• Recruit pregnant families and children ages birth to five into the program.
• Develop and schedule the program activities, including home visiting, parent/child groups,toddler play groups, transition to school activities, and other programmatic activities.

• Provide regular home visits to families ( twice monthly) using an STC approved home visiting curriculum.
• Organize and conduct regular (minimum of one per month) parent/child groups, in the elementary school when possible and feasible.
• Conduct child screenings and make referrals to community providers for follow up assessment as needed.
• Coordinate with STC staff, program partners, local schools and other community agencies in implementing Early Steps.
• Participate in training and technical assistance activities including STC sponsored group trainings. technical assistance site visits, monthly audio conference calls and web based resource sharing and training activities.
• Participate in the evaluation of Early Steps, including data collection, interviewing and videotaping activities.

Desired Qualifications:

• Highly motivated, flexible and non judgmental individual who is eager to learn
• Associate degree in related field, Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience
• Experience working with pregnant women, children ages birth to five, and families in rural areas
• Home visiting experience
• Experience leading parent groups
• Demonstrated early childhood knowledge, including infant/toddler knowledge
• Energetic, motivated and creative
• Able to work independently
• Available and reliable vehicle for visiting families (mileage reimbursed)
• Competency with computers including previous experience with Windows programming and use of the Internet
• Willingness to travel regionally and nationally for training
• Willingness to collect data and participate in the program evaluation