Educator Substitute​/Floater-Program Office

Job Category
:
Child Development Center

Requisition Number
: HOMEE
003419

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This position is responsible for assisting with all areas of the Early Head Start (EHS) component, including home base instruction to program participants, early learning activities for children and families, general clerical duties, and Education and Health Services.

Inspire Development Centers provides early Childhood Education (ECE) and social services to approximately 3,000 children in a center-based and home-based setting, at more than 25 Child Development Centers (CDC) throughout the State of Washington. At these sites, Inspire employs approximately 900 staff on a $60 million annual budget. Inspire provides these services under various federal and state funded programs with differing regulations and stipulations, which must be coordinated and adhered to, including, but not limited to:
Regional Head Start (RHS), Regional Early Head Start (REHS), Migrant Seasonal Head Start (MSHS), and the State of Washington’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP). The organization is required to meet an annual quota of non-federal share (in-kind) funds. A large majority of children’s first language is Spanish. Over the past 40 years, Inspire has strategically and incrementally increased its capacity to address the rapidly changing needs of its families and communities.

Position reports to the Center Managers, and works closely with Center Staff, EHS Staff, and with children around.

• Implementation of Service Plan for Early Head Start Home-Base:
  Assists with the implementation of the service plan for the Infant/Toddler and Partners for Healthy Baby curriculum. Fills in as a substitute to plan, organize, and conduct weekly home visits with appropriate learning activities, and document child growth and progress. Assists with planning, organizing, and conducting bi-weekly play and learn activities with parents and children as needed.
• Recruitment, Enrollment, Data Tracking:
  Assists to identify families that may be eligible for services by doing recruitment efforts. Complete their registration documentation using the data management system. Utilize data management system for tracking information and generating reports.
• Family and Community Partnerships:
  Complete a family needs assessment to identify support services to parents that may include academic and social needs. Provide referral to community service providers and state agencies to ensure that parents have access to those services.
• Health and Developmental Screenings/Children with Disabilities:
  Utilize the appropriate child screening instruments as prescribed by the Early Head Start program service plan. Input ongoing data management information. Work with health staff to assure all health screenings are completed timely, as well as the needs of children with disabilities are addressed according to IDEA Part
  
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• Clerical Support:
  Serves as clerical support for all areas of the EHS component including, but not limited to, data entry, filing, drafting and disseminating correspondence, and generating reports.
• Confidential Information:
  Maintain confidential information, which includes, but is not limited to: health records, and participant personal and income information.
• In-Kind Contributions:
  Responsible for contributing in any procedure or activity that fosters the contribution of in-kind funds, through the request of goods, services, cash donations, and/or through encouraging professional, community members and parents to volunteer time to the program.

• Current home-based CDA credential or comparable credential (Infant Toddler CDA or State Initial ECE Certificate plus Family Development Credential), or equivalent coursework as part of an associate's or bachelor's degree;
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of child development theories and practices;
• Experience working in a federally funded and regulated environment;
• Experience in policy and procedure processes;
• Experience in planning and…