Job description

Are you looking for a “career home”, an agency in which you can grow and thrive? Are you looking to join a nonprofit community-based organization committed to improving the lives of our most vulnerable Birth to Five children and families across Chicago communities for the last 121 years? Are you looking to be a part of a highly driven team focused on achieving outstanding operational performance, supporting each other and having fun at work? Are you looking for an agency who compensates their team members fairly and equitably, provides comprehensive competitive benefits, ongoing training and professional development? Then look no further, apply for an open position at Henry Booth House and let’s mutually explore how you can add value to our team!

Home visitors play an essential role in working with families to lay a foundation for their child's school readiness. The Home Visitor works in environments where families are most comfortable. This sets the stage for close, trusting relationships. Through these relationships, home visitors establish a partnership with the family by setting goals for their child and themselves leading the child to school readiness. Home visitors support parent-child interactions and offer information and activities that align with the family's goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Conducts developmental screenings

· Training in HFA (Healthy Family America) Standards

· Trained in a strength-based curriculum

· Continuously assesses child’s progress by collecting, aggregating, and analyzing data on an on-going basis

· Plans and offers productive socialization experiences for children and their families by employing appropriate curricula, schedules, and routines in collaboration with the family

· Educates families on developmentally appropriate activities designed to promote school readiness and supports learning through daily routine experiences

· Supplies and/or suggests materials to enhance the learning activities

· Builds effective relationships with families

· Recruits and enrolls families into the program

· Schedules home visits with families weekly for a minimum of 90 minutes per visit in person and some virtually

· Engages families as full partners in their own and their child’s development and learning by helping families develop achievable short- and long-term goals, engaging them in assessing their needs and strengths, and supporting them in taking actions to reach their goals

· Supports families in fostering safe, healthy, and nurturing home environments through linking families to resources while being sensitive to the cultural and linguistic needs

· Promotes parents' overall involvement and participation in program governance

· Promotes family involvement in agency-wide activities (e.g., health fairs, festivals, other activities)

· Works in collaboration with other program staff and consultants to monitor, track, and coordinate services for children and parents

· Coordinates with the Health Consultant to ensure that chronic health forms are completed and signed by physicians, medical plans are completed, and necessary follow-ups are conducted for each child in their caseload with a chronic health condition

· Coordinates with the Health Consultant to ensure that nutrition assessments are conducted for each child and that appropriate follow-up information is provided to families

· Assists families with attaining and maintaining a medical and dental home.

· Refers and links children and parents to needed services; ensures that referrals are being followed through by families and documents their efforts to do so

· Works collaboratively with other agencies to help meet the needs of families in the Early Head Start Program and/or other assigned programs

· Secures and maintains information on child health (physicals, dental screenings, immunizations, health history), and nutrition data, for each child assigned to their caseload

· Maintains records and documents services in a timely manner

· Enters service data into, Visit Tracker online data system

· Participates in staffing of all families with an Infant Mental Health Consultant

· Attends family support team meetings, staff meetings, staff trainings, collaborations, and planning meetings

· All other duties as assigned

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chicago, IL 60616: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Language:

• Bilingual (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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