Description

The Home Visitor is a key team member in the Great Beginnings Department, focusing primarily on CALM’s Home Visitation Program. Operating within natural settings, this role involves collaborating with families to offer education and support. Within the program, the Home Visitor specifically aids parents of children from prenatal through the age of 3 years old to strengthen parent-child relationships, promote healthy child development, and enhance overall family well-being. Beyond this scope, the Home Visitor may engage with families of older children, offering behavioral interventions, implementing skill-building strategies, promoting positive parenting practices, and delivering case management services. This broader approach aims to assist families in accessing natural support systems and resources. 

Essential Functions: 

• Provide psychoeducation and parenting support to bolster protective factors and mitigate the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
• Partner with families, establish trusting relationships, and maintain regular contact.
• Facilitate plan development and goal setting that is strength-based, and family led. 
• Model parent-child activities that promote healthy attachment and bonding to foster optimal child development. 
• Provide developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive interventions.? 
• Implement evidence-based curricula and evidence-based interventions with fidelity.
• Conduct screenings to assess client and their families’ strengths and needs.
• Provide information and referral services as needed. 
• Coordinate with other agencies and affiliates when appropriate to help family with concrete needs and other supports.
• Maintain clinical productivity standards. 
• Complete all documentation in a timely manner and according to agency policy. 
• Attend trainings and conferences as needed or required by program manager. 
• Participate in community education and outreach activities. 
• Participate in regular administrative and clinical supervision, and agency-wide/program meetings.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and serve as a liaison between families, health care providers, and community-based organizations when applicable.
• Other duties as assigned that pertain to the position. 

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• BA Degree in related field from an accredited university or college preferred, with one year experience, or Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education from an accredited university with experience working in a mental health setting. 

Qualifications: 

• Strong commitment to CALM’s mission, vision, and strategic plan 
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Must have respect for confidentiality; ability to work with discretion and integrity
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft office and web-based systems. Proficient in use of Zoom. Able to adapt to using various types of software
• Proven skills in problem-solving and decision-making with good judgment 
• Able to work independently and as a team member
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively collaborate in a positive manner 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills. Able to prioritize competing responsibilities, with effective time management skills
• Flexibility to accommodate evening appointments as needed 
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required 
• Must have a valid California driver’s license, clean DMV record and criminal record clearance from the DOJ 

Physical Demands: 

• Prolonged periods sitting, listening, and observing or working on a computer 
• Stand, walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Drive from one location to another 
• Lift and /or move up to 20 pounds at times 

CALM Compensation and Benefits:

Our benefits package includes a competitive salary with hourly compensation ranging from $22 to $32 per hour dependent on experience and education. Benefits include 100% Employer paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance for employees and 60% paid insurance for dependent family members, 13 paid holidays, generous vacation time and sick days and a 403(b) 3% matching program.

To Apply:

Qualified, interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter.

Salary Description $22 - $32 DOE