Home Navigator

Description

Job Summary:

The Home Navigator will be responsible for meeting with parents and families in the home environment and providing parent education, child development information, and family support. Through personal home visits, the home navigator will promote the health and development of children from pregnancy to kindergarten. Home Navigators utilize the nationally recognized “Parents as Teachers” curriculum to deliver quality home-based early childhood education and provide developmentally age-appropriate resources for effective parent-child interaction. Home Navigators will utilize a trauma-informed approach to provide support to families and can recognize and respond to the varying impact of traumatic stress on children and their families. Addressing substance use, including its risk factors and interventions, prenatal and post-partum maternal and infant care. Home Navigators are required to establish and develop collaborative partnerships and connect families to resources.

Essential Functions:

• Provide in-home case management by linking the families to appropriate services and resources for support.
• Utilize the Parents As Teachers curriculum to provide education and support to the parents.
• Utilize community resources; conduct in-home teaching and supportive problem-solving.
• Work with adults and their young children on developmental goals
• Make regularly scheduled home visits on all families assigned in accordance with the level of intensity based on the need as determined by the assessments, home navigator observations, and feedback from other collaborative resources and support staff. 
• Must be able to plan, provide, and document personal visits focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.
• Provide early detection and developmental screening services to children zero to five years of age.
• Must be able to establish a relationship with families and empower them by building on their strengths
• Maintain and manage a caseload of approximately (15-20) families.
• Keep accurate data and records on all families served. 
• Must work independently and be self-motivated.
• Be familiar with facilitating and coordinating groups.
• Be familiar with EPU policies and procedures and maintain proper confidentiality.
• Maintain, manage, and process client records and information in a confidential manner that meets HIPAA and other applicable confidentiality regulations.
• Position requires data entry utilizing the Apricot and Visit Tracker database, answering phones, and various computer activities.
• Position requires local travel daily.
• Keep an accurate mileage log when utilizing your vehicle for home visits, meetings, and/or training.
• EPU facility hours are Monday – Friday; 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM; with some exceptions based on family’s needs. May be required to work evening.
• Must perform other duties as they are assigned by the Director, Home Visitation Manager, Site Supervisor, or President/Chief Executive Officer.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skill, and Experience:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Child Development, or other related field.  

Skills: Must have strong communication skills written and verbal, planning/organizing, information gathering, identifying solutions, summarization, listening comprehension, goal setting, multi-tasking, teamwork, collaboration, initiative, and ability to make independent decisions within guidelines, code of ethics. 

Experience:

• 2 years experience working with high-risk families and families with young children
• Case management and a strong understanding of community resources required.
• Must have experience working with a diverse population and be a team player.
• Require experience in engaging with families and yet maintain the boundaries of a helping relationship. 
• Experience in working with families to empower them to engage in problem-solving.
• Must hold a valid California Driver's license and good driving record with no serious violations for the previous two-year period and be able to provide proof of current automobile liability insurance.
• Must have reliable transportation to visit families in their homes.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Computer literate, knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Physical Demands:

Typical Working Conditions: Staff are required to visit families in their homes. EPU does not have control over the condition of all the environments staff may be exposed to.  

Equipment Used: Personal vehicle for local travel, computers, printers, telephones, and fax machines.

Essential Physical Tasks: Working with children and their families may require the ability to sit on floors, stand, stoop, crawl, lift, carry, push, and pull.

This position description may not be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification; however, it is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements. Related duties, knowledge, or abilities to those expressly stated may also be required for the successful performance of the position.

Salary : $24