Job Description

Children's Home Society of Florida

Since opening our doors in 1902, CHS became a part of Florida's history.

CHS has been committed to growing and evolving to provide the right services and solutions to address the needs of children and families throughout the changing times. Every day, our team works with parents and kids to empower them and encourage them. With innovative technology solutions and a dedicated, experienced team throughout the state, we’re changing the face of foster care and positively impacting children and families’ lives for generations to come.

Join our team to continue to do good and create history serving Florida's children and families!

Using the Early Head Start (EHS) curriculum, the Home Visitor provides high quality in-home education, support, and socialization experiences for program participants, including children with disabilities and dual language learners, that drive program outcomes. This involves conducting weekly home visits, facilitating group activities, and reporting on participant progress. Overall, the Home Visitor contributes to the CHS high performance culture by exhibiting our values and providing high quality results that position CHS as the leader in delivering behavioral health, case management, community and early childhood solutions for children and families.

WHY JOIN CHS?

• Uplifting mission-driven work culture
• Make an impact in your community and become a part of Florida's history!
• Growth and professional development opportunities
• Great benefits package, including generous paid time off and holidays

Primary Job Functions

1. Provide high quality in-home education, support, and monitoring, as well as group socialization experiences, for program participants that drives designated program outcomes.

• Conduct assessments and screenings in accordance with the EHS program performance standards; work with families to develop appropriate goals as part of family partnership agreements.
• Plan and implement weekly 90-minute home visits, delivering the EHS home visiting child development curriculum through various socialization experiences, individual and family group activities.
• Provide support services to families, including education, information, and referrals; advocate for participants when needed.
• Encourage parental involvement in curriculum planning, program governance and other aspects of the program.
• Monitor children’s health status, medical appointment, and nutrition; transport clients, if needed.
• Promote client’s progress as described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five; including children with disabilities and dual language learners.
• Build respectful, culturally responsive, and trusting relationships with families.
• Document program activities and progress and enter in applicable databases.
• Perform data entry into applicable databases.

2. Contribute to an engaging, positive work environment.

• Participate actively in departmental meetings, training and education, as well as the quality management process.
• Comply with CHS policies, procedures, code of conduct, contracts and other legal obligations.
• Assist with training other team members and providing back up when necessary.
• Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.
• Demonstrate the CHS Common Bond Values in the performance of all job duties.

Job Qualifications

Education, Licenses, Certifications :

• High school diploma/GED equivalent, with Home Visitor/Infant-Toddler Children Development Associate (CDA) credential – OR – AA degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or equivalent undergraduate coursework (with at least 6 hours in Early Childhood/Child Development) – OR – BA degree in ECE, Child Development, Elementary Education, or related field, with certification to work with birth to 6th grade, req.
• Non-Early Childhood Education or related BA degrees are eligible with Visitor/Infant-Toddler CDA credential or equivalent college coursework (at least 6.0 hours in Early Childhood/Child Development).
• Florida Driver’s License within 30 days from hire with daily access to a reliable and insured vehicle, required.

Experience:

• Experience working with children, ages birth to five.
• Two years’ experience working with young children and families in Human Services setting, preferred

Competencies

Knowledge of:

• COMMUNITY RESOURCES | EARLY CHILDHOOD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT

Skills and Proficiency in:

• Planning, organization and time management, oral and written communication
• Interpersonal relationship building, collaboration, teamwork
• Computer systems and MS Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook

Ability to:

• Drive a passenger van to transport clients to various appointment and activities.
• Perform at a high level of autonomy, with general supervision.
• Perform under strong demands in fast-paced, diverse, sometimes ambiguous environments.
• Commit to providing high customer satisfaction with positive service delivery results.
• Meet critical deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail, accuracy, and quality.
• Handle highly stressful, sensitive situations; maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Demonstrate the behaviors of our CHS Common Bond Values.
• Interact effectively with children and families from diverse backgrounds, being sensitive to cultural/socioeconomic characteristics.
• Set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients; act decisively to protect clients, when necessary.
• Assess and apply proper intervention strategies while identifying and understanding environmental stressors.
• Recognize importance of social, economic, environmental factors in the development and resolution of personal/family issues.
• Be energetic, passionate and adaptable with a deep commitment to social service, empathy for children and families and a positive approach to embracing and managing change

Together, good can be done.