Parent Educator - Early Childhood (Tazewell and Woodford)

Children's Home & Aid; Morton (IL); Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in human services invites you to join their team as a Home Visitor. In this vital role, you will provide comprehensive home-visiting services to expectant parents and families with young children. You will assess family strengths, set developmental goals, and support parents in enhancing their support systems. This position offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of children and families, working within a collaborative and mission-driven environment. If you are passionate about community service and eager to contribute to meaningful change, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off (3+ weeks)

11 Paid Holidays

401(k) with Match

Student Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree required with courses in child development and family relations.
• Experience with children and families preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-visiting services to families with young children.
• Assess strengths and needs of families and support their development.

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

Family Support

Child Development Knowledge

Education

Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education

Courses in life plan or infant development and family relations

Tools

Reliable Vehicle

Driver's License

Job description

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Home Visitor is a critical member of the Early Head Start team, providing comprehensive home-visiting services within a strength-based, family-centered model to expectant parents and families with young children. As a Home Visitor, you will assess the strengths and needs of children and families, partner with parents to establish family and child development goals, and support families in expanding their support systems. You will have a caseload of 10-12 expectant parents and families with young children to provide observations of parent-child interactions, including assessing for effective communication and empathic responses, and engage parents in reflective dialogue on the developing parent-child relationship.

Candidate qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or a closely related field with at least five courses that include life plan or infant development and family relations required.
• You are at least 19 years old per state and federal guidelines.
• Experience working with children and families preferred.
• Attend in-person family visits and meetings required.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.

Job details:

• Compensation: Hourly: Range is between $20.19-$25.24 per hour, offers are commensurate with experience and bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs.
• Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match.
• Location: Hybrid (on-site/community-based/remote): Work is completed at home-based and other community-based locations in Tazewell and Woodford Counties; services may be provided virtually when necessary for safety reasons. Home Visitors may work from the agency office in Bloomington, or from their home/remote location between client visits as desired.
• Schedule: Full-time, hourly; general business hours with some flexibility required for evening family visits and special projects.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Where you work matters.

We believe that by building diverse and inclusive teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together.

We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and learning opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your unique and authentic voice to disrupt the systemic inequality impacting children and families, we encourage you to apply today.

Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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