Lead Head Start Home Visitor

Volunteers of America Colorado•Denver, CO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Head Start Home Visitor is responsible for working closely with the Director of Children’s Programs, the Center Manager, and the Education and Disabilities Manager to ensure program compliance with Head Start Performance Standards. The Lead Head Start Home Visitor provides direct supervision and oversight of the recruitment and enrollment process, program implementation for Home Based Programming, and all community collaboration efforts in collaboration with the Lead Family Community Advocate. The Lead Head Start Home Visitor provides continuous, comprehensive child development and family support services to children ages 0-5, their families, and expectant mothers. The Lead Head Start Home Visitor conducts community outreach efforts to recruit and enroll eligible children and families. Using a case management approach, the Lead Home Visitor assesses families’ strengths and barriers and links families to services within VOAC and the community. The Lead Home Visitor empowers parents to recognize they are their child’s first and best teacher and encourages them to participate in leadership roles within the VOAC Early Childhood Education Center and the Denver Great Kids Head Start network. This position will also work alongside parents to facilitate parent training and events and encourage parents to volunteer in center activities.

Requirements

Models core culture attributes of VOAC that include “AIRS” (Accountability, Integrity, Respect and Service).
Models and VOACs three critical virtues of HHS (Hungry, Humble, People Smart).
Ensures equitable and inclusive services.
Ensures that participant(s) has an active voice in programming.
Ensures equitable and inclusive services.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing requirements
Head Start Performance Standards
Motivational Interviewing
Trauma Informed Care
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or closely related field
Two years of teaching in a classroom environment with verified hours of eligibility letter.
Has experience and knowledge of the NASW Social Work Code of Ethics, NAEYC code of ethics, and is able to obtain a PDIS level and implement them in their practice.
Is familiar with motivational interviewing techniques and skills.
Is familiar with Trauma Informed practice.
Has experience or knowledge of SMART goals and how to facilitate creating SMART goals with a client.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds.
Infant Mental Health endorsement.

Responsibilities

Ensures that the participant’s voice is heard and incorporated in programming.
Facilitates Home Based Program in alignment with Head Start Rules and regulations.
Responsible for outreach and recruitment, with the Family Community Advocate Team to ensure both home based and center enrollments of eligible children, assist parents in meeting enrollment criteria and maintain a prioritized wait list for interested families.
Collaborates with the education coordinator, teaching team, Family Community Advocate Team, and community partners to design and implement activities to increase parent involvement in program activities, community activities, and family literacy activities.
Develops rapport with families through ongoing communications, home visits, phone calls, and referrals.
Utilizes Child Plus database for the tracking of enrollment, attendance, recruitment, referrals, in-kind services and actions the family services team take to support families.
Develop individualized, flexible, accessible, and responsive choices for each family’s unique strengths and needs and assists families to define and set attainable goals.
Attends orientations, trainings, education programs, staff meetings, community meetings, conferences, and workshops to meet the needs of the position.
Acts as an advocate for families when needed to assist in navigating social services systems to meet their needs.
Organizes client’s files and ensures required documentation is up-to-date, and in compliance with Head Start and Licensing requirements.
Performs all duties in a professional manner, adhering to the NASW Social Work Code of Ethics, NAEYC code of ethics and maintaining confidentiality of all information.
Performs all other duties as assigned.