Home Visitor
Company: Puget Sound Educational Service District (psesd)
Location: Renton
Posted on: October 7, 2024
Job Description:
DESCRIPTION
Purpose Statement
The job of Home Visitor is done for the purpose/s of providing
quality, comprehensive, home-based child/family support services
for pregnant women and infants/toddlers and their families;
providing support, training and case management to assist parents
in meeting the needs of their infants/toddlers; and enhancing
parent's role as the primary influence on an infant/toddler's
education and development.
This job reports to Manager, Early Learning Program
Open until filled; for best consideration, submit a complete
application by best consideration date of 10/20/2024.
NOTE: There is a total of 5-Home Visitor Vacancies across multiple
locations:
Key Peninsula, Fife, Bonney Lake/Sumner/Orting, Clover Park, and
Eatonville
Essential Functions
- Actively recruits and enrolls pregnant women, infants/toddlers,
and families for the purpose of providing comprehensive home-based
child/family support services and/or encouraging parent involvement
and maintaining full enrollment.
- Analyzes child assessment data and collaborates with parents
for the purpose of developing individual school readiness goals in
five developmental domains.
- Assesses family, pregnant women and infant/toddler needs
through regular comprehensive home visits under potentially
dangerous conditions for the purpose of supporting parent/child
interactions and school readiness goals.
- Assists families in arranging for transportation to program
activities for the purpose of ensuring participation.
- Collaborates with Paraeducators or childcare providers for the
purpose of providing guidance and support in their interactions
with pregnant women, infants/toddlers, and families.
- Conducts health and developmental screenings and completes
on-going assessments in the family's home or preferred language for
the purpose of identifying needs, assessing children's health and
development, and developing individual learning plans.
- Coordinates the development and implementation of socialization
groups, parent engagement, and other program activities for the
purpose of supporting individual school readiness goals,
parent/child interactions and parenting skills.
- Develops individualized plans in partnership with all enrolled
families for the purpose of facilitating progress toward family
goals.
- Embodies the principles and practices that form our culture and
commitment to becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization for
the purpose of meeting the Agency's END: Success for Each Child and
Eliminating the Opportunity Gap by Leading with Racial Equity.
- Identifies family strengths, health care needs and social
service needs for the purpose of providing referrals and support
services to infants/toddlers and their families.
- Maintains a variety of manual and electronic documents, files,
and records for the purpose of data collection,
recordkeeping/documentation and tracking services to pregnant
women, infants/toddlers and families.
- Participates in workshops, meetings, community events, etc. for
the purpose of receiving and/or presenting information.
- Participates as a team member and/or partner in
interdisciplinary planning for pregnant women, infants/toddlers and
families with community partners such as Maternity Support, Early
Intervention (Birth to Three) providers, Child Protective Services,
Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Social
and Health Services, Department of Corrections, community mental
health providers, etc. for the purpose of providing case management
to assist parents in meeting the needs of their families.
- Promotes physical well-being and community connections to
agency providers for the purpose of supporting optimal growth and
development.
- Provides services for pregnant women (e.g.,
health/nutrition/mental health support and follow up, perinatal
education, resources, etc.) for the purpose of delivering services
to expectant families in conformance with established
guidelines.
- Recruits and trains parent volunteers for the purpose of
strengthening community engagement.
- Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources for the purpose
of providing information and/or direction.
- Reviews and updates immunization records for each
infant/toddler for the purpose of ensuring infants/toddlers receive
vaccinations on an age-appropriate schedule and/or compiling
information for the annual immunization reporting.
- Supports families in accessing Early Head Start programming in
their home or preferred language for the purpose of ensuring
culturally and linguistically responsive services.
Other Functions
- Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of
ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.
JOB-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
ANTIRACIST LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
CULTURAL PROFICIENCY: Articulates and applies historical context of
racism and understands the current reality of students and
communities of color in order to support racial equity. Actively
demonstrates a commitment to supporting equity and inclusion, and
serves as an advocate with colleagues, partners, and communities to
meet the Agency's End and goal of becoming an Antiracist
Multicultural Organization in support of eliminating the
opportunity gap.
RACIAL EQUITY ADVOCATE: Recognizes, supports, and engages in
dismantling institutional racism. Partners with and is accountable
to those with whom we are in a transformational relationship,
including children, families, and communities of color.
RACIAL EQUITY MINDSET: Demonstrates awareness of biases,
internalized racial superiority and oppression. Leads with a racial
equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool in meaningful
ways.
TRANSFORMATIONAL VALUES: Contributes to valuable and positive,
antiracist transformation in individuals, organizations, and social
systems in an effort to actively progress across the antiracist
multicultural institution continuum. Is able to foster a sense of
community and shared purpose via collaboration and cooperation with
others inside and outside PSESD. Embodies the principles and
practices that form the Agency's culture. Operates from an
abundance mentality that recognizes opportunities, and is
optimistic and realistic about the future.
JOB-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
ACCOUNTABILITY: Takes responsibility and ownership for successfully
accomplishing work and Agency objectives, and delivering results.
Sets high standards of shared performance for self and others.
BOUNDARY SETTING: Maintains professional relationships between self
and others by establishing parameters regarding interpersonal
interactions. Engages in discussions about work constraints while
maintaining positive relationships.
CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: Demonstrates knowledge and expertise
related to child/youth development and growth.
COMMUNITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: Demonstrates knowledge and
expertise related to engaging with stakeholders, including
children, families and communities, to promote wellness and
self-sufficiency.
PLANNING, ORGANIZATION, AND PRIORITIZATION: Assesses the work to be
performed, and considers how it should be organized and
accomplished, with appropriate priorities and realistic time
parameters.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Home Visitor Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, or
Associate's Degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or
related field with coursework equivalent to the Home Visitor
CDA
- Experience working with children age birth-5 and their
families.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in Head Start/Early Head Start/ECEAP or other
comprehensive child development/family support program serving low
income families
- Experience working with infants and/or toddlers
- Experience working with pregnant and/or postpartum women
- Experience providing home visits with pregnant women and/or
families with children age birth-5
- Experience working with refugee families, immigrant families,
and/or families with limited English speaking abilities
- Community outreach experience
- Bilingual ability - Spanish preferred
- Experience working with interpretersby Jobble
Keywords: Puget Sound Educational Service District (psesd), Lakewood , Home Visitor, Other , Renton, Washington
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