Bilingual Early Head Start Home Visitor
Riverside Community Care
Location
Somerville, Massachusetts
Salary
$20 - $26 / HOUR
Quick overview
The Home Visitor provides in-home and some on-site educational services to low-income families with infants, toddlers, or pregnant women, partnering with them through weekly visits and socialization groups to enhance healthy growth and development. This role also involves assisting families in accessing comprehensive services related to health, nutrition, early childhood, and social support to meet personal goals.
Requirements summary
Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to working with low-income and immigrant families, possess knowledge of community resources, and be familiar with child development or social service delivery systems. A key requirement is the ability to manage a caseload of 12 families effectively, utilizing computerized data systems for tracking services.
Job description
Riverside Community Care Love what you do! Early Head Start Home Visitor Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Home Visitor! The Early Head Start Home Visitor works one-on-one with low-income families from diverse ethnic backgrounds to provide in-home and some on-site educational services to support families with infants or toddlers, or pregnant women.
The Early Head Start Home Visitor through weekly home visits and socialization groups (“baby and me” parent group) partners with pregnant women and families with children birth to three years of age to enhance their healthy growth and development. We assist families in receiving comprehensive services in the areas of health, nutrition, early childhood and parenting education, social services, nutritional services and problem-solving support so families can meet personal goals for them and their children.
We are looking for a great candidate that has the following competencies
- Has a commitment to working with low-income and immigrant families and pregnant women
- Has knowledge of community resources or how to access community and social services
- Interested in establishing a caring and supportive relationship with the persons we service
- Is familiar with child development and/or social services delivery systems
- Can manage a caseload of 12 families, prioritize, plan work activities, set goals and objectives, and use time effectively
- Has the ability to work with different computerized data systems to track all services to the families
Schedule
Full Time Monday through Friday; flexibility to work four days 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and one day 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Pay Rate
- For candidates that meet the CDA (Child Development Credential) or Equivalent Coursework in Home Visiting or Infants and Toddlers Requirement, the pay rate structure is as follows:
- High School Diploma:
- $22.94/hour
- $23.90/hour with bilingual language skills
- Associate's Degree:
- $24.03/hour
- $24.99/hour with bilingual language skills
- Bachelor's Degree:
- $25.14/hour
- $26.10/hour with bilingual language skills
- For candidates without the required CDA (Child Development Credential) or Equivalent Coursework in Home Visiting or Infants and Toddlers, but meeting experience and language preferences will be hired as a Program Support Specialist*. The Program Support Specialist pay rate structure is as follows:
- High School Diploma:
- $20.00/hour
- $20.96/hour with bilingual language skills
- Associate's Degree:
- $21.44/hour
- $22.40/hour with bilingual language skills
- Bachelor's Degree:
- $22.18/hour
- $23.14/hour with bilingual language skills
*New hire must enroll in the program sponsored HVCDA and obtain the credential within 120 days of employment.
Why You'll Love Riverside We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Forbes named Riverside a best-in-state employer and the Boston Globe named Riverside a top place to work.
Benefits
- include:
- Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
- Eleven paid holidays
- Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
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Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid holidays
- Personal time
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Healthcare
- Vacation time
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Sick time
- Travel Assistance Plan
- YMCA discount
- 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee bonus for referrals
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events