Home Base Educator -Waynesburg

NOW HIRING: Regular Full Time Home Base Educator - Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field.

Join our Team! Provide high-quality educational services to pregnant woman, children aged 0-5 and their families in a home-based setting. You will work closely with parents and guardians through weekly visits to develop a plan that will enhance the child's development, encourage parent-child bonding, and promote family self-sufficiency. You will be responsible for recruitment, conducting screenings and ongoing assessments, organizing and facilitating group socialization activities, and providing parent education and support. 

QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION:

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree preferred from an accredited college or university in Human Services or related field or a minimum of a CDA in home visiting or comparable credential with a minimum of two years of previous supervised work experience with young children and/or parents.

WORK WEEK:

• Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Provide weekly home visits for families using the Parents As Teachers Curriculum.


• Offer opportunities for families to connect with one another through group socializations & community outings.


• Link families to community resources and programs to achieve their individual goals.


• Support the delivery of comprehensive services for families of children prenatal to age five.


• Foster parent & family engagement in home visits, group socializations, and community outings.


• Encourage & support parent participation in home base parent committees and policy council.
  


• Conduct screenings and ongoing assessment in partnership with families to support the developmental growth and school readiness of young children and the individual goals of the parent & family.


• Foster meaningful, reciprocal relationships between parents and children in a manner that is both culturally receptive and responsive.


• Provide opportunities for parents to learn about expectant parenting and prenatal health, the developing role of young parents (for adolescent parents), and/or about their roles as new mothers and fathers.


• Engage with parents as equal partners in learning about their child while acknowledging parents’ premier role as their child’s first teacher.


• Share information with parents about activities and everyday interactions with children that promote school readiness as outlined by the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.


• Maximize outcomes for families through the implementation of research-based models & practices including Blueprints Whole Family Approach & Family Centered Coaching; the Head Start PFCE Framework (Parent, Family, & Community Engagement); and the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework.


• Support outreach and recruitment efforts to enroll children & families in the Early Head Start (prenatal-age 3) and/or Head Start (ages 3-5) home base program.


• Maintain Parents As Teachers (prenatal – age 5) parent educator certification.


• Implement the Federal Head Start Program Performance Standards and other applicable regulations.


• Participate in required meetings and training opportunities which may involve out-of-town travel.


• Responsible for obtaining and forwarding documentation for Non-Federal Share/In-Kind to Blueprints administration.


• Regular and reliable attendance is essential.

• Competitive wage, salary & benefits 


• 403B, Paid time off, Employee Assistance Program


• IRS mileage reimbursement - .70 Cents/mile
  

For more information, visit our website at www.myblueprints.org or call Kami Manni at 724-225-9550 Ext: 477