Healthy Families Home Visitor

Criterion Child Enrichment, Inc; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Retirement Plan with Employer Contri

Tax Exempt Flexible Spending Plans

Voluntary Benefits

Paid Time Off

Professional Development

Mileage Reimbursement

Sign On Bonus

Job summary

Criterion Child Enrichment, Inc. is seeking a Home Visitor to serve first-time families in the Framingham/Milford area.

You will schedule and complete home visits, deliver parenting education using our curriculum, and support families as they navigate early development and health resources. Qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, experience with families and young children, knowledge of child development, a valid driver’s license, and strong documentation skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience working with families and young children.
• Knowledge of child development and positive parent–child interactions.
• Valid Driver’s License and own transportation.
• Excellent written documentation skills and computer proficiency.
• Bilingual Portuguese or Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, plan, and complete home visits with families on caseload.
• Provide parenting education using curriculum in key areas: parent-child interactions, safety, health, and development.
• Support participants as first-time parents.
• Complete screenings/assessments including developmental questionnaires and mental health screens.
• Develop goal plans with each family and document in electronic records.
• Submit program reports within timelines and connect families to community resources.

Skills

High school diploma

Documentation skills

Computer proficiency

Bilingual Portuguese or Spanish

Valid driver’s license

Job description

Company Description

Criterion Child Enrichment specializes in developmentally appropriate programs and services for young children and their families. We believe in the strength of the family and its capacity to promote the health and development of children. We offer community-based developmental enrichment groups, child care, early intervention and newborn home visiting programs.

$2,000 Sign On Bonus - Full Time

Job Description

Healthy Families is a home visiting program that provides new, first time parents under 24 years old, with information on child development, support, and a link to community resources.

Major Job Responsibilities include:

• Schedule, plan, and complete home visits with families on caseload
• Provide parenting education to families using curriculum in the following areas: parent child interactions, parent and child safety, parent and child health, child development, anticipatory guidance and discipline, healthy relationships, healthy pregnancy, labor and delivery
• Support participants in their roles as first time parents
• Complete screening and assessments for the child and family, including developmental questionnaires and mental health screens
• Develop a goal plan with each family
• Maintain documentation related to work with families in electronic client record
• Complete program required reports within established timelines
• Connect families to community resources and provide appropriate referrals when needed
• Organize, facilitate, and participate in group events for HF families
• Participate in community outreach activities and maintain professional relationships with community partners
• Collaborate with community agencies working with parents and children including the Department of Children and Families
• Practice cultural humility when working with families
• Attend intensive home visiting and topic-based trainings provided by HFA
• Attend biweekly staff meetings, participate in case reviews and attend other team activities

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Experience working with families and young children
• Knowledge of child development and positive parent child interactions
• Valid Driver’s License and own transportation
• Excellent written documentation skills and proficient with computers
• Bilingual Portuguese or Spanish preferred

Benefits

• Medical & Dental
• Retirement Plan with Employer Contribution
• Tax Exempt Flexible Spending Plans
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Professional Development
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Sign On Bonus

Full Time, 40 hours a week - traveling to visits throughout the Framingham/Milford area

Visit our website at www.criterionchild.com to learn more about our organization!

Selection for employment is made regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, handicap, genetic information, someone who is a member of, applies to perform, or has an obligation to perform, service in a uniformed military service of the United States, including the National Guard, on the basis of that membership, application or obligation; veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. Criterion Child Enrichment participates in E-Verify.