Community Education Prevention Initiative Birth to Three Home Visitor

Job Title

Community Education Prevention Initiative Birth to Three Home Visitor

Base pay: $26.00/hr - $26.00/hr

• Job
• Position Type: COMMUNITY EDUCATION/Employee
• Date Posted: 5/9/2023
• Location:
  
  Forest View Educational Center
• Date Available:
  
  Immediately
• Closing Date:
  Until Filled

• Implements the Baby Talk Curriculum within the home environment and socialization group socialization.
• Stays current on and follows program policies and procedures manual.
• Maintains a full caseload as assigned, typically 12 families.
• Facilitates two home visits per month to assigned caseload, and completes 100% of home visits per year.
• Implements developmentally appropriate activities and provides information that covers the eight key areas of instruction.
• Assists the parent’s observation of their child’s developmental levels and enables the parent to serve as their child’s first and most important teacher.
• Provides the parent with developmentally appropriate practices for the child’s present level of development and provides activities of the next developmental level for each area of development emerging for the child.
• Develops activity plans and home visits based on family's interests and child's development needs.
• Conducts child developmental screenings and family assessments on a timely basis.
• Monitors child’s health record during home visits, and provides parents with information regarding childhood immunizations, and well-being as needed.
• Assists families to develop a family individualized service plan during the enrollment period and biannually updates.
• Provides appropriate referrals to community services as needed and follow up finds as needed.
• Coordinate activities and support family during transition plan.
• Encourages parent participation in group encounters, parent workshops, and other program events.
• Collaborates with other home visitors in planning group activities, attends, and participates in monthly group encounters with families to support the eight areas of instruction.
• Develops an annual professional plan and participates in trainings, workshops, and professional opportunities provided by the Ounce of Prevention, Gateways to Opportunity, program supervisor, and other consultants.
• Documents and maintains individual records on children including home visits, screenings, assessments, referrals, and progress reports, as well as maintaining an electronic internal and external database on a timely basis as required.
• Maintains and promptly submits accurate and complete electronic records and documentation as required by the program supervisor.
• Completes annual paperwork for the PI grant requirements and the SIS data collection, such as 0‑3 PI Parent Questionnaire, 0‑3 PI Outcome Questionnaire, and PI Form by assigned deadlines.
• Attends regularly scheduled monthly staff meetings and monthly individual reflective supervision.
• Completes and submits calendar time log and mileage reimbursements monthly.
• Works in collaboration with program supervisor and other staff members for the recruitment and enrollment of eligible families.
• Participates in agency outreach and recruitment events.
• Assists, plans, and coordinates bimonthly Parent Advisory Council meetings.
• Performs other tasks as requested by the Prevention Initiative Supervisor or Program Supervisor.

• Bachelor’s degree in Childhood Education preferred or in the area of social work, human services, family studies, psychology, counseling, or related sciences required.
• Must have or obtain CPR/AED and First Aid certificates.
• Must have 2 years of experience in related field required.
• Must submit to background check through District 214.
• Must complete new employee GCN training and update annually as required according to deadlines.
• Must complete the required Baby Talk training and others immediately following employment.
• Must be able to work in a socially‑and psychologically pressured environment.
• Previous experience working with pregnant moms and children birth to age three.
• Preference given to those with home visiting and/or group facilitation experience.
• Preference given to those with Baby TALK training or similar model.
• Must have proficiency in English…