What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Visitor position at BCFS HHS?
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Education: Required – High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Experience: Required – With high school diploma or equivalent, at least 5 years of experience in a related field.
Preferred- Bilingual Spanish
Preferred- Bilingual Spanish
Summary: The Home Visitor/Parent Educator is responsible for using sound professional judgment and best practices to ensure quality services are provided to the service population while maintaining compliance with established program standards.
Essential Functions:
1. Outreach and recruitment of participants for the Texas Home Visiting Program.
2. Establish and maintain a trusting and professional working relationship with families by providing regular contact.
3. Utilize the Safecare curriculum with caregivers, which is evidence-based. HV will also report to the Program Director to be coached on required Safecare recordings with caregivers.
4. Administer intake, assessments, and screening tools to clients and family members.
5. Utilize intake and assessment results to establish and effectively implement goals, objectives, and activities identified with parents.
6. Provide intensive case management services to families.
7. Provide parent & health education, case management, resource and referrals, basic needs
support, transportation assistance, and/or other support services to families on caseload.
8. Conduct systematic follow-ups for all families.
9. Create and set-up required events on monthly calendar.
10. Record all group and individualized services and activities in a complete, concise, and timely manner utilizing program forms into PEIRS (DFPS), Salesforce, and (BCFS) software.
11. Meet with supervisor on a bi-weekly basis to evaluate status of families on caseload.
12. Meet all deliverables as outlined in the grant.
13. Attend all required trainings.
1. Outreach and recruitment of participants for the Texas Home Visiting Program.
2. Establish and maintain a trusting and professional working relationship with families by providing regular contact.
3. Utilize the Safecare curriculum with caregivers, which is evidence-based. HV will also report to the Program Director to be coached on required Safecare recordings with caregivers.
4. Administer intake, assessments, and screening tools to clients and family members.
5. Utilize intake and assessment results to establish and effectively implement goals, objectives, and activities identified with parents.
6. Provide intensive case management services to families.
7. Provide parent & health education, case management, resource and referrals, basic needs
support, transportation assistance, and/or other support services to families on caseload.
8. Conduct systematic follow-ups for all families.
9. Create and set-up required events on monthly calendar.
10. Record all group and individualized services and activities in a complete, concise, and timely manner utilizing program forms into PEIRS (DFPS), Salesforce, and (BCFS) software.
11. Meet with supervisor on a bi-weekly basis to evaluate status of families on caseload.
12. Meet all deliverables as outlined in the grant.
13. Attend all required trainings.
Measurable Deliverables:
1. Maintain a caseload and provide services for 12 cases per month.
2. Meet with clients at least 2x’s per month.
3. Update documentation requirements in Salesforce within 48 hours.
4. Update documentation requirements in PEIRS within 48 hours.
5. Update documentation requirements in SafeCare within 24 hours.
6. Provide community education on child abuse prevention strategies monthly.
7. Collaborate with Family Resource Center staff on a monthly basis.
2. Meet with clients at least 2x’s per month.
3. Update documentation requirements in Salesforce within 48 hours.
4. Update documentation requirements in PEIRS within 48 hours.
5. Update documentation requirements in SafeCare within 24 hours.
6. Provide community education on child abuse prevention strategies monthly.
7. Collaborate with Family Resource Center staff on a monthly basis.
Requirements:
1. Maintain current licenses and certificates required for the position including but not limited to:
1. Maintain current licenses and certificates required for the position including but not limited to:
- First Aid
- CPR
2. Obtains and maintains certification in SafeCare curriculum administration per National SafeCare Research and Training Center guidelines.
3. Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens and maintain emotional control, and professional composure at all times.
4. Provide proof or work eligibility status upon request.
5. Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background and motor vehicle check
6. Demonstrate the ability to:
a. Respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and
socio-economic characteristics.
b. Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English.
c. Work in a fast-paced environment.
d. Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
e. Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
f. Travel as needed.
g. Manage time effectively and efficiently.
3. Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens and maintain emotional control, and professional composure at all times.
4. Provide proof or work eligibility status upon request.
5. Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background and motor vehicle check
6. Demonstrate the ability to:
a. Respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and
socio-economic characteristics.
b. Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English.
c. Work in a fast-paced environment.
d. Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
e. Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
f. Travel as needed.
g. Manage time effectively and efficiently.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and Responsibilities per grant requirements to this job at any time.
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English (United States)BCFS Health and Human Services, is committed to following immunization recommendations produced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). As such, our company policy requires that all employees must receive an annual Influenza vaccination or obtain an approved exemption as a medical or religious accommodation. This is a condition of employment, and all new hires will be responsible for providing proof
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