Job Details

Worksource Oregon is partnering with a Portland, OR employer whose mission is to prevent homelessness by partnering with people navigating their journey to stability and opportunity. This employer seeks a bilingual Spanish/English candidate to deliver in home child and parent education services.

JOB DUTIES

• Deliver parent and child education services in home visit settings to parents and their babies 0-3 years of age according to families' individual goal plans, families' needs, developmental stage of baby, and using a variety of curriculum

• Work with families, supervisor, and Healthy Families team to promote positive parent-child relationships, support healthy growth and development, enhance problem-solving skills and improve support systems

• Effectively work with families and individuals of diverse backgrounds (including teen parents; families with mental health, substance use, or domestic violence concerns; families experiencing poverty)

• Maintain accurate, legible, timely documentation detailing contact and progress of families

• Complete on-going evaluation documentation and assessments for each family in accordance with Healthy Families standards and requirements

• Connect families with community resources and support self-advocacy across systems

• Encourage and facilitate family participation in program and community activities

• Serve as a cohesive member of the team, participate in problem solving and promote innovation

• Provide support and development opportunities to new staff, interns, and volunteers

• Establish and maintain professional boundaries

• Meet weekly with supervisor for supervision

REQUIREMENTS

• Bilingual Spanish/English

• HSD/GED

• Valid driver's license with a good driving record

• 6 months prior experience and humility to work with culturally diverse families including Latinx communities

• 6 months experience providing early childhood education services to low-income children ages prenatal to 5 years and their families

• Provide strengths-based, client-centered services in a culturally responsive manner

• Establish trusting relationships and accept individual differences

• Willing to engage in building reflective capacity (e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision)

• Dependable, flexible team member and support Impact NW's mission and goals

• Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills

• Function independently and use ethical judgment in making decisions

• Possess excellent time management, organizational skills, and prioritize multiple and varied tasks

• Basic computer skills

PREFERENCES

• Prior work or lived experience with individuals and families experiencing poverty and homelessness

• Bachelor's Degree in early childhood education, social work or related field

• Knowledge of infant and child development, Infant Mental Health Endorsement through Oregon Infant Mental Health Association

• 6 months experience in providing parent and child development services for families with infants and toddlers

HOURS: Full time, 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday with occasional early morning, evening, or weekend meetings