Home Visitor Grant - Community Outreach - St. Vincent Medical Center

Mercy Health•Toledo, OH

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides Early Head Start Home Visitation services to families with young children that cultivate and strengthen nurturing parent-child relationships, promote healthy childhood growth and development, and enhance family functioning by reducing risk and building protective factors. Candidates must possess a minimum of an Associate's Degree in social work or early childhood development or a related degree and equivalent coursework (i.e., at least four courses with infant/toddler content). Individuals who lack coursework and/or experience specifically in infant/toddler may be able to be hired if they agree to obtain a CDA or appropriate coursework per our funder within their first six months of being hired.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in social work or early childhood development or a related degree and equivalent coursework (i.e., at least four courses with infant/toddler content).
Individuals who lack coursework and/or experience specifically in infant/toddler may be able to be hired if they agree to obtain a CDA or appropriate coursework per our funder within their first six months of being hired.

Nice To Haves

Two years of recent early childhood experience and experience working in the community preferably with an emphasis on home visiting and the collaborative community service systems
An ability to write effectively and speak clearly.
The ability to work well with and relate effectively with co-workers, staff, or other service providers, children, adolescents, and community groups.

Responsibilities

Provides culturally sensitive home visitation services for families that promote positive parent-child interaction, child developmental skills, and healthy and safety practices through the use of curriculum and other educational materials in accordance with best practices model standards.
Provides information, referrals, and linkages to available community resources.
Links families to a medical provider to assure optimal health and development.
Administers developmental assessment tools and screenings to monitor progress of child health and development and parent-child interaction skills in accordance with timelines.
Works with families to develop individualized family service plans and to meet stated goals.
Maintains accurate and complete electronic, case files, and program records in accordance with timelines.
Facilitates relationships and coordinates service with program collaboration partners and other community agencies.
Participates in supervision on a regular basis and participates in required trainings.