Early Head Start Home Visitor

Childrens Home Society of Florida

Bilingual in Spanish Required

Since opening our doors in 1902 CHS became a part of Floridas history.

CHS has been committed to growing and evolving to provide the right services and solutions to address the needs of children and families throughout the changing times. Every day our team works with parents and kids to empower them and encourage them. With innovative technology solutions and a dedicated experienced team throughout the state were changing the face of foster care and positively impacting children and families lives for generations to come.

Join our team to continue to do good and create history serving Floridas children and families!

Using the Early Head Start (EHS) curriculum the Home Visitor provides high quality in-home education support and socialization experiences for program participants including children with disabilities and dual language learners that drive program outcomes. This involves conducting weekly home visits facilitating group activities and reporting on participant progress. Overall the Home Visitor contributes to the CHS high performance culture by exhibiting our values and providing high quality results that position CHS as the leader in delivering behavioral health case management community and early childhood solutions for children and families.

WHY JOIN CHS

• Uplifting mission-driven work culture
• Make an impact in your community and become a part of Floridas history!
• Growth and professional development opportunities
• Great benefits package including generouspaid time off and holidays

Primary Job Functions

1. Provide high quality in-home education support and monitoring as well as group socialization experiences for program participants that drives designated program outcomes.

• Conduct assessments and screenings in accordance with the EHS program performance standards; work with families to develop appropriate goals as part of family partnership agreements.
• Plan and implement weekly 90-minute home visits delivering the EHS home visiting child development curriculum through various socialization experiences individual and family group activities.
• Provide support services to families including education information and referrals; advocate for participants when needed.
• Encourage parental involvement in curriculum planning program governance and other aspects of the program.
• Monitor childrens health status medical appointment and nutrition; transport clients if needed.
• Promote clients progress as described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five; including children with disabilities and dual language learners.
• Build respectful culturally responsive and trusting relationships with families.
• Document program activities and progress and enter in applicable databases.
• Perform data entry into applicable databases.

2. Contribute to an engaging positive work environment.

• Participate actively in departmental meetings training and education as well as the quality management process.
• Comply with CHS policies procedures code of conduct contracts and other legal obligations.
• Assist with training other team members and providing back up when necessary.
• Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.
• Demonstrate the CHS Common Bond Values in the performance of all job duties.

Job Qualifications

Education Licenses Certifications :

• High school diploma/GED equivalent with Home Visitor/Infant-Toddler Children Development Associate (CDA) credential OR AA degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or equivalent undergraduate coursework (with at least 6 hours in Early Childhood/Child Development) OR BA degree in ECE Child Development Elementary Education or related field with certification to work with birth to 6th grade req.
• Non-Early Childhood Education or related BA degrees are eligible with Visitor/Infant-Toddler CDA credential or equivalent college coursework (at least 6.0 hours in Early Childhood/Child Development).
• Florida Drivers License within 30 days from hire with daily access to a reliable and insured vehicle required.

Experience:

• Experience working with children ages birth to five.
• Bilingual in Spanish required.
• Two years experience working with young children and families in Human Services setting preferred

Competencies

Knowledge of:

• COMMUNITY RESOURCES EARLY CHILDHOOD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT

Skills and Proficiency in:

• Planning organization and time management oral and written communication
• Interpersonal relationship building collaboration teamwork
• Computer systems and MS Office including Word Excel and Outlook

Ability to:

• Drive a passenger van to transport clients to various appointment and activities.
• Perform at a high level of autonomy with general supervision.
• Perform under strong demands in fast-paced diverse sometimes ambiguous environments.
• Commit to providing high customer satisfaction with positive service delivery results.
• Meet critical deadlines while maintaining attention to detail accuracy and quality.
• Handle highly stressful sensitive situations; maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Demonstrate the behaviors of our CHS Common Bond Values.
• Interact effectively with children and families from diverse backgrounds being sensitive to cultural/socioeconomic characteristics.
• Set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients; act decisively to protect clients when necessary.
• Assess and apply proper intervention strategies while identifying and understanding environmental stressors.
• Recognize importance of social economic environmental factors in the development and resolution of personal/family issues.
• Be energetic passionate and adaptable with a deep commitment to social service empathy for children and families and a positive approach to embracing and managing change

Together good can be done.