What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Visitor position at Family Focus?
Job Title: Home Visitor
Location: Hyde Park
Supervisor: Home Visiting Supervisor
Welcome to Family Focus, where we're on a mission to empower families and their children across Chicagoland! Through our comprehensive range of holistic family support services, including center-based and home-based services, emergency assistance, prevention initiatives, early childhood education, after-school programs, and more. At Family Focus, we believe in the power of community support to unlock the full potential of our neighborhoods. With 11 centers already making a difference, we're excited to expand our reach and touch even more lives. That's why we're on the lookout for passionate individuals who share our vision to join our team as we grow and serve more families. Are you ready to make a difference? We want you to be a part of our journey!
The Home Visitor delivers school and/or community-based parent education (group and/or individual) and home visiting services to pregnant and/or parenting to adults and their young children. The position duties described herein are subject to any/all contractual guidelines that may govern service delivery. Supportive services are also extended to significant family members, (within scope of program services). Home visiting services will involve travel and visiting residences within communities. Staff will work evenings and some weekends. Home Visitors must demonstrate knowledge of communities and in working with diverse populations. Home Visitor’s role and responsibilities include assessment of parent, child, and family’s needs and provide developmentally appropriate information, guidance, and support to parents.
The ideal candidate will have the following education and experience:
Expected Salary: Not to exceed $46,800/year.
This is a full-time exempt position.
Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords: Early Childhood Education, Home Visiting, Caseload.
Location: Hyde Park
Supervisor: Home Visiting Supervisor
Welcome to Family Focus, where we're on a mission to empower families and their children across Chicagoland! Through our comprehensive range of holistic family support services, including center-based and home-based services, emergency assistance, prevention initiatives, early childhood education, after-school programs, and more. At Family Focus, we believe in the power of community support to unlock the full potential of our neighborhoods. With 11 centers already making a difference, we're excited to expand our reach and touch even more lives. That's why we're on the lookout for passionate individuals who share our vision to join our team as we grow and serve more families. Are you ready to make a difference? We want you to be a part of our journey!
The Home Visitor delivers school and/or community-based parent education (group and/or individual) and home visiting services to pregnant and/or parenting to adults and their young children. The position duties described herein are subject to any/all contractual guidelines that may govern service delivery. Supportive services are also extended to significant family members, (within scope of program services). Home visiting services will involve travel and visiting residences within communities. Staff will work evenings and some weekends. Home Visitors must demonstrate knowledge of communities and in working with diverse populations. Home Visitor’s role and responsibilities include assessment of parent, child, and family’s needs and provide developmentally appropriate information, guidance, and support to parents.
The ideal candidate will have the following education and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, Child Development, or a related field.
- At least two years experience providing direct service delivery to parents (including their dependent child (ren) and immediate family members).
- Knowledge providing, planning, and implementing of home visits, parenting groups, and parent-child activities. Provide advocacy, outreach, referral, and linkage to agency and community resources, as warranted or upon request. May involve the coordination of service delivery by multiple service providers to facilitate receipt of services.
- Refer and link families to early intervention services. Including monitoring and tracking childhood immunizations and developmental screenings of children if needed.
- Experience working with federal/state contracts and foundations desired.
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills required.
- Computer literacy essential.
- Must have access to reliable and efficient transportation that will allow for the completion of caseload responsibility.
Expected Salary: Not to exceed $46,800/year.
This is a full-time exempt position.
Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords: Early Childhood Education, Home Visiting, Caseload.
Salary : $46,800
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