Home Visitor, Early Childhood Program, Summit County - Fulltime & Flexible
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland
Location
Akron, Ohio
Salary
$18 / HOUR
Quick overview
Responsibilities
include completing required Home Visitor credential training, building relationships with families to assess their needs, and connecting them to community resources. Staff must also accurately document services provided in a state-wide database and attend ongoing professional development.
Requirements summary
Candidates need an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Development, Social Work, or equivalent, plus one to two years of related professional experience. Applicants must also obtain Ohio Department of Health Home Visitor certification within two weeks of hire and possess a valid Ohio Driver's License.
Job description
Catholic Charities, is seeking mission-driven candidates to join our Help Me Grow Program as a Home Visitor. In this role you will work with pregnant mothers, caregivers and their children (0-5) to promote healthy child development and positive interactions between caregiver and child. This position is responsible for engaging families who have been referred to the program; completing home visits, conduct screening, facilitate parenting education and making referrals to other resources. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of a High School Diploma and a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
Benefits
- Hybrid work opportunity
- Part-Time & Full-Time available; Flexible schedule
- Hybrid job opportunity
- Mileage reimbursement
- Health Insurance starting your first day
- 401k plan including employer match
- Competitive Time Off Benefits
- Pay rate: $18.00 Per hour
Program Statement
- Summit County Help Me Grow Home Visiting Program is a voluntary program that gives pregnant women and families the necessary resources and skills to raise children who are physically, socially, and emotionally healthy to learn. The goals of the program are to:
- Improve maternal and child health.
- Prevent child abuse and neglect.
- Encourage positive parenting; and
- Promote child development and school readiness.
Responsibilities
- Complete required Home Visitor credential certificate training. Provided by Catholic Charities.
- Build relationships with families to assess their strengths and needs. Connect families to community resources.
- Participate in ongoing recruitment outreach activities and events to promote programming and engagement of families.
- Accurately document in a state-wide database of services provided including billing.
- Regularly attend professional development trainings and meetings.
Requirements
- Combination of education and experience normally represented by an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Development, Social Work or equivalent plus 1
- 2 years related professional experience.
- Must be certified as a Home Visitor by the Ohio Department of Health within 2 weeks from date of hire.
- Must have good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Must be well organized, detail oriented, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Good working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office software.
- Must be able to form good working relationships with various resources.
- Ability to work with diverse client population, community organizations as well as staff at all levels.
- Knowledge of relevant community resources preferred.
- Must have valid Ohio Drivers License and reliable means of transportation for local travel.
- Final applicant is required to be fingerprinted to complete background check.
Learn more about catholic charities and our programs by visiting
- Overview | Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland (ccdocle.org) [https://www.ccdocle.org/careers]
- Service Areas | Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland (ccdocle.org) [https://www.ccdocle.org/service-areas]
Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- 401k plan
- Flexible schedule
- Hybrid work
- Employer match
- Competitive time off benefits