HELP ME GROW HOME VISITOR

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• To work in partnership with families to promote healthy pregnancies 
• Improve child health/development/school readiness 
• Improve parent confidence and competence, and increase family connectedness to community and social supports.  
• Deliver the following components to all families in their home setting:  an evidence-based parenting education curriculum, ongoing screenings and assessments of the child(ren) and family, family-specific need-based referrals and resource linkages and transitioning of child(ren) to a development-enhancing program/early care and education provider by age three. 
• Enter data into the State OCHIDS System and maintain current data entry expectations.  
• Planning and carrying out parent and child activities and experiences and making homemade items.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Associates degree preferred but not required (in suggested fields in Human Relations such as Psychology, Sociology, Child and Family Studies, Child Life, Early Childhood Education, Social Services, Child Development, etc.)

Experience working with children and families preferred.

Please send letter of interest, resume and at least 2 references to Jill Lahna, 

Human Resource Director, Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 

11700 Upper Gilchrist Road, Mt. Vernon, Ohio or email jlahna@knoxdd.com.           

An EEO Employer.