Outreach Home Visitor

Family Building Blocks • Stayton, OR

5d • $21 - $22

About The Position

Family Building Blocks is seeking an Outreach Home Visitor to provide services to families in the Santiam Canyon area, including Stayton and the rural towns of Aumsville, Lyons, Mehama, Mill City, and Sublimity. The role involves working with families in their homes to establish positive home environments, promote healthy child growth and development, and support the well-being of children and families.

The Outreach Home Visitor uses therapeutic home-visiting skills, including effective praise and reflective dialogue, to strengthen parent-child relationships, improve parenting skills, teach effective problem solving, and reduce family stress. The role also helps parents identify and access community resources to support their family goals. Starting pay is $20.88–$22.15 per hour, depending on experience; English/Spanish bilingual employees receive additional language differential pay.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following education or experience pathways: an associate degree concentrated in early childhood development or a related field; a CDA Credential in Early Childhood Education; a comparable credential from an accredited institution consisting of 20 quarter credit hours focused on infant/toddler development; an equivalent combination of training and coursework (ORO Step 8.5) in early childhood development focused on Early Childhood Education/Child Development; or two years of qualifying teaching experience with some college-level coursework in ECE/Child Development.
• At least 6 months of relevant experience providing social work, including demonstrated experience with infant/child development and at-risk families, and experience in parent education, home visiting, and/or a child development setting.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test.
• Oregon driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-visiting services to families in the Santiam Canyon area.
• Work with families in their homes to establish positive home environments.
• Promote healthy child growth and development and support the well-being of children and families.
• Use therapeutic home-visiting skills, including effective praise and reflective dialogue, to strengthen parent-child relationships.
• Help improve parenting skills, teach effective problem solving, and reduce family stress.
• Help parents identify and access community resources that support the family’s goals.

Benefits

• Employer-paid medical insurance for full-time employees, with buy-up options.
• Employer-paid dental insurance for full-time employees.
• Employer-paid vision insurance for full-time employees.
• Employer-paid basic group life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Discounted fitness center/gym memberships.
• Alternative care supplemental benefits.
• Paid time off (192 hours per year).
• Personal time off.
• Inclement weather time off.
• Paid holidays (10–11).
• Pet insurance.
• Discounted cell phone plans for Verizon and T-Mobile.
• Additional language differential pay for English/Spanish bilingual employees.
• Opportunities for professional growth.
• Team self-care practices and challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree