Home Visitor -Fredonia

Jamestown Community Learning Council’s (JCLC) mission is to strengthen the capacity of families to nurture, support, and provide for their child’s academic development, emotional growth and physical well-being by establishing effective relationships between home and school.

JCLC has been providing home visiting services that support families across Chautauqua County for over 30 years using the Parents as Teachers (PAT) home visiting model. PAT curriculum is based on neuroscience, with the understanding that a child is “born to learn” and that a parent is a child’s first and best teacher.

Using the Parents as Teachers (PAT) curriculum, a Home Visitor supports families by focusing on parent-child interactions, development centered parenting and family well-being. In a culturally sensitive way, the Home/School Liaison partners, facilitates, and reflects with families to help them reach their goals and understand they are their child’s first and best teacher.

The position is 20 hrs/week, following the Fredonia school calendar. We offer paid training in the PAT curriculum and home visiting model, 10 days PTO and paid holidays.

For more information on our agency check out our website www.jclcprograms.org and to learn more about Parents as Teachers www.parentsasteachers.org

Core Responsibilities:

• Engage in recruitment of families with children prenatal- 5 years with a school child(ren) at Fredonia Schools.
• Maintains a caseload of 12 families
• Plan, deliver and documents monthly home visits
• Provide group connections to give families an opportunity to build social connections
• Complete developmental screenings (ASQ3 and ASQSE) with parents and make referrals as needed
• Connect families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs
• Help parents and children transition to other services needed
• Act as liaison between school age child and school

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in early childhood education, social work, health, psychology or related is preferred, will consider 2 years supervised experience working with children and/or parents
• Knowledge of child development and milestones for children birth- 5 years old
• Computer skills: Word, Excel, Google Docs, web-based database, and email
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Ability to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on strengths
• Strong organization record keeping skills
• Bilingual helpful
• Drivers license and transportation

Part-time, 20 hours per week, follows school calendar. Paid training, holidays, 10 day of PTO, mileage reimbursement, Simple IRA match up to 3%, supportive, fun and rewarding work environment

Please submit resume, cover letter and three (3) professional references (with contact information)

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Application Question(s):

• What are your strengths in this position?

Experience:

• Early childhood education: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18