Home-Based Early Education & Family Advocate

Allies for Every Child; Kansas; On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Allies for Every Child is seeking an Home Educator to deliver comprehensive home-based services under the Head Start program in Kansas. The role focuses on infant and toddler development, family engagement, and collaboration with the MDT to plan developmentally appropriate activities.

The Home Educator will manage a caseload of 12 families, conduct weekly home visits, document progress, and coordinate referrals as needed while maintaining confidential files and supporting transitions to

Responsibilities

• Maintains a caseload of 12 EHS families and/or expecting families
• Completes weekly 90-minute home visits with families
• Establishes trusting, nurturing relationships with children and families
• Works with parents to develop weekly home visit plans based on assessments
• Maintains confidential client files
• Observes and documents each child’s health, skills, behavior, growth and development
• Provides group socialization experiences for children and parents
• Advocates for Head Start families and liaises with families, program and community
• Integrates health, nutrition, mental health, parent involvement and special needs into services
• Identifies children with special needs and makes referrals
• Encourages participation in Head Start Parent Committee meetings and other events
• Provides transportation to support family participation
• Participates in reflective supervision and staff meetings
• Maintains service records in family files and updates program files
• Enters participant information into the Child Plus system timely
• Assists families with transitions to Pre-K or other childcare programs
• Provides a developmentally appropriate and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers and documents progress
• Plans and implements daily lessons using required curriculum and other resources
• Conducts screenings and developmental assessments and maintains records

Job description

Allies for Every Child is seeking an Home Educator to deliver comprehensive home-based services under the Head Start program in Kansas. The role focuses on infant and toddler development, family engagement, and collaboration with the MDT to plan developmentally appropriate activities.

The Home Educator will manage a caseload of 12 families, conduct weekly home visits, document progress, and coordinate referrals as needed while maintaining confidential files and supporting transitions to