EHS Parent Child Educator

EHS Parent Child Educator

Home visitor for Infants/toddlers and their families providing age appropriate curriculum and assistance to promote school readiness.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Acquire knowledge of and implement accordingly the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Work cooperatively with other Child Development staff in the planning, integration, and implementation of EHS/HS program services for children 0 to 5 years of age.
• Become competent in the use of designated computer programs, and use properly in the operations of the Child Development Program.
• Responsible for compiling designated reports in a timely manner.
• Participate in the annual program self-assessment process.
• Gain a working knowledge of all programs operated by KCEOC for the purpose of providing information, making referrals and the delivery of integrated services to clients.
• Preserve the privacy of all children and families enrolled in KCEOC's Child Development Program by maintaining the confidentiality and security of all family information.
• Responsible for generating an appropriate amount of non-federal share (in-kind) that is reasonable and necessary for the operation of the Child Development Program.
• Responsible for obtaining the annual required number of Child Development training hours per local, state and federal regulations through KCEOC's Pre-service Training.
• Have an understanding of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
• Recognize that in the Home Base program, the parent is the primary factor in the child's development and the home is the central facility.
• Promote school readiness for all children.
• Responsible for provision of services to infants, toddlers, and pregnant mothers in a home-based setting; responsible for implementing a planned home curriculum for developmentally appropriate activities with infant/toddlers.
• Observe the children and enter anecdotal notes and developmental assessment information into the computerized assessment program in a timely manner. Meet all deadlines regarding developmental assessment input.
• Develop individualized weekly lesson plans; and other appropriate education activities that include the parent being involved; encourage the parent and offer suggestions for child development activities during the week when you are not there, following up with discussion during your home visits; maintain an age appropriate learning environment in the home.
• Be responsive to the children and families with special needs and any disabling conditions. Have flexible work schedules, in order to work around the families needs.
• Participate and offer suggestions in conferences, meetings, training and recruitment activities. Work cooperatively with all staff, parents and volunteers; be responsive to the challenge of providing integrated comprehensive services.
• Assist parents in understanding the transitional process from Early Head Start into another child development program. Be responsible for transitional activities and coordination of Transition meeting.
• The Parent/Child Educator will carry a caseload of up to 12 families with a minimum of one visit each week for instruction.
• Provide 24 socialization experiences per program year, ensuring that age appropriate environments are utilized; providing for the transportation of children and parents to the event.
• Responsible for the recruitment, application, screening, and enrollment of Early Head Start children; responsible for maintaining a waiting list in assigned geographic areas; responsive to identifying any problems relating to recruitment and enrollment, parent concerns, etc; communicate any problems or barriers to effective performance to the Home Based Specialist.
• Responsible for assisting families in the completion of a family partnership agreement including strengths, goals, and needs assessment for each enrolled family in assigned caseload and identifying areas of need and working with management staff in ways that needs may be addressed, implementing a plan of action to assist each family.
• Responsible for assisting in the coordination and conducting of medical screenings of Early Head Start children and arranging for appropriate follow up for any identified health related problem; follow up activities include, but are not limited to; making appointments with doctors, specialists, or dentists and transporting children and their parents to appointments.
• Responsible for ensuring home based parent meetings are held and assisting the parents in conducting the meetings; communicating to the Parent Education Specialist parent minutes and concerns, scheduling parent trainings.
• Maintain certification by recognized source such as the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross in CPR and First Aid and Safety.
• Gain a working knowledge of community and regional resources for the purpose of identifying supportive social, health, educational, emergency and disability services available to the Early Head Start parents and children; communicate any new resource…