EHS Home Base Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

GenerationEd

Job title

Home Base Specialist

Program

Head Start and Early Head Start Program

Reports to

Home Base Director

General Description

It is the responsibility of the Home Base Specialist to support families towards the fulfillment of their child’s cognitive, language, literacy, social / emotional and physical growth and development. Promotes and maintains a high level of parent involvement and deliver family support services to promote greater self-sufficiency for at-risk children. Position responsibilities include making weekly home visits to implement curriculum-specific activities, providing group socialization experiences to parents and children, advocacy, and crisis intervention, maintaining on-going contact with families, and working with all components to integrate services into the family setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with families and children.
• Conduct home visits with families to deliver health, educational, nutritional and child development / growth information to parents via weekly visits lasting at least 90 minutes.
• Develop each child’s goals and comprehensive individualized plans designed to promote

learning. Ensure families are completing prenatal visits, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments for their children to meet program guidelines and following up on any concerns.

program administration and in accordance with a professional development plan. Stay abreast of trends in field.

Essential Qualifications

Physical, Mental and / or Visual Demands

GenerationEd is committed to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities in accordance with ADA.

Acknowledgement

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by the individual assigned to this position and should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the position. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties. All requirements are subject to change and to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.