Early Head Start Home Visitor English/Spanish Bilingual

EARLY HEAD START HOME VISITOR

Family Building Blocks in Salem, OR is seeking to hire an Early Head Start Home Visitor who is English/Spanish bilingual. You would typically work Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. Do you have a degree or CDA credential in Early Childhood Education? Do you have a comparable credential with a focus on Infant/Toddler Development or equivalent training and coursework in Early Childhood Development? Do you want to help make a difference in the lives of children and families? If so, keep reading!

As an Early Head Start Home Visitor, you will earn a competitive starting pay of $20.88-$22.15 per hour depending on experience. English/Spanish bilingual employees will also receive an extra additional rate for language differential pay.

• employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for our full-time employees with buy-up options
• employer-paid basic group life insurance
• 401(k)
• discounted fitness center/gym memberships
• alternative care supplemental benefits
• paid time off
• volunteer paid time off
• inclement weather time off
• paid holidays
• discounted rates for cell phone plans for Verizon and T Mobile

About Family Building Blocks

Family Building Blocks is a non-profit organization that serves children and families with the mission to keep children safe and families together. Our values reflect the services we provide and the culture we embrace for our staff. We strive for equity and celebrate diversity. We are collaborative and ambitious. We emphasize strengths and assume positive intent. We honor vulnerability and courage. We respect the unique personhood of each child. We believe in the power of a securely attached family. We are family-centered, caring, and supportive. We express gratitude for our community's generosity. We offer optimism and hope.

Our Rock Star employees are the most valuable asset we have in supporting our mission. In return for their hard work and dedication, we offer competitive pay and generous benefits. Our dedicated and loving employees also enjoy working and thriving in a positive, collaborative, and supportive work environment where we strongly support work-life balance. We also create opportunities for professional growth and participate in team self-care practices and challenges, plus occasional festive and creative competitions.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN EARLY HEAD START HOME VISITOR

As an Early Head Start Home Visitor at FBB, you will encourage the development of a safe, nurturing home learning environment for infants and toddlers, identifying family strengths and recognizing parents as the child's first teachers. You will perform weekly home visits to families that focus on child development and family support. You will give parents additional tools to be their child's first teacher and advocate, supporting family goals. You will complete health tracking, developmental screenings, and help families access community resources.

Qualifications

• Home-Based Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) or comparable credential, or an AA in Early Childhood or a related field with 20 credits of ECE.
• One-year relevant experience providing social services, including demonstrated experience working with infant/child development and at-risk families, also including work experience in parent education, home visiting, and/or child development setting.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test.
• Have an Oregon driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Location: 97305