EHS Parent Child Educator

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;LCCDC - Corbin, KY/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongEducation Level/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Home base CDA or Associates/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$14.00 - $15.44 Hourly/div divstrongTravel Percentage/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Road Warrior/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Day/div divstrongJob Category/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Child Development Early Head Start/div /div h4Description/h4p style="text-align:center;"span style="font-size:16px;"Home visitor for Infants/toddlers and their families providing age appropriate curriculum and assistance to promote school readiness./span/p p style="text-align:center;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Duties and Responsibilities/span/p p /p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"Each employee is expected to strive for excellence in the performance of their tasks in an efficient manner, exercising good judgment with a dedication in fulfilling the mission of the agency and service to others. You are expected to keep informed of community issues, regulations, new research, and trends related to your field of work. Each employee is expected to assist with fund development. Integration of agency programs and services places you in a position of cooperatively: seeking advice from other employees; sharing of program information; and assisting in other work units when needed. All employees must be conscious of and develop habits in: reducing waste, eliminating duplication of services, improving productivity and cost effectiveness. Employee will be adhering to these duties and responsibilities, but not limited to./span/p p /p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"In the performance of your job, the following specific policies, procedures and regulations should be adhered to:/span/p p /p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"Head Start Program Performance Standards /span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"KCEOC Child Development Policies and Procedures/span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"KCEOC Personnel Policies and Procedures /span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"KCEOC Financial Policies and Procedures /span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"KCEOC Travel Policies and Procedures/span/p p /p p /p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"uThe duties of the strongParent/ Child Educator /stronginclude, but are not limited tostrong:/strong/u/span/p p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Acquire knowledge of and implement accordingly the Head Start Program Performance Standards./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Work cooperatively with other Child Development staff in the planning, integration, and implementation of EHS/HS program services for children 0 to 5 years of age./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Become competent in the use of designated computer programs, and use properly in the operations of the Child Development Program./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for compiling designated reports in a timely manner./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Participate in the annual program self-assessment process./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Gain a working knowledge of all programs operated by KCEOC for the purpose of providing information, making referrals and the delivery of integrated services to clients./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Preserve the privacy of all children and families enrolled in KCEOC’s Child Development Program by maintaining the confidentiality and security of all family information./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for generating an appropriate amount of non-federal share (in-kind) that is reasonable and necessary for the operation of the Child Development Program./span/li /ul p style="margin-left:48px;" /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for obtaining the annual required number of Child Development training hours per local, state and federal regulations through KCEOC’s Pre-service Training.u /u/span/li /ul p style="margin-left:48px;" /p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"uIn addition, the duties of the strongParent/ Child Educator /stronginclude, but are not limited tostrong:/strong/u/span/p p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Have an understanding of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Recognize that in the Home Base program, the parent is the primary factor in the child’s development and the home is the central facility./span/li /ul p style="margin-left:24px;" /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Promote school readiness for all children./span/li /ul p style="margin-left:48px;" /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for provision of services to infants, toddlers, and pregnant mothers in a home-based setting; responsible for implementing a planned home curriculum for developmentally appropriate activities with infant/toddlers. /span/li /ul p style="margin-left:48px;" /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Observe the children and enter anecdotal notes and developmental assessment information into the computerized assessment program in a timely manner. Meet all deadlines regarding developmental assessment input. /span/li /ul p style="margin-left:48px;" /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Develop individualized weekly lesson plans; and other appropriate education activities that include the parent being involved; encourage the parent and offer suggestions for child development activities during the week when you are not there, following up with discussion during your home visits; maintain an age appropriate learning environment in the home. /span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Be responsive to the children and families with special needs and any disabling conditions. Have flexible work schedules, in order to work around the families needs./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Participate and offer suggestions in conferences, meetings, training and recruitment activities. Work cooperatively with all staff, parents and volunteers; be responsive to the challenge of providing integrated comprehensive services./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Assist parents in understanding the transitional process from Early Head Start into another child development program. Be responsible for transitional activities and coordination of Transition meeting./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"The Parent/Child Educator will carry a caseload span style="color:#000000;"of up to 12 families/span with a minimum of one visit each week for instruction. /span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Provide 24 socialization experiences per program year, ensuring that age appropriate environments are utilized; providing for the transportation of children and parents to the event./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for the recruitment, application, screening, and enrollment of Early Head Start children; responsible for maintaining a waiting list in assigned geographic areas; responsive to identifying any problems relating to recruitment and enrollment, parent concerns, etc; communicate any problems or barriers to effective performance to the Home Based Specialist./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for assisting families in the completion of a family partnership agreement including strengths, goals, and needs assessment for each enrolled family in assigned caseload and identifying areas of need and working with management staff in ways that needs may be addressed, implementing a plan of action to assist each family./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for assisting in the coordination and conducting of medical screenings of Early Head Start children and arranging for appropriate follow up for any identified health related problem; follow up activities include, but are not limited to; making appointments with doctors, specialists, or dentists and transporting children and their parents to appointments./span/li /ul p style="margin-left:48px;" /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for ensuring home based parent meetings are held and assisting the parents in conducting the meetings; communicating to the Parent Education Specialist parent minutes and concerns, scheduling parent trainings./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Maintain certification by recognized source such as the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross in CPR and First Aid and Safety./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Gain a working knowledge of community and regional resources for the purpose of identifying supportive social, health, educational, emergency and disability services available to the Early Head Start parents and children; communicate any new resource identified to the Home Based Specialist and fellow staff./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Assist families in utilizing available health care, encourage families to obtain appropriate medical and dental screenings of Early Head Start children and arranging for appropriate follow up for any identified health related problem; follow up activities include, but are not limited to: assisting parents in making appointments with doctors, specialists, or dentists and assist parents and children in securing transportation to appointments./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Encourage parents to learn about their child’s development and participate in screenings and visits to medical professionals; maintaining documentation of all parent contacts and follow up activities with the family./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Prioritizing activities in a manner that reflects effective case management of clients, eliminating unnecessary travel or duplicated travel time/ costs./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Coordinate health related activities with the Health/Mental Health Manager by seeking advice/ guidance, being knowledgeable of any established contracts for services and the payment requirements and billing./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for obtaining the annual number of required Child Development training hours per local, state and federal requirements. The opportunity to obtain these training hours will be provided through KCEOC’s Child Development Pre-service Training./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for maintaining individual, comprehensive charts for every enrolled family in caseload. Ensuring all required documentation is maintained at all times./span/li /ul p /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Responsible for scheduling a newborn visit within two weeks after the birth to ensure the well-being of both the mother and child. Conducting a Post-Partum Depression Screening on all new mothers./span/li /ul p style="margin-left:48px;" /p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt;"Perform other duties as assigned./span/li /ulh4Qualifications/h4brpspan style="font-size:12pt;"Minimum Qualifications: CDA or a comparable credential, or credential or certificatin in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field, or equivalent coursework as part of an associate’s or bachelor’s degree; able to demonstrate competency to plan and implement home-based learning experiences; work experience /span/p p /p pspan style="font-size:12pt;"Additional Requirements: Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, local travel, occasional out of town travel. /span/p