Family Development Specialist - Home Based EHS

At The Centers, meaningful work is grounded in a culture where people feel valued. As a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces winner, the organization is nationally recognized, based entirely on employee feedback, for trust, purpose, and care. This position plays an important role in advancing our mission and supporting the communities we serve.

Provide home visits to families eligible for Early Head Start and Head Start (0-5) through the Smart Start Home Visiting Program. Responsible for recruitment, enrollment, planning, care coordination, and implementation of all essential components of the curriculum, assisting assigned families in identifying, accessing and utilizing community resources, while encouraging and promoting each family’s empowerment and self-sufficiency and reinforcing positive self-help skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Social Services or related.
• Experience in child development and early childhood education
• Completion of Growing Great Kids Curriculum Training required after hire.
• Certification in First Aide, communicable disease and child abuse recognition required after hire.
• Valid Driver’s License, with proof of valid insurance required.
• No record of child abuse or moral turpitude as determined by background check based on fingerprints.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus

• Visit families once per week for 90 minutes per visit
  • Ensure parent/guardian participation with child
  • Cover at least three components during each visit, and all components over the course of a month
  • Conduct make-up visits within two weeks with families unable to fulfill their scheduled visits
• Administer screening and assessments along with keeping accurate children’s records
• Collaborate with parents to prepare and implement weekly lesson plans
• Conduct Parent/Teacher conferences at least twice per year to review the child’s assessment and screening information in asafe and healthy environment.
• Collaborate with families transitioning to other program options and kindergarten.
• Collaborate with families on completing the Family Assessments as outlined in the Head Start Performance Standards.
• Collaborate with families on obtaining immunization records, well child checks, dentalvisitsandfollow-ups to comply with Head Start Performance Standards.

• Plan and implement group experiences twice a month for families
• Plan and implement field trips for the families
• Provide an environment that is safe and healthy

• Plan with the component Managers and Supervisor for providing all the Head Start component services to the families
• Participate in agency recruitment activities throughout the school year,i.e.open enrollment, special events in order to maintain funded enrollment for the Early Learning Program.
• Work cooperatively with community resource agencies, connecting families as appropriate to meet their individual needs.

• Recruit and maintain maximum caseload of 12 children throughout the entire year
• Maintain an active waiting list

• Participate in probationary and annual staff evaluations completing self-evaluations and goal setting.
• Assist with agency recruitment activities throughout the school year i.e., open enrollment, special events.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and agency in-services.

• Other duties as assigned

The Centers provide health, family, and workforce services at 11 locations throughout Greater Cleveland, creating life-changing solutions for people to lead healthier and more successful lives. We strive to be a service-oriented workplace that pioneers and…