JOB TITLE: Tiwa Babies Home Visitor
PAY GRADE: NE8
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
DEPARTMENT: Education
REPORTS TO: Home Visiting Program Coordinator

GENERAL PURPOSE:
Provides home visiting and educational services to pregnant women and families with children ages birth to five years old that promote positive parent-child relationships, support healthy childhood growth and development, and enhance family functioning of parents with
children.
This position description may not include all of the listed duties, nor do all of the listed examples include all tasks which may be found or assigned to this position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Recruits eligible families for home visiting programs and maintains caseload.
Provides home-based services including parent and child interaction activities to families.
Conducts family assessments to determine needs for case management. Discusses emotional and social support, child developmental screenings and parenting classes with participants. Refers to outside agencies where appropriate.
Assists families with individual goals plans, families’ needs, and developmental stage of baby.
Work with families to promote positive parent-child relationships, support healthy growth and development, enhance problem-solving skills and improves support systems.
Effectively work with families and individuals of diverse backgrounds (including teen parents; families with mental health, substance abuse, or domestic violence concerns, families experiencing poverty).
Connect families with community resources and support self-advocacy across systems.
Ability to serve in the clients’ best interest, even under high stress and/or emergency situations.
Encourage and facilitate family participation in program and community activities.
Establish and maintain professional boundaries.
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.
Collects data from participants.
Keeps in contact with enrolled participants by home visits, phone calls and text.
Utilizes approved core curriculum and each family’s home environment and goals to provide developmental activities at each visit.
Builds a collaborative partnership with parents by providing an attitude of acceptance that supports and respects each parent’s gender, family culture, language, ethnicity and child rearing practices.
Increases the family’s knowledge and understanding of the physical, emotional, school readiness and intellectual development of their child and supports parenting efforts as provided through approved curriculum.
Maintains accurate participant files to include: daily reports, written documentation, anecdotal observations, child assessments and other related information.
Resolves routine administrative problems and answers inquiries concerning activities and operations of department.
Presents case material and requests information from other center staff during weekly meetings.
Collaborates and coordinates services with other community agencies.
Represents and advocates for families participating in the program.
Provides playgroup activities to children and families.
Assists with community events and meetings.
Publishes and distributes newsletter, articles and updates material on web site.
Prepares or assists with the preparation of reports Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information.
Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
N/A

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
High School Diploma or GED plus Two (2) years experience in early childhood development/education or social work. CPR and First Aid Certified. Associates Degree
preferred. Experience working with pre-natal to 5 year old children preferred. Tiwa speaking preferred. Valid New Mexico driver’s license with ability to meet Pueblo’s liability insurance requirements and maintain eligibility for insurance. Must be able to pass drug test and background check, with NO prior convictions of any felonies.
Taos Pueblo reserves the right to exercise preference in hiring for qualified Tribal members/Indians in connection with all positions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:
Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.
Knowledge of customs of the Taos community and appreciation for the importance of traditional ways, lifestyle and language.
Knowledge of early childhood development.
Skill in operating phones, business computers and office machines, including in a Windows environment, specifically Word, Excel, Access, and presentation software (such as PowerPoint).
Skill in working with children and families.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds and with co-workers at all levels.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in verbal or written format.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to reason and problem solve.
Ability to prepare and maintain written records and reports.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee occasionally is required to taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed both indoors in a home environment and office with a moderate noise level. Employee may be exposed to unpleasant odors, bodily fluids, and infectious disease. Travel within the designated areas is required. Evening and/or weekend work may be required.