Position Summary:

Responsible for conducting home visits with pregnant women, young children and their families in an effort to provide a safe and healthy learning environment, advancing their physical and intellectual growth, supporting a parent centered-social and emotional development, providing positive guidance and discipline, establishing positive parent-child interactions, relationships with families and encouraging their involvement in the education of their children, ensuring a well-run purposeful program responsive to participant’s needs and maintaining a commitment to professionalism.

Job Duties:

· Conduct bi-weekly home visits with each child and family (including travel).

· Plan and carry out “curriculum” for child development in the context of the home and during monthly group connection experiences.

· Facilitate group connection experiences and other family group activities.

· Provide education and support services to families.

· Conduct screening and ongoing assessment of young children’s development.

· Promote parental involvement in curriculum planning, program governance, and the overall First Teacher home visiting program.

· Monitor and educated parents with respect to children’s health status, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health, mental health, and nutritional intake.

· Provide management, crisis intervention, and resource referral services.

· Act as a liaison and advocate between community resources and First Teacher families.

· Complete documentation of home visits, group connection experiences, and other relevant activities.

· Help parents and children transition to other services as needed, to preschool or to kindergarten.

Additional Responsibilities:

· Serve on committees as appropriate.

· Participate in special projects throughout the year.

· Support and understand the vision, mission, and values of the agency.

· Other duties may be necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this position.

· Stays current with early child development through provided professional development.

Skills Required:

· High school diploma, GED, CDA

· Maintain confidentiality of family records and information.

· Participate fully in supervision and training experiences.

· Provide positive guidance, coaching, and encouragement in a safe and healthy environment.

· Communicates verbally and in writing with parents.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed mainly at the family home, sitting on the floor with moderate exposure to injury. Be able to actively participate in a variety of activities with children. This position requires sitting, standing, bending, and minimal lifting. This position requires a valid driver’s license and safe driving record.

Other Characteristics:

Meet all current childcare employee regulations, PAT Standards and agency regulations. Must be able to lift to 35 pounds as needed in daily activities, and emergency situations. Work assigned hours. Punctual. Utilize all safety equipment and procedures in daily operation of the home visits, including pandemic protocols.

All selected candidates are required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen and a background check.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road