University of Kansas School of Medicine

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Bilingual Early Head Start Home Visitor

Kansas City Metro Area · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago
ResearchCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

  • Project Eagle provides home-based and center-based services to pregnant women and/or children ages birth to five through a variety of programs, the largest being Early Head Start.
  • This includes accurate data entry of information as assigned according to program guidelines.
  • Participate in weekly trainings or others as scheduled.

Responsibilities

  • In accordance with Head Start Performance Standards, maintain a caseload of ten to twelve families.
  • Promote emergent literacy using research-based methods and strategies to support the development of literacy and language skills for all children.

Requirements

  • This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have advanced knowledge, analytical skills and professional competencies necessary to perform the duties of the position.
  • Experience working with children ages birth to three.
  • Experience assessing individual and family dynamics.

Nice to have

  • Work Experience:
  • Experience delivering home-based services.
  • Experience writing family goals or Individualized Family Partnership Agreements.
  • Knowledge of resources in Wyandotte County as demonstrated by application materials.
  • Experience in completing comprehensive assessments covering all areas affecting family functioning.
  • An Associate degree in a related field, plus two years' relevant experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.

Skills

  • Organizational skills.
  • Computer skills.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Problem solving skills.
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  • Employee Type:
  • Regular Time Type:
  • Full time Rate Type:
  • Compensation Statement:
  • Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
  • Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
  • The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking.

Compensation

  • The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking.
  • A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding.
  • At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

Benefits

  • Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
  • One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
  • A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
  • A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding.
  • At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
  • The Bilingual Home Visitor provides intensive, home-based early childhood education, parenting education, and family support services to voluntary participants in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards.
  • Deliver all services and education to families in accordance with program policies/procedures and Head Start Performance Standards.
  • Use an effective strength-based approach to parenting education, encouraging parents as their child's first and most important teacher, through modeling, coaching, and guidance.
  • Develop and implement weekly prenatal care lesson plans that support the health and well-being of pregnant women to prenatal and early child development.
  • Develop and implement weekly early childhood education lesson plans that support each child's development using the Growing Great Kids curriculum, or other curricula.
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