Bilingual Home Educator, Early Head Start
Bilingual Home Educator, Early Head Start
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Job Description
Are you bilingual in Spanish and English and passionate about supporting families and fostering early childhood development If you have excellent communication skills adaptability and experience working with diverse communities we want you to help us create positive family environments and promote healthy child growth. Come to work for one of Oregons 100 Best Non-Profits where all your insurance premiums are 100% paid even during furlough periods!
Location: Bend
Compensation: $28.52 or $30.97/hour Depending on education (see position requirements)
Hours: Regular full-time 40 hours/week subject to normal school year furloughs (furloughs are approximately a total of 6 weeks per year)
Benefits: 100% premium paid Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance Agency paid Retirement plan (up to 6 %!) paid vacation accrual plus 14 paid Holidays annually and a separate sick leave accrual.
NeighborImpacts Early Head Start Overview
NeighborImpacts Early Head Start program provides comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to families with children from birth to age three as well as pregnant women. Early Head Start aims to foster school readiness and social competence ensuring children and families receive the necessary resources and support during the critical early years.
Overview of Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Early Head Start home-based program is designed to empower and support parents as their childs first and most important teacher and this role you will deliver early consistent and comprehensive child development and family support services to eligible pregnant women infants and toddlers. The goal is to build strong nurturing parent-child relationships and to help parents create rich high-quality early learning experiences for their children.
This role calls for fluency in both spoken and written Spanish and English. As an Early Head Start Bilingual Home Educator you will design organize and document educational activities that fit each childs stage of development. The position includes conducting weekly 90-minute home visits to support families in reaching their goals as well as collaborating with colleagues to coordinate bi-monthly family gatherings. Ideal candidates will demonstrate outstanding communication skills flexibility and experience working with diverse or underserved communities. This dynamic position weaves together educational social and community-building responsibilities helping families create nurturing environments and giving children the best possible start.
Educational Requirements
- Level II
- Minimum education requirements: Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or Family Development or related field required
- Required within 18 months of hire: 120 training hours or 11 college credit hours in social work human services family services counseling or a related field.
- Level III
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education Family Development or related field required
- Required within 18 months of hire: 120 training hours or 11 college credit hours in social work human services family services counseling or a related field.
Other Requirements
- Bilingual proficiency in both written and spoken English and Spanish is required
- Availability for some evening and weekend hours required
- Must have an initial health examination and a periodic re-examination (as recommended by health care provider)so as to assure that employees do not because of communicable diseases pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation.
- Required prior to date of hire and thorough employment:
- Valid drivers license
- Proof of current auto insurance
- Access to reliable transportation
- Current Food Handlers Card
- Current enrollment in the Oregons Central Background Registry
- Within 60 days of hire Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification is required
- Above certifications must be kept current to remain employed
Preferred
- Experience in Early Childhood social services health or family support programs providing parent education and support preferred
- Experience planning developmentally appropriate activities for infants and toddlers preferred
- Education or experience in working with adults in a helping and teaching preferred
- Head Start or Early Head Start experience preferred
- Head Start or Early Head Start parent or past parent preferred
Employment Type
Full-Time
