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Under the direction & supervision of the Home Visiting Supervisor:
1) Provide ongoing intensive support services primarily through home visits, to assigned families &/or pregnant women.
2) Liaisons with the community to case find prenatal women &/or parents with children aged 0-5 years at high risk.
3) Utilize a Home Visiting curriculum
4) The ideal candidate shall possess a minimum of a certificate in Early Childhood Education.
5) The ideal candidate will be asked to work independently & to possess the skills necessary to gather input from the communities through community planning meetings.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Possess good interpersonal skills
- Culturally sensitive
- Ability to conduct oneself in a manner appropriate to the policies & procedures of KidsFirst NORTH
- Ability to build partnerships with collateral agencies within the assigned community
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- It is required that the applicant have strong oral & communication skills that will assist them in providing reports on progress & to have strong computer skills to track progress electronically.
- Knowledge of the strength-based approach
- Knowledge in early childhood development, family dynamics & prevention strategies.
- Aware of challenges common to high risk families
- Demonstrated ability to relate to families undergoing high degrees of stress
- Able to handle high stress & emotionally demanding work environments
- Must possess a valid driver's license, access to a vehicle, obtain a $2,000,000.00 business liability insurance & have the ability to travel extensively
- Able to work flexible hours
- The ability to plan to achieve overall goals & objectives of the program are necessary.
- Starting salary range from $15,952.00 to $20,337.00 dependent on qualifications & experience (this may increase).
A CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK & CHILD ABUSE RECORD CHECK MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERVIEW.