Early Head Start Home Visitor
Early Head Start Home Visitor
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Job Description
The Early Head Start Home Visitor through weekly home visits and socialization groups (baby and me parent group) partners with pregnant women and families with children birth to three years of age to enhance their healthy growth and development. We assist families in receiving comprehensive services in the areas of health nutrition early childhood and parenting education social services nutritional services and problem-solving support so families can meet personal goals for them and their children.
We are looking for a great candidate that has the following competencies:
- Has a commitment to working with low-income and immigrant families and pregnant women
- Has knowledge of community resources or how to access community and social services
- Interested in establishing a caring and supportive relationship with the persons we service
- Is familiar with child development and/or social services delivery systems
- Can manage a caseload of 12 families prioritize plan work activities set goals and objectives and use time effectively
- Has the ability to work with different computerized data systems to track all services to the families
Schedule: Full Time Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Why Youll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in peoples lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare numerous professional development opportunities and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment perhaps why Forbes named Riverside a best-in-state employer and the Boston Globe named Riverside a top place to work.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive high-quality health dental and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts both medical and dependent care
- Eleven paid holidays
- Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure) personal and sick time
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan
- Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters sporting and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiners fee
Learn more about our benefits and culture:
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Required Skills
- Candidates will need to have access to reliable transportation and be able to pass a criminal background check
- Preference given to persons who speak PortugueseSpanish Arabic Nepali Somali as the position demands
Required Experience
- Must have a minimum of a home-based CDA credential or comparable credential or equivalent coursework as part of an associates or bachelors degree; a CDA (Child Development Credential) in Home Visiting or Infants and toddlers Associates degree or Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education or related Human Services field preferred.
- Candidates without the required credential but meeting experience and language preferences must enroll in the program sponsored HVCDA and obtain the credential within 120 days of employment
- Experience with low income and diverse young children and their families preferred
Riverside Community Care is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and inclusive organization committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from culturally diverse applicants. We provide equal opportunity for all persons seeking employment without regard to race age color religion gender gender identity and expression marital status sexual orientation military status national origin disability or any other characteristic as established by law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
