What are the responsibilities and job description for the Early Head Start Home Visitor position at NEMCSA?
EHS Home Visitor
Location: Cheboygan, MI
Location: Cheboygan, MI
Employment Category: Full Time
Application Deadline: Until filled
Questions can be emailed to recruiter@nemcsa.org - No resumes please.
About Us:
Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency, Inc. (NEMCSA) is a private, nonprofit Community Action Agency, whose Mission is to provide quality programs and services to strengthen and enhance the self-sufficiency of individuals, families and communities through the best use of human and financial resources, focusing on those who are experiencing an economic hardship.
What You’ll Do:
- The EHS home-based option is a method of service delivery that capitalizes on the home as the young child's primary learning environment. This position is responsible for planning and implementing a child development and family support program in the home-based setting.
- The Early Head Start Home Visitor (Home Visitor) must demonstrate relationship-based practices when working with children and their families. The Home Visitor works with peers to facilitate the group socialization experience (parent-child playgroup) at the Early Head Start center. Programming also involves providing parenting education and connecting families to health and social services including providing early intervention service coordination where assigned.
- Plan and implement an early education curriculum (birth to three) in the home and center setting while placing an emphasis on the parent-child relationship;
- Provide a prenatal curriculum to pregnant women including accessing prenatal care from a health care provider;
- Conduct screening and ongoing assessment of children and demonstrate the ability to use this information to plan the curriculum to be responsive and to support each child's pattern for development and learning. Activities in all developmental domains should be outcome based and purposeful;
- Promote child and family literacy to include offering literacy and language experiences in the home and at the center;
- Support the families' ability to use the home and everyday routines as the child's primary learning environment;
- Conduct weekly 90-minute home visits to young children and their families;
- Team with other Home Visitors to plan and facilitate group socialization experiences (parent-child playgroup) and other family group activities;
- Reschedule and complete home visits or socializations, which were canceled by program staff people, in order to meet the required number of yearly home visits and socializations;
- Provide a healthy and safe environment at the EHS center that encourages play, exploration and learning;
- Demonstrate basic safety and handling techniques (universal precautions), emergency procedures, and prevention of communicable and infectious diseases; and assume general responsibility for overall maintenance of the program site;
- Provide child development and parenting information to families;
- Monitor and educate parents with regard to children's health status, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health, mental health, and nutritional intake;
- Provide support services to families including resources, inter-agency referrals and access to crisis intervention systems;
- Provide Early On service delivery and/or coordination for children with special needs;
- Collaborate with families to establish child and family development goals, and document this collaborative process in the family partnership agreement (IFSP);
- Promote parent involvement in curriculum planning, program governance, and the overall program;
- Obtain and document in-kind through parent participation to reach program's nonfederal share target;
- Use Head Start strategies to promote and support father involvement in the program;
- Act as liaison and advocate between community resources and EHS families;
- Coordinate with Head Start programs or other preschools to facilitate a smooth transition for the child and family to a new program setting; begin the transition process 6 months prior to the child's third birthday;
- Complete documentation of home visits, socialization experiences, and other relevant activities; submit records and reports in a timely and accurate manner;
- Develop technology skills and use software programs, as requested, for tracking child and family data and/or outcomes;
- Participate fully in reflective supervision and training activities for continuous professional development, complete additional certification as required by Continuing Education Plan;
- Enter clear, concise objective observations into web-based growth assessment tool (TSG) on a regular basis throughout the year adequately addressing all dimensions;
- Maintain confidentiality and code of ethics at all times.
Physical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
Employees in this position must possess close and distance vision and: Occasionally are required to:
Employees in this position must possess close and distance vision and: Occasionally are required to:
- Walk
- Climb or balance
- Taste or smell
- Drive or have the ability to drive
- Work irregular or extended hours
- Twist at the neck or trunk
- Read typed or written word
- Lift up to 50 pounds Regularly are required to:
- Stand
- Sit
- Use hands to finger, handle or feel
- Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Reach with hands or arms
- Use repeated hand, arm or finger motion Frequently are required to:
- Talk or Hear
- Lift up to 10 pounds
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Who You’ll Supervise:
This position has no supervisory authority.
What We’ll Love About You:
- Associates Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or related field and one year experience in childcare or early childhood setting, or working with families with young children is required. Bachelors Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or related field is preferred.
- Employees in this position must possess reliable transportation, a valid Michigan driver license, and CPR and First Aid Certificates. A Family Service Worker, CDA, Parents as Teachers Educator, or PITC credential is preferred and may be required once hired.
- Reliable transportation and a valid Michigan driver license are required.
What You’ll Love About Us:
- Work & Pay: As a part of our family, you will work approximately 40 hours per week with an hour wage starting at $16.40 per hour.
- To keep you healthy: Medical/Rx, Vision & Dental insurance at no cost for employee.
- To help prepare you for the future: Profit Share, Life & Disability Insurance
- For Work/Life balance: numerous holidays, generous vacation time and sick days.
- Student Loans: Employment with NEMCSA may qualify you for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Ready To Apply?
Only applications through our Career portal at www.nemcsa.org will be accepted.
Applications will be accepted until filled.
Only applications through our Career portal at www.nemcsa.org will be accepted.
Applications will be accepted until filled.
Educational documentation is required at the interview.
Questions can be emailed to recruiter@nemcsa.org - No resumes please.
A Few Words From Legal:
The chosen applicant will be required to submit fingerprints for a State of Michigan Background Check to determine eligibility for employment. You must poses an acceptable form of identification prior to attending your fingerprinting appointment. Preferred ID types include: Unexpired State issued driver's license; identification card with photo issued by a Federal or Michigan Government Agency. Failure to submit for fingerprint will result in an ineligibility for hire within this program.
Upon request auxiliary aids and services will be made available to individuals with disabilities. Michigan Relay Center “Voice and TTY/TDD” 1-800-649-3777. An EOE.
Upon request auxiliary aids and services will be made available to individuals with disabilities. Michigan Relay Center “Voice and TTY/TDD” 1-800-649-3777. An EOE.
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