EHS Home-Based Educator
Full Time
Schenectady, NY 12304
$19 an hour
Posted
Job description
Position Summary
Provide child development services to young children and their families. Bring to the educational process an understanding of the psychosocial development of children and the influences of family, community, and culture. Promote family engagement as a collaborative and strengths-based process through which early childhood professionals, families, and children build positive and goal-oriented relationships.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Employees are expected to be awake and alert while working.
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Implement a research-based, home-based parent curriculum for home visits and socializations and manage a caseload of up to 12 families.
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Implement a research-based early childhood curriculum, and conduct child screenings and assessments while keeping accurate and timely documentation.
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Provide interactions, learning experiences, and environments that deliver developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate activities that support children's cognitive, social, and emotional growth for later success in school.
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Provide home visits and group socialization activities distributed over the course of the program year
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Plan and implement home-based learning experiences that ensure effective implementation of the home visiting curriculum and promote children’s progress.
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Utilize the Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework (PFCE) as a guide to learning how family engagement promotes positive, enduring change for children, families, and communities.
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Support families in promoting their child’s development, parenting strategies, behaviors, social/emotional needs, establishing routines, and advocating for families by providing referrals for community resources.
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Work with families to develop transition plans for each child and family at least 6 month prior to leaving the program.
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Ensure that enrollment intakes, Family Outcomes Assessments, Family Partnership Agreements, and other related tasks are scheduled and conducted.
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Coordinate with Content Area Specialists (Health, Education, Disabilities, and Mental Health) to ensure clear communication and planning of conjoint activities across program options.
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Represent Agency in community early intervention advocacy groups, coalitions and committees as needed and assigned.
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Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Have a minimum of a home-based CDA credential or comparable credential, or equivalent coursework as part of an associate's or bachelor's degree.
Familiarity with Head Start Performance Standards is preferred.
New York State Driver’s license is required.
Certification / Licensure
New York State Driver’s license
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