Home Based Educator

Mid Michigan Community Action Agency; Midland (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Michigan Community Action Agency seeks a dedicated professional to coordinate and implement the Early Head Start program, ensuring high-quality service delivery and strong family engagement. You will protect confidentiality, collaborate with teams, and drive improvements across all program areas.

You will conduct home visits, participate in planning and data analysis, and support family partnerships, with a focus on child development and adherence to Head Start standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or related field.
• Minimum 1 year experience with young children and families.
• Head Start/Early Head Start experience preferred.
• 15 hours of annual training in addition to CPR, First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogen training.
• Family Service Credential within 18 months of hire or first session thereafter.
• Infant/toddler experiences preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated strength-based leadership.
• Ability to present information to community groups.
• Knowledge of Head Start performance standards is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director with coordinating and implementing Early Head Start program.
• Ensure quality program service delivery.
• Protect the privacy of customers/families and maintain confidentiality.
• Collaborate with Home Base Team and Component Coordinators to meet goals and ensure compliance.
• Collect, review, and analyze data for monitoring and assessment.
• Provide weekly in-home visits with families for at least 1.5 hours each (up to 11 families).
• Complete a minimum of 50 home visits annually.
• Promote and support positive parent-child interactions in the home environment.
• Implement home-based curriculum with fidelity.
• Facilitate Family Partnership Agreements and goal assessments.
• Complete PIR form at enrollment and end of enrollment.
• Conduct ongoing child assessments and plan for individualization.
• Engage families through in-home visits, socialization, and meetings.
• Represent the Policy Council and recruit members.
• Plan socialization experiences using family input and data.
• Analyze data for daily planning and development.
• Complete required program documentation timely.
• Ensure safety and well-being of children and families.
• Coordinate referrals for services as needed.
• Collaborate with community partners to deliver quality services.
• Maintain and input data into program databases.
• Support Practice-Based Coaching and be a positive team player.
• Attend community events, meetings, and training opportunities.
• Address complaints and resolve problems.
• Work with ECS Management Team to ensure compliance and improvement.
• Recruit families and promote agency programs.
• Participate in staff meetings and professional development.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Multi-tasking

Confidentiality

Communication

Team collaboration

Community engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or related field

1 year experience with young children and families

Head Start experience preferred

Family Service Credential within 18 months of hire

Infant/toddler experiences preferred

Tools

None

Job description

General Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assisting the Director with coordinating and implementing the Early Head Start program as required by Head Start Program Performance Standards and state and federal mandates.
• Ensure quality program service delivery.
• Protect the privacy of customers/families and hold in confidence all information obtained in the course of service.

Specific Duties:

• Work closely with the Home Base Team and Component Coordinators in meeting program and overall departmental monthly, quarterly, and annual goals and objectives and ensuring all areas of service are in compliance and continually improving.
• Collect, review, and analyze data to inform the program for effective program monitoring, assessment, and continuous.
• Provide weekly in-home visits in partnership with each family for a minimum of 1.5 hours each. (Up to eleven families)
• Provide home visits every week with no less than 50 completed home visits annually.
• Promote and support effective parent-child interactions using routines and the family home as the primary learning environment.
• Execute identified home-based curriculum to fidelity.
• Facilitate Family Partnership Agreements and Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Goal Assessments with each family.
• Responsible for the PIR form at enrollment and the end of enrollment.
• Conduct ongoing child assessments with the children and their parents and use the results to plan for individualization.
• Responsible for engagement of families through active participation in in-home visits, socialization, and parent meeting experiences.
• Responsible for the engagement of families by representing the Policy Council and the recruitment of members.
• Responsible for collaboratively planning and attending socialization experiences using input from families, developmental data, and other program data sources.
• Analyze data for use in daily planning and individualization. (Ongoing assessment, Dashboard, Developmental Screen, and all other program data sources)
• Complete all required assessments within the timeline prescribed by the program/performance standards.
• Make all efforts to assure the safety and well-being of every child and family in the program.
• Assure appropriate referrals for services are made on behalf of the children and families.
• Work collaboratively with community partners in delivering quality services to children and families.
• Responsible for the care, upkeep, and maintenance of assigned agency vehicles.
• Responsible for inputting data into program databases.
• Responsible for individualizing and obtaining in-kind.
• Actively participate in Practice-Based Coaching as identified.
• Responsible for being a positive, innovative, and supportive team player and promoting a healthy work environment.
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems as they arise.
• Work collaboratively with the ECS Management Team to make sure all areas of service are complying and continually improving.
• Accurately complete required program documentation and record-keeping in a neat and timely manner.
• Update on a regular basis specific position how-to’s and timeline.
• Responsible for being a positive, innovative, and supportive team player and promoting a healthy work environment.
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems as they arise.
• Recruit families and promote agency programs within the community.
• Participate in personal and professional development activities, including staff meetings, conferences, and training opportunities, as identified and approved by supervisors.
• Attend community events and meetings to support the agency programs, including evening and weekend events/meetings.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in, Social Work, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or related field.
• A minimum of 1 year experience with young children and families.
• Early Head Start/Head Start experience preferred.
• Must complete 15 hours of annual training in addition to CPR, First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogen training.
• Family Service Credential within 18 months of hire or the first session offered thereafter.
• Infant/toddler experiences preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated ability as a strength-based leader.
• Demonstrated ability to present information to community groups.
• Knowledge of the Head Start performance standards is preferred.

Additional Requirements:

• Possess a solid knowledge base concerning child development and family services and seek to expand knowledge at every opportunity.
• Complete additional training as required.
• Exhibit initiative, flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work cooperatively as a team leader and a team member.
• Maintain confidentiality and code of ethics at all times.
• Must have Proficient Computer Skills. (Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet)
• Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, provide proof of insurance, and MMCAA’s “Insurance Carriers” driving record review.
• Successfully complete required background checks at the time of hire and when requested.
• Shall provide a written report by a physician stating their physical capability and freedom from communicable tuberculosis.
• Must have good communication and organizational skills and be able to work effectively with people.
• Must be self-directed and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Must possess the ability to prioritize and complete tasks to deliver desired outcomes within allocated time frames.
• Must be willing to accept new challenges.
• Ability to navigate and effectively resolve conflict.
• Must comply with Agency tobacco-free and drug-free policies.
• Understand the importance of daily work attendance, and its impact on coworkers, clients, and the agency.
• The job duties may require a working cell phone for accessibility to supervisors, clients, or co-workers or to enhance personal safety while away from the office location. The agency will provide a cell phone if needed.