Enhanced Home Visitor

3 months ago

Antigonish, Canada Kids First Association Full time

Position title

Enhanced Home Visitor

Reporting to

Enhanced Home Visiting Supervisor

Position Summary

The Enhanced Home Visitor is responsible for the implementation of the Enhanced Home Visiting (EHV) program in accordance with the guiding principles of the provincial EHV program and the mandate and guiding principles of the Kids First Association. This is accomplished through the implementation of the Great Kids Inc. Curriculum. As a tri-county staff team member, the Enhanced Home Visitor participates in the county and tri-county staff relationships, problem-solving and ongoing program-based relationships. They work within the organization's guidelines, policies and mission and will be accountable and responsible for specific projects as assigned.

**Duties and responsibilities**

**1. Program Delivery**
- Responsible for the implementation of all activities of the Enhanced Home Visiting (EHV) program as assigned
- Develop trusting relationships with families
- Provides information about community resources and activities, early childhood development, childcare options, parenting and other related topics
- Helps parents to access required or desired resources within their communities
- Encourages and supports parents to become more self-sufficient
- Promotes good problem-solving skills and coping techniques within families
- Responds to parenting questions and concerns
- Helps families access appropriate prenatal and postnatal care
- Assists families in creating home environments that encourage healthy child development by planning and demonstrating interactive activities
- Consults with the appropriate Supervisor and, in their absence, the Executive Director regarding situations that require more intensive support

**2. Professional Development**
- Participates in professional development opportunities as requested by self (with approval) or management
- May attend community committee meetings, working group meetings or other community-based meetings or consultations with the approval of a Supervisor or Executive Director

**3. Administrative**
- Maintains and submits accurate records and statistics such as mileage, expense claims, program admission forms, logs and other documentation/databases as necessary for the Enhanced Home Visiting program.
- Adheres and remains familiar with the policies and procedures and the occupational health and safety requirements of the organization
- Supports the mission, vision and philosophy of the organization as detailed in the policy and procedures manual
- Submits fully completed monthly staff reports and bi-weekly time sheets
- Answers and responds to telephone calls, as required
- Manages own correspondence, including maintaining an appropriate filing system for own work-related documents.
- Ensures that outgoing correspondence receives approval prior to its release
- Shares in the upkeep of common office areas and ensures that own office area is maintained in an orderly and safe fashion

**4. Evaluation**
- Ensures that program-level evaluations are conducted during the last session of each program or once annually for the ongoing play group type programs (if applicable)
- Ensures that program-level evaluations are collected and submitted as a regular attachment to their monthly staff reports (if applicable)
- Works with the Executive Director and Supervisor to meet the evaluation requirements of the organization and/or specific funding bodies.

**5. Reporting**
- Regularly reports to the assigned Supervisor
- Reports to the Executive Director, as requested

**6. Other**
- Promotes Kids First Association and their Family Resource Centres
- Adhers to the mandate, mission statement, policies, and procedures of Kids First Association.
- Promotes and adhers to the guiding principles of the Enhanced Home Visiting Program
- Responsible for maintaining good working relationships and communication among all staff associated with the organization
- Respects the participants who use the centres and ongoing collaboration and consultation with the families to ensure Kids First is continuing to meet the needs of the community.

**Qualifications**
- High School diploma
- Previous experience working/interacting with families and/or with young children
- Additional training in early childhood development would be an asset
- Strong problem-solving and group work leadership skills
- Ability to interact with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Sound computer skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work flexible hours
- Access to reliable transportation

(Family ) Enhanced Home Visitor(s )will be required to complete core training which will include, but is not limited to:

- Parenting skills
- Family goals setting
- Professional boundaries and limits
- Healthy child development
- Family -centered, strengths-based approach, trauma informed care
- Documentation
- Knowledge of local resour

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