, or You Thrive Florida management staff.