Home Base Teacher

Pinal Gila Community Child Services; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Base Teacher at Pinal Gila Community Child Services partners with families to deliver home-based Head Start services for children aged birth to five. You will implement curriculum, assess progress, advocate for families, and coordinate with Education, Health, Nutrition and Family services to ensure quality care.

Ideal candidates hold a Home visitation CDA or AA in social work or related field, with 1+ year experience in early care and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum CDA in home visitation or AA degree in social work or related field required.
• BA degree preferred.
• At least 1 year in Early Care & Education, Social Services, or Home Visitation.
• Proficient with computers, internet, and email.
• Bilingual English/Spanish desirable.

Responsibilities

• Delivers home-based services to families with children ages 0-5 and expectant families.
• Keeps informed of Head Start Performance Standards for home-based services.
• Partners with Education, Health, Nutrition, Disability, Family and community partners to support high-quality services.
• Promotes healthy parent-child relationships and supports families through Touchpoint approach.
• Plans and carries out home-based learning experiences aligned with Head Start standards.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Relationship building

Education

Home visitation CDA or AA in Social Work or related field

BA degree preferred

Job description

Job Summary

The Home Base Teacher is responsible to engage in a collaborative partnership, joining the family in their system that is rooted in cultural practices, beliefs, and individual experiences. Delivering comprehensive services including implementation of curriculum, child assessment, family advocacy, that includes all content area in accordance with Pinal Gila Community Child Services (PGCCS) and Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS)

Essential Functions

The Home Base Teacher will ultimately be evaluated on a combination of skills, dispositions, and behaviors, some of which are related to the specific service area of this position and others that represent general expectations of all our agency employees.

The Home Base Teacher responsibilities chiefly fall within the following essential functions, although s/he may perform other tasks and/or duties as assigned. The Home Base Teacher will demonstrate competency to perform essential functions that include:

• Delivers direct services to families with children ages 0-5 and expectant families within home base.
• Remains knowledgeable of and current with Head Start Program Performance Standards in relation to home-based services.
• Partners with all content areas -- Education, Health, Nutrition, Disability, Family and community partners supporting high-quality services to families.
• Promotes healthy parent-child relationships by recognizing that parenting develops within supportive relationships with family members and other trusted supporters; viewing the parent as the expert on their child.
• Builds on parents' strengths by listening and normalizing parenting using the Touchpoint approach.
• Plans and carries out home-based learning experiences that support effective implementation of the home visiting curriculum and promote children's progress across the standards outlined in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five. This includes providing appropriate support for children with disabilities and dual language learners, while building respectful, culturally responsive, and trusting relationships with families.
• Works with parents to develop and implement educational programs, including ongoing assessment, individual education plans, and IEP/IFSP goals as applicable.
• Facilitates socialization opportunities for enrolled and wait-listed families and their children.
• Knowledgeable of community partners; provides referrals with appropriate follow-up.
• Participates in the site team for coordinated parent events, LPC, team activities, and community events.
• Attends in-house training opportunities and works toward meeting agency education expectations.
• Tracks inventory and maintains all supplies and materials.
• Ensures integrity of services through regular data entry, reporting, and file maintenance.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines. Adjust to agency priorities.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding families, staff, and community partners.
• Represents the agency in a professional manner.
• Recruits families for all PGCCS options, including maintaining a waiting list.
• Proficient in utilizing various virtual platforms to facilitate seamless communication and collaboration.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of a Home visitation CDA or an AA degree in social work or related field required. BA degree preferred.
• One year working in; Early Care & Education, Social Services, Education, Home Visitation, or Health Care. Preferred experience working with local community resources, diverse cultures, & adults.
• Advanced Beginner to intermediate computer skills, internet and e-mail.
• Maintain Arizona Driver's License, proof of insurance, fingerprint card, Social Security card, CPR and First Aid, Food handlers Card, and provide a vehicle for program business, as needed.
• Health Questionnaire is required at hire and will be updated every 3 years.
• Meet all agencies, state and federal required immunizations or have an approved exemption on file.
• Employee must be able to read, write, and understand English.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards, Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Child Care Licensure, and community resources available to families in the assigned community.

Skills:

• Intermediate to excellent oral and written communication skills; communicates in a professional manner with internal and external customers.
• Proficient in building productive, collaborative relationships.

Abilities:

• Ability to prioritize workload while being flexible to meet the ongoing needs of enrolled families.
• Ability to assist with program goals and objectives and implement new procedures as directed.Ability to work semi-independently under specific time frames and with complex and sensitive information; works collaboratively with sites, program, and community.
• Ability to demonstrate/capable understanding of the DCS reporting system and the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect.

Physical Requirements

Able to perform the following physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation: critical sensory requirements include general vision; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Hear or listen in the normal range (corrected) and speak and give directions clearly. Able to walk, sit, stand, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 40 lbs., run 50 feet, and demonstrate exercises - jumping jacks, leg lifts, etc.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a classroom/office setting where minimal exposure to injury exists. The hours of work will generally be during regular business hours and average at least 40 hrs. per week. There will be work variations in work hours due to special employee projects, deadlines, and other concerns. PGCCS employees have the possibility of exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials through collateral duty to their routine work assignments, such as rendering first aid if need arises, and seldom exposure to vibration, toxic conditions, odors, dust, mold, and poor ventilation.