EHS Parent Child Educator

Job Details

• Location:
  
  Rockcastle County EHS - Mount Vernon, KY 40456
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Education Level: Home base CDA or Associates
• Salary Range: $15.44 - $17.00 hourly
• Travel Percentage:
  Road Warrior
• Shift: Day
• Job Category:
  Child Development Early Head Start

• Acquire knowledge of and implement Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Work cooperatively with Child Development staff to plan, integrate, and implement EHS/HS program services for children 0-5 years.
• Become competent in designated computer programs and use them properly in the operations of the Child Development Program.
• Compile designated reports in a timely manner.
• Participate in the annual program self‑assessment process.
• Gain working knowledge of all KCEOC programs to provide information, referrals, and integrated services to clients.
• Preserve the privacy of all children and families, maintaining confidentiality and security of all family information.
• Generate an appropriate amount of non‑federal share (in‑kind) that is reasonable and necessary for the operation of the Child Development Program.
• Obtain the 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.
• Provide services to infants, toddlers, and pregnant mothers in a home‑based setting; implement a planned home curriculum for developmentally appropriate activities.
• Observe children and enter anecdotal notes and developmental assessment information into the computerized assessment program promptly; meet all deadlines for developmental assessment input.
• Develop individualized weekly lesson plans that include parent involvement; encourage parents and offer suggestions for child development activities during the week when you are not there, following up during home visits; maintain an age‑appropriate learning environment in the home.
• Be responsive to children and families with special needs and any disabling conditions; maintain flexible work schedules to accommodate family 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; coordinate transition meetings.
• 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 age‑appropriate environments are utilized; provide transportation of children and parents to events.
• Recruit, screen, and enroll Early Head Start children; maintain a waiting list in assigned geographic areas; respond to problems related to recruitment and enrollment or parent concerns; communicate any problems or barriers to the Home Based Specialist.
• Assist families in completing a family partnership agreement, identifying strengths, goals, and needs assessment for each enrolled family in the assigned caseload, and work with management staff to address needs, implementing a plan of action.
• Assist in the coordination and conduction of medical screenings of Early Head Start children and arrange for appropriate follow‑up for any identified health‑related problem; include making appointments with doctors, specialists, or dentists and transporting children and their parents to appointments.
• Ensure home‑based parent meetings…