MAAC Project - Job Descriptions

JOB TITLE:	prenatal home visitor		STATUS:	Regular/part Time 49 Weeks
SITE:	ehs san marcos		FLSA Status:	Non-Exempt
PROGRAM:	Head Start		EEOC Job Category:	Professional
SALARY RANGE:	$13.62-16.19	SEIU Local 221 Union Position: Union Membership & Dues Applicable]
OPENed:	opens in-house 1/13/12, closes in-house 1/24/12. opens to public on 1/25/12.

About MAAC:
MAAC is a multi-purpose social service agency with a successful 45-year history of serving various communities throughout San Diego County. In 1965, MAAC opened its doors to serve San Diego's disadvantaged and now has centers strategically located as far south as San Ysidro and as far north as Camp Pendleton. One million clients later, MAAC is still acting as a catalyst to help individuals and families become self-sufficient. Serving approximately 35,000 individuals per year, MAAC provides a spectrum of unique programs designed to assist clients by engaging them in the enhancement of their own lives through lifestyle changes.

The programs strive to improve clients’ economic standing as well as their ability to access resources available to them. Included among the many programs and services now offered are Head Start/First Start, two culturally specific recovery homes: Casa De Milagros and Nosotros, award-winning affordable housing complexes, community and workforce development programs, and a community charter school. MAAC’s commitment to environmental sustainability carries the non-profit into the future with its low-income home weatherization and green jobs training programs. For more information, visit www.maacproject.org .

DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive federally funded school-readiness programs for low-income and special needs children that promote parents as the primary educator of the child.

DEFINITION:

Under supervision (typically the Center Director), the Early Head Start Prenatal Home Visitor provides services, primarily in the home, through intensive work with parents and families. The Early Head Start Prenatal Home Visitor will help expectant families to deal with the multitude of physical and emotional changes pregnancy brings; to foster a strong bond between both parents and their unborn baby; to inspire pregnant women to have a healthy lifestyle and ultimately a healthy baby; to enhance their self esteem and life goals; to identify early signs of problems and to prepare for parenthood.

Incumbents are responsible for coordinating and implementing comprehensive services encompassed by the Head Start Performance Standards for assigned families and will provide health services and follow-up to assigned clients. Work load/case load shall be in compliance with Federal guidelines for the program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Assists in coordinating and implementing the Family and Community Partnerships areas and other pertinent sections of the Head Start Performance Standards as related to the successful implementation of the Early Head Start program operations for assigned clients.

· Follows the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Professional Conduct.

· Works closely with nurse and mental health consultants to coordinate prenatal services to assigned women through scheduled home visits.

· Conducts weekly home visits, for at least 90 minutes per visit following Early Head Start protocols and activities, based upon assessed family strengths and needs.

· Provides prenatal education using the Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum, and ensures expectant families are linked with pre-and post-natal care to promote healthy birth outcomes.

· Conducts screening and ongoing assessment of children’s development for assigned clients.

· Plans, organizes and facilitates Group Socialization experience/classes twice monthly for assigned clients.

· Links assigned families with a medical home, educates parents on children’s health status and, in conjunction with the Nurse-consultant/ EHS manager, facilitates client follow-up for well-child care and immunizations, mental health, and nutrition.

· Assists assigned clients in meeting health requirements, including immunizations and on-time health visits as recommended by CHDP and assists clients with the coordination and scheduling of medical and dental appointments and follow-ups.

· Records, maintains, and updates health files, including medical/dental examinations, follow-ups, health screenings and referral documents for assigned clients.

· Assists assigned clients in obtaining information and trainings from specialists and/or consultants on topics such as child development, health awareness, prenatal issues, breast feeding, and sudden infant death syndrome.

· Collaborates with assigned families to establish goals, documents progress in meeting the goals, and regularly updates their progress in written Family Partnership Agreements.

· Documents client home visits accurately, through timely entries into the child’s file, including topics covered, parent-child observations, family accomplishments and needs, tracking health screenings, follow up and other relevant information.

· Promotes and assists assigned families in identifying, accessing and utilizing community resources, while encouraging and promoting each family’s empowerment and self-sufficiency and reinforcing positive self-help skills.

· Encourages ongoing parent participation in Parent Committees and Policy Council meetings, and program-sponsored events, and provides transportation for assigned families when necessary.

· Maintains confidentiality of all family records and program information.

· Participates fully in all appropriate staff meetings, training and supervision sessions.

· May assist with the recruitment and enrollment of families, including families with children with disabilities.

· Assists in training and promoting positive and effective relationships between staff and parents as the primary educator of their child and advocates for the rights of parents.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

· Must be available to work occasional/periodic evenings/weekends

MINIMUNM QUALIFICATIONS:

· High School diploma or equivalent

· Six (6) or more semester units in the child development/infant-toddler field

· Twelve (12) or more semester units in social work, health, or related field

· One (1) year of experience with children 0-3 years in a Early Head Start / Head Start, child care, health, and/or social services setting

- Bilingual (English / Spanish) speaking, reading, and writing required.

AND

Valid CPR, First Aid and Food Handlers Cards must be obtained within first two months (2) of employment and maintained throughout employment (paid, designated training available through MAAC Project) In the event employees do not attend the scheduled training, they must obtain the cards through outside resources and costs will not be reimbursed. The cards must be obtained and maintained within prescribed timelines.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Demonstrated ability to relate positively and effectively with families of various cultures, disabilities and socio economic backgrounds

- Demonstrated emphatic skills and ability to interact positively with Infants/Toddlers

- Must be available to work flexible hours and days

- May be required to work some evenings to meet the needs of the families

- Knowledge of community resources and procedures

- Pediatric First Aid / CPR qualified

Licenses; Certificates; Special requirements:
Valid CPR, First Aid, and Food Handlers certifications must be obtained within first two months (2) of employment and maintained throughout employment (paid, designated training available through MAAC). In the event employees do not attend the scheduled training, they must obtain the cards through outside resources and costs will not be reimbursed. The certifications must be obtained and maintained within prescribed timelines.

• Must have a physical examination and TB clearance as required by state and federal regulations by a doctor/clinic designated by MAAC within seven (7) days of hire for new employees.
• Must have and maintain a valid California Driver’s License, daily use of a personal, insured vehicle, and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report. Incumbents will be enrolled in the California DMV Pull Program
• California State law requires background criminal checks on anyone who works in a licensed childcare facility who is not a client. Must have or obtain a current criminal background check clearance, signed criminal record statement, and signed Acknowledgement to Report Child Abuse form prior to employment or first day in facility.
• Bilingual (English / Spanish) speaking, reading, and writing required.

Transportation:

Must have and maintain a valid California Driver’s License, daily use of a personal, insured vehicle, and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report. Incumbents will be enrolled in the California DMV Pull Program

Physical and Mental Demands
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; talk or hear both in person and by telephone; use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. An employee also is regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl, climb or balance and lift up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Mental Demands
While performing the duties of this class, the employee is regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret information; analyze and solve problems; observe and interpret people and situations; use basic math; learn and apply new information or skills; work under intensive deadlines and interact with MAAC management, administrators, staff, teachers, parents, family members, children and others encountered in the course of work.

UNION MEMBERSHIP:
This position is represented by Service Employees International Union, Local 221, CTW. Dues/deductions begin after 30 days of employment.

HOW TO APPLY:
In House Applicants
For all SEIU positions as a result of the acquisition of the replacement grant there will be no internal applicant posting period and the newly acquired sites will not be open as a transfer opportunity until November 1, 2011.

Public Applicants:
Please download an application from the employment section of our website, www.maacproject.org and send the completed application including the supplemental questionnaire via email to Janet Ramos at jramos@maacproject.org with your resume, transcripts. . You may also fax your documentation to (760)471-3753 or submit your documentation in person at the Human Resources Head Start Administration Office, 800 Los Vallecitos Boulevard, Suite J, San Marcos, CA 92069.

Selection Procedure:
Part A - A screening panel will review each application to determine the level of qualifications.
Part B - An interview panel will conduct appraisal interviews to evaluate the education, experience, and training of qualified candidates.
Part C - The interview panel will recommend the most qualified candidates to the Head Start Director or his/her designee for an interview and/or selection.
Part D - The Head Start Director or his/her designee will submit the successful candidate’s name(s) with applicable documentation to the Policy Council.
Part E - The Policy Council must approve/disapprove the successful candidate’s prior to the appointment.

Disclosure: The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.

In compliance with The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), new employees are required to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the United States and must provide documents that establish both identity and employment eligibility as required for completion of the Employment Eligibility Verification form (Form I-9).
MAAC IS A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE, PROMOTES A DIVERSE WORKFORCE, AND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Applicants with disabilities requiring special attention and/or interview arrangements may contact Human Resources.