Prenatal - 3 Family Educator Tillamook County

WorkSource Oregon

TILLAMOOK, OR

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Child Development, Childcare, Community and Social Services, Cook Dishes, Data Collection, Disability Accommodations, Documentation, Healthcare, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Meal Plans, Nutrition, Problem Solving Skills, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Record Keeping, Risk, Service Delivery, Social Work, Special Needs, Training/Teaching, Training/Teaching Curriculum
LOCATION
TILLAMOOK, OR
POSTED
14 days ago
PRIMARY PURPOSE \$24.78-\$42.39/ Hour This position will plan and implement a weekly home-based program for 10-12 families prenatal-3 years of age. This position will coordinate the integrated delivery of child development, social services, health, nutrition and parent involvement using approved program curriculum. Provide support for mental health and disabilities services and provide bi-monthly group socialization experiences for children and families in accordance with program, state and federal guidelines. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Plan and implement developmentally appropriate home-based learning, which meet the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, Performance Standards, School readiness Guide and program goals, supporting progress and growth in the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical domains for each child. 2. Implement and support developmental parenting that includes respectful, culturally responsive, and trusting relationships with families. Recognize, accept, and support individual differences and learning styles as reflected in activities and adult\'s interaction with children. 3. Applies working knowledge of parent-child interaction focusing on positive parenting skills and strategies to support healthy attachment and development. 4. Help parents learn problem solving and coping skills by providing active listening and/or by referring them to appropriate community agencies. 5. Encourage parent involvement in all areas of the program. 6. Home visits and socializations will be completed in accordance with program requirements and Performance Standards. 7. Collaborate with families to develop and implement activities for home visits and socializations that are individualize for their child\'s interests and goals. 8. Regularly observe and assess children\'s developmental progress and make individual child plans with parents, documenting and referring concerns to the Disabilities Specialist. 9. Insure baseline screenings, ongoing assessments, and data collection are completed to allow for individualizing activities that meet children\'s developmental needs including IFSP goals as needed. 10. Work with families to meet immunization requirements as necessary. 11. Support expectant families in understanding healthy prenatal development, including risk factors, healthy nutrition, labor and delivery, importance of prenatal and postpartum maternal care, maternal mental health issues, importance of breastfeeding, home and infant safety, and brain and fetal development using program curriculum and community resources. 12. Support parents in transitioning between program delivery models and/or to community partners. 13. Collaborate with supervisor and/or content specialist to best serve and provide for the delivery of needed services to families and children in areas of health, nutrition, social services, mental health and special needs. 14. Maintain complete records and monitor for accuracy on individual children and their families within program time frames. 15. Attend monthly parent meetings, assisting with planning, meal preparation and clean-up, and arranging for child care & more.

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WorkSource Oregon