Early Head Start Home Visitor - Family & Child Development

Rising Ground; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Paid Vacation

Paid Personal days

Job summary

Rising Ground is hiring an Early Head Start Home Visitor to deliver services for infants and toddlers in New York City. The role centers on promoting early literacy, modeling reading, play, and conversations with families in play sessions across Rising Ground sites.

You will coordinate with parents to ensure prenatal well-child exams, immunizations, screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete with proper follow-up. Travel to multiple sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of CDA certificate; Associate of Arts degree in related field; bachelor’s degree in early childhood education preferred.
• Two - three years classroom teaching experience in an early childhood program.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and implements daily lesson plans/learning activities. Monitors children’s progress via developmental checklists and observation.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings with families, Social Services staff, clinical consultants, and therapists as appropriate.
• Individualizes learning activities to meet developmental needs of each child, including children with disabilities, by working with parents to develop goals.
• Conducts home visits to families weekly for 1.5 hours; conducts parent conferences three times per year.
• Responsible for written observations, weekly plans, and quarterly assessments.
• Assists families in developing family goals and provides needed referrals.
• Follows developmentally appropriate practices in interactions with children.
• Works on a smooth transition of all children into and out of Early Head Start; creates transition plans for family childcare children above 2.5 years old.
• Screens parents for eligibility based on program criteria and completes enrollment for eligible families.
• Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education

CDA certificate

AA degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in early childhood education preferred

Job description

Rising Ground is hiring an Early Head Start Home Visitor to deliver services for infants and toddlers in New York City. The role centers on promoting early literacy, modeling reading, play, and conversations with families in play sessions across Rising Ground sites.

You will coordinate with parents to ensure prenatal well-child exams, immunizations, screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete with proper follow-up. Travel to multiple sites may be required.