What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Based Director position at Mary Crane Center?
Job Overview
This position is responsible for the supervision of all Early Head Start Home Based staff. Provide direction, support and reinforcement to the Home Visitors. Ensure the Home Base Program exemplifies the Early Head Start Standards by supporting and encouraging family goals and objectives, involving parents in the development and education of their children, and strengthening the capacity of parents and families to become self-sufficient. Serve as a resource person to Home Visitors.
Compensation and Benefits
Max: $70,000.00 annually (this is an exempt role)
Bonus: $5,000.00
Mary Crane pays for 90% of the cost of health and wellness benefits
This role has paid time off, paid holidays.
Responsibilities
- Conduct weekly 90-minute home visits to young children and their families.
- Carry out curriculum for child development in the context of the home and during group socialization experiences.
- Facilitate group socialization experiences and other family group activities.
- Provide education and support services to families.
- Conduct screening and ongoing assessment of young children’s development.
- Collaborate with families to establish family development goals, and document this collaborative process in family partnership agreements.
- Promote parental involvement in curriculum planning, program governance, and the overall Early Head Start program.
- Monitor and educate parents with respect to children’s health status, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health, mental health, and nutritional intake.
- Monitor staff to ensure compliance of Home Base Program.
- Provide management, crisis intervention, and resource referral services.
- Act as liaison and advocate between community resources and Early Head Start families.
- Provide transportation resources to family when appropriate to and from community resources or other activities. Complete documentation of home visits, socialization experiences, and other relevant activities.
- Maintain confidentiality of family records and information.
- Participate fully in supervision and training experiences.
- Recruit and enroll families.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Staff Supervision and Communication:
- Conduct regular home visitor team meetings, family review and ongoing individual supervisor meetings to address issues and concerns, and to share ideas.
- Assist in recruiting and supervising volunteers, field experience students, professionals, parents and family members.
- Through observations and regular monitoring, ensure visits and socializations, curriculums education folders, screenings, and other paperwork generated by staff are in compliance with program contracts and agency expectations.
- Manage and conduct annual staff performance evaluations, and ongoing professional development.
- Review timesheets and submit for processing.
- Track and manage vacation requests.
- Oversee the growth of the home base enrollment and program options, consistently meeting target enrollment numbers and maintain full enrollment. Recruit at local community agencies for new children and families.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to Relocate:
- Chicago, IL 60624: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $70,000