Early Head Start Home Visitor

The Y of Central Maryland; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Y of Central Maryland is seeking a Head Start Family Home Visitor to deliver comprehensive child development, health and social services to families in our community. You will conduct home visits, provide parent support, and help families identify resources and strengths to prepare children for school success.

Responsibilities include developmental screenings, creating individual learning plans with parental involvement, and advocating for families in accordance with Head Start standards and

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with children and families in human services
• Ability to clearly communicate and listen to children, parents/guardians, and colleagues
• Desire to solve problems, handle crises, and work with diverse, low-income families

Responsibilities

• Provide Head Start family-centered services including home visits and parent involvement
• Deliver child development, health and social services to families
• Conduct developmental screenings and create individual learning plans with parent input

Skills

Communication

Active Listening

Crisis Intervention

Cultural Sensitivity

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in child development/education/social sciences

Job description

Overwhelmingly, people who decide they want to be a part of the Y in Central Maryland tell us they do so because it reflects their values and a conscious decision, they've made about how they choose to live their lives. The happiest and most fulfilled Y associates are those who are motivated to help others and who want to be a part of something larger than themselves.

How this role contributes to the Y's mission:

As a Y Head Start Family Home Visitor, you will provide child development services, social services, health services, parent support and parent 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. You will 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. You will provide resources on child development, parenting education and family support on home visits to families of infants/toddlers and pregnant women. You will conduct developmental screenings and ongoing assessments of infants and toddlers to determine motor, language, social, cognitive and emotional skills and will develops an individual learning plan for each child with parental assistance. As a Y Head Start Family Home Visitor, you'll contribute to the Y and to the broader community we serve by working with our littlest participants and their families who are economically disadvantaged and help them prepare for success in school and life.

• An interest in the well-being and education of young children, enthusiasm, patience, good humor, good judgment and a good spirit
• At minimum of 2 years prior experience working with children and families in a human service setting
• The ability to clearly communicate and effectively listen to children, parents/guardians, members, and other Y associates
• The desire to problem solve, handle crisis, and work with families and children of various cultures from low-income backgrounds
• A bachelors or associates degree in child development, education, social sciences or related field

The Y in Central Maryland provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. Moreover, the Y is firmly committed to celebrating and achieving diversity and inclusion in all we do. We strive to be an anti-racist organization and expect all associates to treat others with respect, kindness and dignity, at all times.