Bilingual Home Visitor

About the Role

The Bilingual Home Visitor leads the educational approach of the Early Head Start program directly within the context of the home and during group socialization experiences. This role centers on empowering parents to act as their child’s primary teacher while providing comprehensive case management to assist families in assessing their strengths, addressing their needs, and accessing vital community resources.

Furthermore, the position requires close collaboration with program staff to guarantee that all health, nutrition, mental health, and disability service requirements are met promptly and effectively. Core Responsibilities A primary duty involves conducting weekly 90-minute home visits and facilitating family group activities.

During these interactions, the Home Visitor designs and implements an individualized curriculum based on ongoing observations, the ASQ-3 screening administered within the first 45 days, and quarterly Teaching Strategies Gold assessments. The role also acts as a crucial liaison and advocate between families and community resources, offering crisis intervention, direct referrals, and occasionally transporting families to necessary services.

Additional programmatic and administrative duties include:

• Monitoring and educating parents on children's overall health status, encompassing medical, physical, dental, and mental health, as well as nutritional intake.
• Maintaining accurate, confidential documentation of all visits and socialization experiences using the COPA database management system.
• Implementing family action planning that focuses on goal establishment, job training, placement, and literacy.
• Assisting in organizing family conferences and participating in child study teams, inter-agency conferences, and IFSP meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field, and a CDA with a Home Visitor endorsement.
• Minimum of two years of experience working directly with children and families in a human service setting.
• Bilingual proficiency (English-Spanish) to communicate effectively with both parents and children.
• Effective communication skills, flexibility in scheduling and routines, and the ability to accommodate some expected travel.
• CentroNía is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization.