What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maine Families Family Visitor position at Community Concepts?
Job Description
Job Description
Are you passionate about helping young children and families?
Do you want to make a difference?
Community Concepts is seeking a Family Visitor to enhance family functioning, focusing on increasing parent knowledge, family strengths, problem-solving skills, and family support systems. This position is 40 hours and frequent, daily travel throughout our coverage area required. The primary work location will be our Lewiston Office with a hybrid schedule to be considered.
Essential Duties :
- Partner with parents and caregivers in their homes to create and make progress toward family goals.
- Help families understand their child’s development and support the parent-child relationship, provide developmental screenings, and share parent-child activities.
- Ensure clients are receiving a high-quality Maine Families experience by maintaining Maine Families Statewide Standards of Practice and Parents as Teachers model requirements.
- Achieve outcomes based on contract performance-based measures, Parents as Teachers annual performance measures, and federal benchmarks
Benefits :
Desired Qualifications :
Child Development Associate Home Visitor Credential
Other Requirements : Must maintain professional licensure / certifications ; must have working knowledge of early childhood mental health theories and practices; must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; must be team-oriented with the ability to work independently; must possess practical decision making and problem-solving skills; proficient with Microsoft Office; valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and driver’s insurance required. Pre-employment SBI, DMV, Maine and National Sex Offender Registry, DHHS, fraud, and federal debarment background checks must be completed upon offer of hire and as a condition of ongoing employment;
Community Concepts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. Please request any necessary accommodations to participate in the application process.
