EHS Home Visitor

The Early Head Start Home Visitor partners with families of pregnant women, infants, and toddlers through weekly in‑home visits, along with twice‑monthly group play and socialization opportunities. This role ensures that families with children from birth to age three receive personalized, developmentally appropriate support and experiences that meet federal Head Start Program Performance Standards and reflect community needs.

This position is full‑time/full‑year/40‑hours per week

• Implement a research‑based home visiting curriculum that promotes development across all domains: cognitive, social‑emotional, language, and physical development.
• Partner with parents to plan and implement individualized learning experiences that support school readiness goals.
• Conduct ongoing child assessment using program‑approved tools to inform individualized services.
• Support parents in their role as primary educators through modeling, coaching, and reflective practice.
• Provide culturally and linguistically responsive services that respect each family’s values, beliefs, and home language.
• Promote early literacy, language development, and positive parent‑child interactions.

• Develop and maintain positive, goal‑oriented relationships with families that are respectful of family structure, culture, and strengths.
• Partner with families to establish and achieve family partnership goals, including Family Partnership Agreements.
• Provide parent education on child development, parenting practices, mental health, and family well‑being.
• Encourage family participation in program activities, decision‑making, and leadership opportunities.
• Support families through transitions, including entry into and exit from the program and transitions to other early childhood settings.
• Collaborate with community agencies to coordinate services and support comprehensive service delivery.
• Maintain partnerships with health providers, early intervention programs, and family support services.
• Assist families in accessing community resources, including mental health and disability services.

• Ensure enrolled children receive required health services, including well‑child exams, immunizations, oral health care, and developmental screenings; make referrals and assist with follow‑up, as needed.
• Maintain accurate health records and tracking systems.
• Provide education on prenatal care, child development, nutrition, and overall family wellness.
• Follow all child health and safety protocols, including active supervision requirements.
• Perform mandatory reporting duties in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Complete all required documentation in accordance with program policies, including weekly attendance, parent contacts, monthly volunteer logs, and other required records.
• Communicate updates to emergency contacts and any information relevant to the child’s health, safety, well‑being, and educational progress to appropriate staff in accordance with program policies and procedures.
• Participate in collecting and documenting In‑Kind contributions, including At‑Home Project hours, classroom volunteer hours, and time contributed by professionals.
• Complete and submit required program forms, including requests and receipts for materials and equipment, files, records, reports, and data as requested/required.
• Conduct and document screenings assigned. Complete or assist parents with developmental and social‑emotional screenings using program‑approved tools within 45 days of each child’s enrollment.
• Maintain comprehensive records for each assigned infant and toddler, including goals, progress, strategies, assessment data, written observations, portfolios, and outcome tracking to support ongoing assessment and individualized programming.

• Plan and facilitate group socialization activities at least twice monthly to support child development and peer interaction.
• Ensure socializations align with curriculum goals and promote parent‑child relationships.
• Provide opportunities for parents to build social networks and support…