Position:PC Parent Child Plus Home Visitor
Location:Watertown Public Schools
Hourly Rate:$21.00
Shift Type:Parttime 0.4fte 1015 per week)
Report to:CFCE Grant Coordinator
Priority Application Deadline:Priority will be given to applications received by April25 2025.
Summary:
ThePC home visitor goes into the familys home weekly exploring their childs growth and development and helping parents explore how their relationship supports their childs development.
Responsibilities:
- Completes a minimum of 16hours of training prior to beginning home visits.
Attends and participates in weekly supervisory and training (minimum twohour) staff
meetings.
Visits with assigned families in their homes on a twice weekly basis demonstrating
reading play and verbal interaction behaviors with two or threeyearold children and
their parents or primary caretakers.
Completes required paperwork on a weekly basis including preparing reports on each
visit and conducting regular child development and parentchild interaction assessments.
Keeps all family information confidential except as required by law.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience working with diverse families and knowledge of their needs is preferred
- Warmth and patience in dealing with toddlers and families.
- Enjoys working independently and carrying out work responsibilities without daily
supervision. - Nonjudgmental attitude toward families and other staff.
- Is flexible in the home setting can respond to a variety of circumstances as they occur and shows good judgment in seeking support and guidance when needed.
- Interested in learning about the model and in being a lifelong learner.
- Knows the community where they will work.
- Experience working with young children or parents and/or with communitybased
organizations. - Deep knowledge and understanding of and demonstrated ability to connect with the ethnic background of students and families served.
- Fluent in English and either Spanish Portuguese Arabic Russian or Pushto and are familiar with the community they will serve.
Qualifications Preferred:
- Experience in a home base school or community setting working with children
- Candidates who speak another language bring added value to the district culture and diversity.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Watertown Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.