The Early Head Start Home Visitor partners with families of pregnant women, infants, and toddlers through weekly in-home visits, along with twice-monthly group play and socialization opportunities. This role ensures that families with children from birth to age three receive personalized, developmentally appropriate support and experiences that meet federal Head Start Program Performance Standards and reflect community needs.
This position is full-time/full-year/40-hours per week
CURRICULUM, CHILD DEVELOPMENT & ASSESSMENT
- Implement a research-based home visiting curriculum that promotes development across all domains: cognitive, social-emotional, language, and physical development.
- Partner with parents to plan and implement individualized learning experiences that support school readiness goals.
- Conduct ongoing child assessment using program-approved tools to inform individualized services.
- Support parents in their role as primary educators through modeling, coaching, and reflective practice.
- Provide culturally and linguistically responsive services that respect each family’s values, beliefs, and home language.
- Promote early literacy, language development, and positive parent-child interactions.
FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/PARTNERSHIPS
- Develop and maintain positive, goal-oriented relationships with families that are respectful of family structure, culture, and strengths.
- Partner with families to establish and achieve family partnership goals, including Family Partnership Agreements.
- Provide parent education on child development, parenting practices, mental health, and family well-being.
- Encourage family participation in program activities, decision-making, and leadership opportunities.
- Support families through transitions, including entry into and exit from the program and transitions to other early childhood settings.
- Collaborate with community agencies to coordinate services and support comprehensive service delivery.
- Maintain partnerships with health providers, early intervention programs, and family support services.
- Assist families in accessing community resources, including mental health and disability services.
HEALTH, SAFETY & NUTRITION
- Ensure enrolled children receive required health services, including well-child exams, immunizations, oral health care, and developmental screenings; make referrals and assist with follow-up, as needed.
- Maintain accurate health records and tracking systems.
- Provide education on prenatal care, child development, nutrition, and overall family wellness.
- Follow all child health and safety protocols, including active supervision requirements.
- Perform mandatory reporting duties in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.
RECORDKEEPING
- Complete all required documentation in accordance with program policies, including weekly attendance, parent contacts, monthly volunteer logs, and other required records.
- Communicate updates to emergency contacts and any information relevant to the child’s health, safety, well-being, and educational progress to appropriate staff in accordance with program policies and procedures.
- Participate in collecting and documenting In-Kind contributions, including At-Home Project hours, classroom volunteer hours, and time contributed by professionals.
- Complete and submit required program forms, including requests and receipts for materials and equipment, files, records, reports, and data as requested/required.
- Conduct and document screenings assigned. Complete or assist parents with developmental and social-emotional screenings using program-approved tools within 45 days of each child’s enrollment.
- Maintain comprehensive records for each assigned infant and toddler, including goals, progress, strategies, assessment data, written observations, portfolios, and outcome tracking to support ongoing assessment and individualized programming.
SOCIALIZATIONS & EVENTS
- Plan and facilitate group socialization activities at least twice monthly to support child development and peer interaction.
- Ensure socializations align with curriculum goals and promote parent-child relationships.
- Provide opportunities for parents to build social networks and support systems.
- Assist with setup, facilitation, and cleanup of group events.
- Encourage participation in program activities such as family nights, parent meetings, and workshops.
ERSEA: ELIGIBILITY, RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, ENROLLMENT & ATTENDANCE
- Participate in recruitment activities to identify and enroll eligible pregnant women and children, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
- Support enrollment processes, including scheduling and participating in intake meetings and verifying eligibility documentation.
- Promote program awareness through community outreach and collaboration with local agencies.
- Monitor attendance and engage families to promote consistent participation.
- Work with families to identify and address barriers to attendance and support the development of attendance improvement plans.
- Collaborate with program staff to ensure full enrollment and compliance with ERSEA requirements.
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.
It is the responsibility of the individual to inform the employer of any accommodation needed to perform the essential functions of this position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be 21 years of age.
- Home-Based CDA credential (or comparable credential), an associate or bachelor’s degree in human services or social work, early childhood education, or equivalent coursework/education (official transcripts required).
- Experience partnering to provide services for children and building culturally responsive, trusting relationships with families.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification (or ability to obtain).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Reliable attendance and punctuality.
- Depending on education upon hire, must be willing to obtain an Infant/Toddler Credential within 18 months of hire.
- Assigned to a primary service region; must be willing and able to travel to other service regions as needed, including on short notice.
- Proficiency in operating standard office equipment, including computers, keyboards, copiers, fax machines, and printers.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience serving children with delays, disabilities, dual language learners, and/or children with trauma histories.
- Experience providing home-based education or services.
- Experience partnering with parents to establish and achieve goals.
- Fluency in Spanish (reading, writing, and speaking).
- Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, social work, or a related field.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:
Employees must be able to demonstrate that they are physically, mentally, and emotionally able to meet the requirements of their job.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Communication:?Speaking clearly, hearing, and using hands to handle objects or controls.
- Physical Activity:?Depending on the job, employees may need to lift up to 40 pounds; stand for long periods of time; bend, squat or crouch; sit on the floor and return to standing; climb stairs; and/or move quickly throughout the building.
- Visual Acuity:?Seeing details of objects at various distances, as well as depth perception. The ability to withstand blue light from computer screens, smart phones, and other technology.
- Auditory Acuity: The ability to hear and focus on conversations and potentially respond quickly to sounds.?
MENTAL DEMANDS:
- Cognitive Skills:?Learning new information, remembering processes, focusing, categorizing, and integrating information for decision-making. Making timely and effective decisions under pressure.
- Problem-Solving:?Identifying problems, analyzing situations, and finding solutions.
- Organization and Planning:?Organizing tasks, setting priorities, and managing time effectively.
- Adaptability:?Adapting to changing situations and priorities.
- Stress Management:?Managing stress and maintaining composure under pressure.
- Crisis Intervention Skills:?Experience in crisis intervention and the ability to manage high-stress situations.
EMOTIONAL DEMANDS:
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligence:?Understanding and responding to the emotions of team members. Understanding one's own strengths and weaknesses and how they impact others.
- Relationship Building:?The ability to form and nurture meaningful connections with others, both personally and professionally.
- Conflict Resolution:?Resolving conflicts constructively and fairly.
- Frustration Tolerance:?Coping with and enduring frustrating situations without experiencing excessive negative emotions or behaviors
- Resilience:?Maintaining a positive attitude and bouncing back from setbacks.
- Growth Mindset:?Believing that your abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication, effort, and learning, and maintaining an openness to receiving supervision and feedback to improve practice.
The physical, mental, and emotional requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The employee primarily works indoors in an office/school setting, at a participant’s home, or in a public location.
- The noise level in the work environment ranges from low to moderate, depending on the location of the work being performed and the activities involved.
- The employee occasionally works in outdoor weather conditions.
- The employee regularly performs work/job related travel within Rock and Walworth Counties; occasional travel within and outside of the state may be required for conference attendance.
- The employee may encounter illness and/or be exposed to situations that require CPR or first-aid to be administered.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to successfully function within the work environment.
