JCEO | Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, Inc.
Early Head Start Home Based Visitor
JCEO | Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, Inc., Plattsburgh, New York, United States
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JCEO is a private, not-for-profit human service agency that serves the residents of Clinton and Franklin Counties in New York State. All programs are based on JCEO’s mission to alleviate poverty through practical, timely, and innovative services that emphasize and develop problem-solving skills for people.
The Early Head Start Home-Based Visitor models and demonstrates methods for Early Head Start Home Based families to influence and make future contributions to the education and development of their children and encourages use of community resources by performing the following duties. This individual will work in the home with the parents to plan and provide enriching educational and social learning experiences.
Full Time, Non-Exempt Position
Located: On-site
Hourly Rate of Pay: $17.03
Benefits
Medical Dental Vision Generous Paid Time Off Qualifying Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Tuition Assistance Employee Assistance Program Employer Paid Life Insurance 401K Retirement Plan North Country Chamber of Commerce Discounts
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Include The Following
Assists in the recruitment and selection of children. Conducts Home Visits to maintain services to children and families twelve months out of the year, as outlined in locally designed option (Early Head Start) Completes all enrollment documents necessary for each family. Inputs family contacts, socializations, referrals, goal progress, and etc. into CAPTAIN at least weekly. Transport families when appropriate to and from community resources or other activities Monitor and educate parents with respect to children’s health status, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health, mental health, and nutritional intake Plans a home based teaching curriculum for families. Encourages and promotes the families achievement of self-sufficiency. Conduct weekly 90-minute home visits to young children and their families and encourages joint planning for each child. Integrates all Head Start/Early Head Start service areas on each home visit. Provides on-going opportunities to involve parents in planning activities for their children during home visits. Is responsible for planning experiences and activities that are developmentally appropriate, individualized, and consistent with designated curriculum. Assists families in identifying family resources. Acts as a liaison to community resources for each family. Provides a socialization experience focusing on social development for each child twice per month. Administer screenings and assessments in a timely manner and utilize information gained in planning for children Engages in high quality staff-to-staff and staff-to-child interactions (as defined by CLASS domains and dimensions) Provides a nutritious snack for each home visit. Plans a minimum of one nutritious food preparation activity monthly. Ensures that the home based parents are represented on Policy Council. Promote parent involvement in curriculum planning, Parent Group Meetings and the overall Head Start/Early Head Start program Maintains daily, weekly, and/or monthly home visit reports as required and as requested from the Early Head Start Coordinator. Meet with the Early Head Start Coordinator at least once per week. Attends all appropriate staff meetings, conferences, parent meetings, and trainings as assigned by the Early Head Start Coordinator. Responsible for ensuring the appropriate documentation of Non Federal Share for all volunteers and donations to the socializations or Home visits. Attends all required training. Complies with all health and safety regulations. Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the mission and goals of the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity, Inc. Performs all other related duties as assigned.
EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
Twelve hours of Early Childhood Education or Family Services credits or Child Development Associate /Family Development Training and six months experience working with young children and or their families.
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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals With Disabilities
JCEO is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department at 518-561-6310 or via email at hr@jceo.org. Seniority level
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Employment type Full-time Job function
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The Early Head Start Home-Based Visitor models and demonstrates methods for Early Head Start Home Based families to influence and make future contributions to the education and development of their children and encourages use of community resources by performing the following duties. This individual will work in the home with the parents to plan and provide enriching educational and social learning experiences.
Full Time, Non-Exempt Position
Located: On-site
Hourly Rate of Pay: $17.03
Benefits
Medical Dental Vision Generous Paid Time Off Qualifying Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Tuition Assistance Employee Assistance Program Employer Paid Life Insurance 401K Retirement Plan North Country Chamber of Commerce Discounts
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Include The Following
Assists in the recruitment and selection of children. Conducts Home Visits to maintain services to children and families twelve months out of the year, as outlined in locally designed option (Early Head Start) Completes all enrollment documents necessary for each family. Inputs family contacts, socializations, referrals, goal progress, and etc. into CAPTAIN at least weekly. Transport families when appropriate to and from community resources or other activities Monitor and educate parents with respect to children’s health status, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health, mental health, and nutritional intake Plans a home based teaching curriculum for families. Encourages and promotes the families achievement of self-sufficiency. Conduct weekly 90-minute home visits to young children and their families and encourages joint planning for each child. Integrates all Head Start/Early Head Start service areas on each home visit. Provides on-going opportunities to involve parents in planning activities for their children during home visits. Is responsible for planning experiences and activities that are developmentally appropriate, individualized, and consistent with designated curriculum. Assists families in identifying family resources. Acts as a liaison to community resources for each family. Provides a socialization experience focusing on social development for each child twice per month. Administer screenings and assessments in a timely manner and utilize information gained in planning for children Engages in high quality staff-to-staff and staff-to-child interactions (as defined by CLASS domains and dimensions) Provides a nutritious snack for each home visit. Plans a minimum of one nutritious food preparation activity monthly. Ensures that the home based parents are represented on Policy Council. Promote parent involvement in curriculum planning, Parent Group Meetings and the overall Head Start/Early Head Start program Maintains daily, weekly, and/or monthly home visit reports as required and as requested from the Early Head Start Coordinator. Meet with the Early Head Start Coordinator at least once per week. Attends all appropriate staff meetings, conferences, parent meetings, and trainings as assigned by the Early Head Start Coordinator. Responsible for ensuring the appropriate documentation of Non Federal Share for all volunteers and donations to the socializations or Home visits. Attends all required training. Complies with all health and safety regulations. Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the mission and goals of the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity, Inc. Performs all other related duties as assigned.
EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
Twelve hours of Early Childhood Education or Family Services credits or Child Development Associate /Family Development Training and six months experience working with young children and or their families.
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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals With Disabilities
JCEO is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department at 518-561-6310 or via email at hr@jceo.org. Seniority level
Seniority level Entry level Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Job function Other Industries Community Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at JCEO | Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, Inc. by 2x We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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