Home Visitor - Head Start at Kids Central, Incorporated – Norton, Virginia

Person responsible for the instruction of enrolled children and families in the home setting.

To create a flexible developmentally appropriate program and class environment favorable to learning and personal growth of children; to motivate children to develop speech abilities, attitudes, skills, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for further participation in the total agency program, in accordance with each child's ability; to build strong ties between home and agency; to establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members.

Leadership

1. Responsible for the development, implementation and annual update of the health/ nutrition program, ensuring that the health/nutrition component meets the needs of the children and families in accordance with the Head Start Performance Standards.

Resource Management

1. Manage financial resources, participating in the development of the annual budget. Control expenditures against budget, making recommendations for expenditures to purchase supplies and equipment.

Partnership Development

1. Develop collaborative partnerships with public, civic groups and social agencies within the community. Represents the organization and interprets its objectives, standards and programs. Support Board Committees, as assigned.

a. Serves as a liaison between the district and other educational agencies in the development, coordination, and implementation of new programs for instructional improvement.

Marketing and Public Relations

1. Participate in activities to maintain good public relations for Kids Central programs, services and activities.

1. Provides consistent home visits with personal transportation (minimum of 32 visits per enrolled family each program year).

2. Recruits families using current recruiting procedures.

3. Fosters and reinforces the belief in parents that they are the child's best teacher.

4. Holds two monthly socialization activities for enrolled families.

5. Conducts parent meetings and training.

6. Completes appropriate documentation of home-base activities and enrolled families and children.

7. Works with the parents to develop weekly home visits and weekly activity plans based on each child's assessment and identified family needs.

8. Serves as liaison for families and makes appropriate referrals within the program and to community agencies.

9. Provides learning experiences in language arts, physical education, art, music, health, and

other subject matter suited to the developmental needs of children.

10. Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal or visual instruction of children with wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturity.

11. Develops and reinforces in each child an awareness of his worth as an individual and his role in his family and community.

12. Encourages children to express themselves creatively in art, music, and dramatic play.

13. Provides individual and small group instruction designed to meet individual needs of children in communication skills, health habits, physical skills, and development of satisfactory self­ concepts.

14. Enriches educational program through study trips to community resources such as museums, parks, etc., and through classroom visits by resource persons from the agency and community. Shares and interprets these experiences with children and parents.

15. Plans and coordinates with parents to obtain the maximum benefit from their efforts.

16. Develops activities for parents, which promote parent participation and involvement in education activities provided for their children.

17. Provides appropriate climate to establish and reinforce acceptable behavior, attitude, social skills and conflict resolution skills.

18. Cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping children solve health, attitude, and learning problems.

19. Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided and self- selected, professional growth activities.

20. Selects and requisitions books, instructional aids, instructional supplies and food.

21. Assists in the solicitation of in-kind goods and services for the program.

22. Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs as required. Participates in agency committees and the sponsorship of children's activities.

23. Maintains confidentiality of confidential information.

24. Assists in providing or implementing services for all eligible Head Start and Early Head Start children from birth to five years of age.

25. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as requested by the Disabilities Coordinator/Home Base Supervisor, Assistant Director, or Executive Director.

Internal: Maintains close, daily contact with children and parents to ensure goals of the program are being met and services are being provided.

External: Maintains contact with external community groups, schools, parents and others to assist in resolving problems and to publicize Kids Central.

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Social Services required.

• Minimum of two years' experience in working with infant toddlers or preschool children required.

• Must have access to transportation for home visits. Must have a valid Virginia Driver's License and proof of auto insurance for work related driving use of own vehicle.

• Within 30 days of employment must be CPR & First Aid certified.

• Within 90 days of employment, must have a valid CDL driver's license for ability to drive agency buses.

• Understand social and economic background and developmental needs of children and families.

• Demonstrates knowledge of overall Head Start goals and philosophy.

• Exhibits effective interpersonal and communication skills.

• Demonstrates knowledge of overall Head Start goals and philosophy.

• Exhibits effective interpersonal and communication skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT: The position requires movement, travel, light lifting, work on a computer station, and other standard job requirements. All duties of this position are within the bounds and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.