Home Based Educator

General Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting the Director with coordinating and implementing the Early Head Start program as required by Head Start Program Performance Standards and state and federal mandates.
• Ensure quality program service delivery.
• Protect the privacy of customers/families and hold in confidence all information obtained in the course of service.

• Work closely with the Home Base Team and Component Coordinators in meeting program and overall departmental monthly, quarterly, and annual goals and objectives and ensuring all areas of service are in compliance and continually improving.
• Collect, review, and analyze data to inform the program for effective program monitoring, assessment, and continuous.
• Provide weekly in-home visits in partnership with each family for a minimum of 1.5 hours each. (Up to eleven families)
• Provide home visits every week with no less than 50 completed home visits annually.
• Promote and support effective parent-child interactions using routines and the family home as the primary learning environment.
• Execute identified home-based curriculum to fidelity.
• Facilitate Family Partnership Agreements and Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Goal Assessments with each family.
• Responsible for the PIR form at enrollment and the end of enrollment.
• Conduct ongoing child assessments with the children and their parents and use the results to plan for individualization.
• Responsible for engagement of families through active participation in in-home visits, socialization, and parent meeting experiences.
• Responsible for the engagement of families by representing the Policy Council and the recruitment of members.
• Responsible for collaboratively planning and attending socialization experiences using input from families, developmental data, and other program data sources.
• Analyze data for use in daily planning and individualization. (Ongoing assessment, Dashboard, Developmental Screen, and all other program data sources)
• Complete all required assessments within the timeline prescribed by the program/performance standards.
• Make all efforts to assure the safety and well-being of every child and family in the program.
• Assure appropriate referrals for services are made on behalf of the children and families.
• Work collaboratively with community partners in delivering quality services to children and families.
• Responsible for the care, upkeep, and maintenance of assigned agency vehicles.
• Responsible for inputting data into program databases.
• Responsible for individualizing and obtaining in-kind.
• Actively participate in Practice-Based Coaching as identified.
• Responsible for being a positive, innovative, and supportive team player and promoting a healthy work environment.
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems as they arise.
• Work collaboratively with the ECS Management Team to make sure all areas of service are complying and continually improving.
• Accurately complete required program documentation and record-keeping in a neat and timely manner.
• Update on a regular basis specific position how-to’s and timeline.
• Recruit families and promote agency programs within the community.
• Participate in personal and professional development activities, including staff meetings, conferences, and training opportunities, as identified and approved by supervisors.
• Attend community events and meetings to support the agency programs, including evening and weekend events/meetings.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in, Social Work, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or related field.
• A minimum of 1 year experience with young children and families.
• Early Head Start/Head Start experience preferred.
• Must complete 15 hours of annual training in addition to CPR, First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathof pathogen training.
• Family Service Credential within 18 months of hire or the first session offered thereafter.
• Infant/toddler experiences preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated ability as a strength-based leader.
• Demonstrated ability to present information to community groups.
• Knowledge of the Head Start…