Home-Based Educators

Who We Serve:

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families. Our diverse staff provides culturally and linguistically relevant services in over 22 languages to our region’s culturally and ethnically diverse populations. We provide services in 18 counties across California.

Who We Are:

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Its team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally-responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults. The agency offers services in 18 counties including Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura.

What We Offer

• Pay: $22.18 starting rate per hour. Actual offers will be determined by the candidate’s creditable years of experience in conjunction with internal equity considerations and based on the organization’s current compensation practices.
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Home Educator is responsible for education, case management, and family advocacy to families in an assigned caseload by providing and linking families to comprehensive services including home visits and socialization activities.  This position works with typically developing children and children with disabilities. 

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Provides each family on caseload with weekly 90 minute home visits.
• Provides family-centered services that facilitate child development, support parental roles and promote self-sufficiency.
• Implements home-based education lesson plans and weekly programs for each family in accordance with each child's need, based on a method of observing and recording children’s interests and current levels of functioning. 
• Ensure an appropriate written Transition Plan for all children, six months before their third birthday; provide parents with training and information.
• Works with the parent to develop an individual plan for her/his child to include goal setting based on identified needs, and activities to meet established goals (outcomes).
• Schedules weekly home visits with families as required and on an as-needed basis and documents these events.  Plans and carries out twice-a-month socialization experiences.
• Assists parents to establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment for children that is positive, developmentally appropriate and experientially-based.
• Gathers and maintains individual, family and socialization data for documentation, ongoing assessment, evaluation and recordkeeping for successful individual and program planning.
• Involves parents in the educational activities of the program:
• Serves as a single point of contact in assisting families in obtaining the services and resources needed.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE/POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• A.A./A.S. Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education (ECE), or related degree required, B.A./B.S. Degree preferred.
• Must have some coursework in social work, human services, family services, and/ or counseling.
• Must have knowledge and experience in Child Development, and early childhood education.
• Knowledge in the following areas: the principles of child health, safety and nutrition; adult learning principles; and family dynamics.
• Must maintain DOJ, FBI, and Child abuse Index Clearance
• Must possess a current Pediatric CPR and First Aid Certification
• Demonstrated ability to work in Windows environment (including Word and Excel).
• Must possess a valid California driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record under the Clinics' liability policy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Occasional need to provide gentle physical restraint to children.
• May be required to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Travel/overnight many be required associated with attendance at conferences, meetings and other duties.
• Work is typically performed in a classroom setting and some office work required.
• Some evenings and weekend work may occasionally be required for events such as home visits, parent teacher-conferences, Parent Committee meetings, and social and community events.
• Work typically takes place in the home of Head Start/ Early Head Start families in various neighborhoods and with varying housing conditions. Some work in an office and community settings for the socialization experiences are also locations where work is conducted.