What are the responsibilities and job description for the Help Me Grow Home Visitor position at East Central Ohio Educational Service Center?
The East Central Ohio ESC is seeking a compassionate individual to work with culturally diverse populations within Tuscarawas County as a Help Me Grow Home Visitor. This position will be responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term (up to five years) contact/support with the families. Interventions will be family-centered, strength-based, and focused on:
- Establishing a trusting relationship
- Assisting in strengthening the parent-child relationship
- Assisting parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment
- Improving the family support system
- Increasing the family's ability to problem-solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children
The Home Visitor will also be responsible for delivering an evidence-based parenting education curriculum and assisting the family in establishing goals and a plan for accomplishment of those goals, as well as ongoing screenings and assessments of the normal growth/development of the target child.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate's degree in a field of student relating to child and family studies, child life, early childhood education, social services, child development, nursing or other applicable healthcare fields required
- Bachelor's degree in social work, education with a focus on early childhood, or nursing preferred
- LSW, professional teaching license or RN license preferred
- Bilingual or the ability to understand and make one's self understood to all Spanish speaking individuals preferred
- Knowledge of infant/child development and experience using child development assessment tools
- Working knowledge of community resources
- Open to reflective practice (i.e., has capacity for introspection, communicates awareness of self in relation to others, and recognizes value of supervision
- Valid State of Ohio driver's license and proof of insurance
- Acceptance of individual differences
- Experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations within Tuscarawas County
Responsibilities:
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Determines family's eligibility to receive Help Me Grow Home Visiting Services
- Assures that every family has a completed family-directed plan with at least one family goal as it relates to any of the four goals of the Help Me Grow Home Visiting program within mandated timeliness
- Informs parents of their rights
- Verifies that developmental screenings of the child(ren) have been completed. If a delay is suspected, completes a referral for a developmental evaluation with the consent of the parent
- Completes required tools used for parent/home assessment
- Facilitates and participates in the development, implementation, review and monitoring of the Family Plan and their timelines
- Facilitates development of family outcomes
- Uses the Growing Great Kids curriculum for parent education
- Assists parents in identifying, establishing and communicating with a medical/health home
- Identifies and connects families to specific need-based resources and providers
- Informs families of the availability of advocacy services
- Coordinates with medical and health providers
- Coordinates transition of child(ren) to development-enhancing program/early care and education provider by age three
- Responsible for maintaining appropriate documentation for the client record (hard copy and electronic data systems) according to ODH and local rules/policies
- Communicates and cooperates effectively, professionally, and respectfully with families/schools/professionals, and all others involved with the Help Me Grow system
- Contributes to team effort by integrating individual responsibility with other team member responsibilities
- Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning and self-improvements by reading and attending such meetings, conventions, and conferences as are necessary to keep abreast of the latest Help Me Grow developments and trends
Additional Information:
- 260 Day Contract, Full-time
- Starting Salary Range - $30,000-$35,000, based on education & experience
- Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $30,000 - $35,000
