Co HS Family Development Specialist/Home Visitor
Location: Perry Hall Maryland
Description: Y of Central Maryland is hiring Co HS Family Development Specialist/Home Visitor right now, this occupation will be placed in Maryland. For complete informations about this occupation opportunity kindly read the description below. POSITION SUMMARY:
The Home Visitor provides child development services, social services, health services, parent support and par! ent involvement services to families including home visits, socializations, advocacy and crisis intervention in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards, Y of Central Maryland Child Care Philosophy and local licensing regulations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Implement a family centered approach to assist families to build on their strengths and develop family partnership agreements to support families in identifying their concerns, priorities, and resources.
Provide resources on child development, parenting education and family support on home visits to families of infants and toddlers and pregnant women.
Coordinate and develop linkages between other family support service agencies in the community to provide better service delivery to EHS families. Serve as an advocate for Head Start families within the community. Train and support EHS parents to advocate for themselves and their families.
Design and implement a formal system! of follow up with families on referrals to community agencies! , to assure the satisfactory provision of services.
Coordinate weekly schedule for planning and conducting weekly home visits to each assigned family.
Plan for and facilitate parent-child socialization groups and parent support groups.
Conducts developmental screenings and ongoing assessments of infants and toddlers to determine motor, language, social, cognitive and emotional skills.
Provide developmentally appropriate curriculum and a caring, nurturing, and soothing environment for infants and toddlers.
Develops in partnership with parents an individual learning plan for each child.
Maintain appropriate treatment records and documentation as required.
Work collaboratively with Head Start/Early Head Start Coordinators, pediatric nurse, physicians, and outside agencies regarding developmental and health related issues, as well as resources for families on caseload.
Provide written weekly parent/child ac! tivities designed to support the family in planning safe, developmentally appropriate experiences for infants and toddlers in home setting.
Model positive interactions with infants and toddlers to promote parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships.
Generate and submit weekly reports that identify progress in meeting program goals and service delivery data including individualized learning plans, documentation of screenings, assessments, weekly health checklist, weekly home visit log, and other documentation required for providing quality services.
Observes infants and toddlers to detect signs of illness, injury, abuse, neglect, emotional disturbance, or other special needs, and reports these signs immediately to the EHS Center Base Coordinator and Program Coordinator/Family Services.
Observe children in the home to help identify children with atypical behavior or development that may need referral.
Work with Co! ordinators to provide developmentally appropriate Early Intervention se! rvices.
Conduct on-going monitoring to assure each enrolled child receives required developmental screenings within 45 days of enrollment.
Attend case management meetings, parent conferences, case reviews, transition meetings, IEP/IFSP meetings, staff meetings, parent meetings, in-service and pre-service meetings, and other meetings as directed.
Report to work at scheduled times and maintain good attendance.
Takes advantage of training opportunities to continue professional growth.
Models professional behavior and adherence to Y of Central Maryland Baltimore County Head Start/Early Head Start policies and procedures through behavior, appearance, and attitude.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Physical constraints required include the ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, the ability to see and read newsprint with or without corrective lenses, to speak and be understood under normal circumsta! nces, to lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds, and the use of arms, hands, legs, and feet with or without corrective devices to accomplish the job, including evacuation of the building during emergencies.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Client’s home environments, socialization environment. May come into contact with childhood diseases and blood.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Required Skills
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below 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. Must have detail and multi-task orientation and be able to cope well with stress. 1 to 2 hours per ! day spent in strenuous physical activity, lifting up to 50 pounds two o! r three times in an 8-hour day.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret federal and local regulations. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquires or complaints from staff, parents, and community members. Ability to write reports as needed. Ability to provide effective presentations and training to staff, parents, and the community.
Mathematical Skills :
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Required Experience
Education and Experience
Bachelors or Associates degree in child development, education, social sciences or related field.
At least two years! ’ experience working with children and families in a human service setting.
Capacity to problem solve, handle crisis, and work with families and children of various cultures from low-income backgrounds.
Approach to working with families that is empathetic, nonjudgmental, respectful, and professional.
Willingness to work primarily in the homes of families residing in high-risk communities.
Must have knowledge of community resources and the skills to link families with appropriate agencies and services.
Flexibility with respect to time and days able to work as well as to work tasks.
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This occupation starts available on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:52:32 GMT