GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Serve as family resource educator/home visitor for 5-8 Early Head Start families and children referred by the Community Response Program.

**This position is temporary part time, 20 hours/week with no benefits and will end on July 31, 2024**

REPORTS TO: Early Head Start Director

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Serve 5-8 families of children zero to age 3 with services provided at convenient times for families to potentially include evenings.
• Conduct home visits 90 minutes per week Provide parents guidance on home safety, nutrition, effective discipline, play activities and other related topics. Develop and implement Family Partnership Agreements with all families on the caseload.
• Assist with coordinating doctor, dental visit and other community needs identified by families, including providing transportation when necessary.
• Learn, interpret and implement the Early Head Start and Parents as Teachers standards.
• Conduct developmental screenings and assessments as needed and coordinate referrals and linkages to additional resources as needed.
• Ensures all screenings are completed in a timely manner.
• Provide direct case management for children and families as needed to address developmental and interpersonal difficulties.
• Directly connect families with resources related to mental health needs.
• Assist with maintaining an inventory of parent resource materials and coordinating family check-out procedures of resource materials.
• Maintain and promptly submit accurate, complete and correct records as required by federal/state guidelines, district policy and administrative regulations.
• Display continuous quality improvement, by maintaining applicable professional credentials, staying abreast of evidence-based practices in his/her field and sharing information with other staff members in a proactive and helpful manner.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: Perform any other work related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Physical demand requirements are for light work.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to parents.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read simple to complex forms

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add, subtract, divide and multiply.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people and must be adaptable to performing under average levels of stress.

Physical Communications: Requires the ability to talk and hear.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND COMPETENCIES:

Knowledge of early childhood development.

Extensive knowledge of comprehensive child development services..

Ability to successfully interact with a diverse population displaying both linguistic and cultural competence. Ability to manage time efficiently and effectively.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood and/or related field.
• Knowledge of early childhood development with a focus on zero to three years of age.
• Experience working with families and children
• Valid NC Driver’s License
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook software, or the equivalent.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.