Worksource Oregon is partnering with a Portland, OR employer whose mission is to prevent homelessness by partnering with people navigating their journey to stability and opportunity. This employer seeks a bilingual Spanish/English candidate to deliver in home child and parent education services.
JOB DUTIES
- Deliver parent and child education services in home visit settings to parents and their babies 0-3 years of age according to families' individual goal plans, families' needs, developmental stage of baby, and using a variety of curriculum
- Work with families, supervisor, and Healthy Families team to promote positive parent-child relationships, support healthy growth and development, enhance problem-solving skills and improve support systems
- Effectively work with families and individuals of diverse backgrounds (including teen parents; families with mental health, substance use, or domestic violence concerns; families experiencing poverty)
- Maintain accurate, legible, timely documentation detailing contact and progress of families
- Complete on-going evaluation documentation and assessments for each family in accordance with Healthy Families standards and requirements
- Connect families with community resources and support self-advocacy across systems
- Encourage and facilitate family participation in program and community activities
- Serve as a cohesive member of the team, participate in problem solving and promote innovation
- Provide support and development opportunities to new staff, interns, and volunteers
- Establish and maintain professional boundaries
- Meet weekly with supervisor for supervision
REQUIREMENTS
- Bilingual Spanish/English
- HSD/GED
- Valid driver's license with a good driving record
- 6 months prior experience and humility to work with culturally diverse families including Latinx communities
- 6 months experience providing early childhood education services to low-income children ages prenatal to 5 years and their families
- Provide strengths-based, client-centered services in a culturally responsive manner
- Establish trusting relationships and accept individual differences
- Willing to engage in building reflective capacity (e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision)
- Dependable, flexible team member and support Impact NW's mission and goals
- Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Function independently and use ethical judgment in making decisions
- Possess excellent time management, organizational skills, and prioritize multiple and varied tasks
- Basic computer skills
PREFERENCES
- Prior work or lived experience with individuals and families experiencing poverty and homelessness
- Bachelor's Degree in early childhood education, social work or related field
- Knowledge of infant and child development, Infant Mental Health Endorsement® through Oregon Infant Mental Health Association
- 6 months experience in providing parent and child development services for families with infants and toddlers
HOURS: Full time, 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday with occasional early morning, evening, or weekend meetings