Home Base Director

Company: Mary Crane Center
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

Position Summary:This position is responsible for the supervision of all Early Head Start Home Based staff. Provide direction, support and reinforcement to the Home Visitors. Ensure the Home Base Program exemplifies the Early Head Start Standards by supporting and encouraging family goals and objectives, involving parents in the development and education of their children, and strengthening the capacity of parents and families to become self-sufficient. Serve as a resource person to Home Visitors.Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conduct weekly 90-minute home visits to young children and their families.
• Carry out curriculum for child development in the context of the home and during group socialization experiences.
• Facilitate group socialization experiences and other family group activities.
• Provide education and support services to families.
• Conduct screening and ongoing assessment of young children's development.
• Collaborate with families to establish family development goals and document this collaborative process in family partnership agreements.
• Promote parental involvement in curriculum planning, program governance, and the overall Early Head Start program.
• Monitor and educate parents with respect to children's health status, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health, mental health, and nutritional intake.
• Monitor staff to ensure compliance of Home Base Program.
• Provide management, crisis intervention, and resource referral services.
• Act as liaison and advocate between community resources and Early Head Start families.
• Provide transportation resources to family when appropriate to and from community resources or other activities. Complete documentation of home visits, socialization experiences, and other relevant activities.
• Maintain confidentiality of family records and information.
• Participate fully in supervision and training experiences.
• Recruit and enroll families.
• Perform other duties as assigned.Staff Supervision and Communication:
  • Conduct regular home visitor team meetings, family review and ongoing individual supervisor meetings to address issues and concerns, and to share ideas.
  • Assist in recruiting and supervising volunteers, field experience students, professionals, parents and family members.
  • Through observations and regular monitoring, ensure visits and socializations, curriculums education folders, screenings, and other paperwork generated by staff are in compliance with program contracts and agency expectations.
  • Manage and conduct annual staff performance evaluations, and ongoing professional development.
  • Review timesheets and submit for processing.
  • Track and manage vacation requests.
  • Oversee the growth of the home base enrollment and program options, consistently meeting target enrollment numbers and maintain full enrollment. Recruit at local community agencies for new children and families.
  • Assist with hiring new qualified staff.Job Requirements:
    • Master's or bachelor's degree in child development, education, social sciences or related field.
    • At least 2 years' experience working with children and families in a human service setting.
    • Capacities to problem solve, handle crisis, and work with families and children of various cultures from low-income backgrounds.
    • Approach to working with families/staff that is empathic, nonjudgmental, respectful, and professional.
    • Willingness to work primarily in the homes of families residing in high-risk communities.
    • Flexibility with respect to time and days able to work as well as to work tasks.
    • Active driver's license and Car Insurance.Qualifications:
      • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
      • Excellent oral and written communication and presentational skills.
      • Demonstrated capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with administration, staff, consultants, regulators and founders in a team-oriented environment.
      • Capacity to assume responsibility for own professional development.
      • Detail oriented, logical, and methodological approach to problem solving.
      • Ability to plan and schedule the work of others.
      • Flexible, with the ability to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment.
      • Proficiency using word-processing system.
      • Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team.
      • Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and receiving feedback on the quality of services.
      • Meet any specific content area requirements.Language Skills:
        • Ability to read and speak English proficiently.
        • Bilingual-Spanish preferred.Covid-19 Note: In the spirit of caring for one another and our community, please note that upon accepting an offer of employment from Mary Crane, you will be required to share proof of a COVID-19 vaccination upon eligibility. You may apply for a Medical or Religious Exemption in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Mary Crane does daily temperature checks as well.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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