Job Details

AVANCE - Hidalgo - Alamo, TX

Full Time

2 Year Degree

Up to 50%

Day

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

Home Visits

Conduct weekly 90 minute home visits with each family.
Create and maintain respectful partnerships with families.
Drive to family home and deliver health, educational, nutritional and child growth and development information to parents via weekly meetings.
Coordinate with parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow up occurs.
Assist and support families in locating resources and scheduling appointments with community resources that best meets their needs.
Provide support in parent and child activities that encourages developmentally appropriate activities for the changing needs of infants and toddlers.

Classroom Time

Provide bi-monthly socializations for infants/toddlers and their primary caregivers.
Meet the needs of all children including those at risk, those with special needs, those who are gifted, and those who are culturally diverse.
Integrate all Head Start components into classroom time.
Develop and utilize lesson plans which reflect both mandated elements and parental and cultural influences, and which promote the social emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Head Start children.

Review each child’s goals and write comprehensive individual plans designed to promote current learning and attend to nutritional, health, and social issues.
Develop and utilize teaching methods and materials for use in the classroom and home.

Plan and facilitate group meetings which provide education and information on current Head Start policy and curriculum development.
Coordinate parent volunteer schedule, assuring adequate involvement and an appropriate adult to child ratio.
Communicate frequently with other staff and parents; serve as liaison among medical and social services in the community; act as advocate for Head Start families.

Meet regularly with consultants and community collaborators to assure quality services.
Attend meetings, staffing, training, and professional development activities as appropriate.
Perform other duties as requested.

All communications are potentially sensitive and are subject to Head Start’s policy on confidentiality.

Must have flexible schedule to accommodate family needs, may include some evening or weekend hours.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Bilingual English/Spanish skills highly desirable.
Intermediate to advanced computer skills, internet and e-mail.
Must have a valid Oregon Driver’s License and proof of insurance and must provide own vehicle for home visits.
Within 30 days of employment must be Pediatric CPR & First Aid certified and have a current Food Handler’s Card.
At time of hire must be currently enrolled in Child Care Division-Central Background Registry and must renew every two years

Frequent significant decision and problem solving abilities.
Ability to work as a team member collaborating with parents and community resources.
Ability to supervise and monitor children at all times to ensure a safe environment. This includes the physical ability to monitor and move quickly in order to respond to children who are very active and may need restraint or redirection in order to insure their safety or the safety of others.
Ability to respond appropriately to an emergency or a crisis situation.
Frequent driving for home visits sometimes in outlying areas.
Regular kneeling, bending and sitting on the floor to attend to child’s needs.
Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.