JOB SUMMARY
As a member of the ParentChild+ Team at Southeast Youth & Family Services, the Early Learning Specialist is responsible for providing home visits to families in the community with young children between the ages of 2 and 3.
This position follows the family and provides weekly educational engagement with them over a 2-year period. The focus of these visits is to model how to use books and educational toys for generating enthusiasm for learning and verbal interactions which will increase & support school readiness. Families of the ParentChild+ Home Program have remarkable success in school and much higher rates of graduating high school.
This is a full-time position with social justice component that requires critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of anti-racism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values. As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attend required trainings for the Parent Child Home visiting program provided by the Site Coordinator or National Center for Parent Child Home Visitor Program
- Meet outcomes for services delivery determined by PCHP and Supervising staff
- Provide home visits 23 weeks 2 times a week to parents of children age 2 and 3 according to the agency and National PCHP guidelines and provide age and culturally competent services
- Twice weekly home visits 30 minutes each and bring book or toy provided by the program and demonstrate how to use to cultivate language and verbal skills
- Work hours that are convenient for the parents and children being visited
- Model behaviors that enhance children’s development and promote school readiness
- Maintain detailed and updated case notes, forms, documents, and any DVD, VHS, or audio recordings of home visits and interactions with the families, parents, or children
- Manage indivdual Daisy Database
- Attend weekly individual and team meeting with Site Coordinator and other parent child home visitors
- Maintain a current Washington State Driver’s License, proof of insurances and access to a vehicle
- Respond to messages on a daily basis Monday through Friday
- Provide additional resources to families in the program based on needs (i.e. food, clothing, housing, etc.)
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
- Must have proof of COVID-19 vaccination
- Demonstrated knowledge of experience in working with communities of color (African, African American, and Asian, etc.)
- Demonstrated knowledge of providing resources to low income and marginalized communities of color
- Demonstrated ability to relate and work effectively with culturally, economically and educationally diverse families, staff, social service and community organizations and the public
- Demonstrated understanding of the community and the families in which we serve (South Seattle, Rainier Beach, New Holly Area, Columbia City, Central District, etc.)
- Experience working with young children and knowledge of child development
- Experience working effectively & respectfully in a multicultural setting; thorough understanding of culturally specific community
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability and willingness to work independently and as part of a team and to make sound judgments without on-site supervision
- Ability to make home visits as needed with reliable transportation and to maintain confidentiality
- Core competencies expected: collaboration, discernment/judgment, fostering diversity, planning and organizing, problem solving, race & social justice advocacy
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Alumni parents of the PCHP Program are highly encouraged to apply
- Strong experience in community outreach and/or early learning
- Associate of Arts degree in or related to early learning, education, social services, psychology, sociology, cultural studies, community development – preferred but not required
PAY & BENEFITS
- Rate: $16.00-$18.00/hour DOE
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Classification: Non-exempt
- Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
- Salary: $29,120 to $32,760 /year
To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to Araceli Escarzaga.
Posted on August 19, 2021