Early Head Start Family Visitor Parent Partner
Early Head Start Family Visitor Parent Partner
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Family Visitor
(Also referred to as Parent Partner)
Early Head Start
The Opportunity Alliance is looking to fill a Family Visitor (Parent Partner) position with our Family and Early Childhood Education Early Head Start program.
Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from lowincome families through local Start and Early Head Start programs support the mental social and emotional development of childrenfrom birth to age 5.
The Family Visitor (Parent Partner) is responsible for implementing a homebased curriculum and family wellbeing support for families and children prenatal through age 3 as well as socialization opportunities for enrolled families.
This position is primarily located in Greater Portland and may serve families throughout Cumberland County. Family Visitors (Parent Partners) are responsible for child development & family services curricula related EarlyHead Start homebased programming and child/family socialization activities for the overall growth anddevelopment of children & families in accordance with the Family and Early Childhood Education programplan Head Start Performance Standards State of Maine licensing rules and NAEYC Accreditation Standards.
Schedule: Fulltime 40 hours per week hourly role.
Location: Greater Portland Cumberland County ME
Qualifications:
- An Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education Social Work or related field and 2 years of centerbased teaching (Childcare/Daycare facility) early intervention home visiting or community based work related to infants/toddlers & their families required.
- May be able support a candidate in obtaining a CDA if they do not have a full degree.
- A Bachelors in Early Childhood Education preferred.
- Knowledge of the important role that culture plays in child & family development.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with complex information to address challenging situations.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with teams.
- Commitment to social justice and the mission of Head Start.
- Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background child protective service check & sex offender check.
- Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
- If residential or ECE employee must be able to pass preemployment physical and TB screen.
- ECE must be current on MMR and TDAP immunizations.
- Must be able to exert significant physical effort with frequent standing walking reaching stooping bending kneeling crouching typing and frequently lift and carry small children or material weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings and for the occasional need to meet with clients offsite and within the program service area. This may include transportation of clients or driving to agency location to complete work. A good driving record is required.
Benefits: Our benefits include but are not limited to:
(offered to fulltime and parttime employees)
- Generous paid time off accrual
- 9paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year
- Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
- Dental and Vision insurance options
- Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
- 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
- Tuition Reimbursement offered once per year through an application process
- The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a qualified employer under thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)program.
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The Opportunity Alliance is Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future.
Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy leadership and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals families and communities.
The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic resultsfocused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated communitybased and clinical programs serving more than 20000 people annually throughout the state of Maine. With over 50 years of experience TOA draws from a comprehensive set of programs which address issues such as mental health substance use homelessness lack of basic needs and access to community an extensive array of services TOA provides opportunities for individuals to stabilize fragile situations and then works with them to achieve is clientfocused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service:
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Community Building
- Family & Early Childhood Education
- Economic Resources
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Please submit a cover letter and resume along with your application.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
