Home Based Content Specialist

About Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC):

Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC) is a nonprofit organization serving children and families across Oregon through early education and family support programs. At OCDC, our work has purpose. Every role contributes to creating stronger families, healthier communities, and brighter futures for children across Oregon.

Position Summary:

Under the general direction of the Early Childhood Education Specialist Supervisor, plans, develops, implements, and monitors the Agency’s statewide systems in home-based programs to ensure compliance and accomplishment of Agency goals. Builds content matter expertise and technical capacity of the Agency and disseminates to center staff through providing technical assistance, training, and mentoring. Provides support to counties in ensuring the quality and compliance of Agency home-base programs.

Essential Functions:

Technical Assistance: Subject Matter Content Development and Consultation:

• Facilitates the development of evidence-based, strength-based, culturally informed, and developmentally appropriate learning and promotes excellence in home-based services.

• Researches and incorporates national, state, and local program priorities and program improvement initiatives into program services and activities as directed.

• Develops and disseminates resources and best practices for the process of implementing quality improvement efforts.

• Conducts observations of home visits, and stays current in the home-based curriculum, screenings, assessments, and/or evaluations as identified.

Assessments and Evaluation:

• Applies a broad range of expertise and knowledge of research practices and principles to advise and deliver Agency systems with a goal of promoting home visits that produce the best possible outcomes for young children.

• Oversees the technical and qualitative implementation of Agency child outcome system (COPA) and state outcome system (THEO), ensuring that the aggregation of the systems for children outcome data are smooth, accurate, and timely.

• Synthesizes and analyzes assessment data from a variety of sources. Assist in identifying and articulation programmatic trends and patterns in data gathered over time to inform decision making on improving child outcomes and school readiness.

• Provides resources and support to develop staff abilities to use data in real-life practices and continuous quality improvement efforts.

• Identifies and facilitates evidence-based curricula and professional development activities that will support performance gaps and identified in assessment scores.

• Delivers assessment and observation outcomes to appropriate staff.

Recruitment, Enrollment and Partnerships:

• Works with ERSEA and home-base staff to coordinate and participate in on-going recruitment and enrollment activities of children and families.

• Participates in community events, meetings, and transition activities that support home visiting programs.

Training, Coaching, & Mentoring:

• Develops and delivers trainings in areas of home-based standards and best practices that are linguistically and culturally responsive.

• Facilitates peer-to-peer learning and networking across OCDC.

• Provides content guidance and support to staff developing their knowledge and skills in home visiting practices.

• Shadows home visits and assist in follow-up skill development and mentoring by performing on-the-job technical assistance and mentoring of specific skills.

Quality Assurance: Evaluation and Assessment:

• Assists in determining content area training needs to assure quality and compliance.

• Participates in quality assurance visits, home visits observations, and work groups to assess program needs and planning strategies to resolve identified areas for system/process improvement and/or development.

• Assesses the implementation of the OCDC work plan to ensure that program/content goals and objectives are met.

Administration:

• Maintains records of assessment visits and correspondence between staff, directors, and outside consultants.

• Reviews and updates practice guidelines and job aids as needed.

• Develops, prepares, coordinates, and maintains relevant statewide meetings.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Human Development, Child and Family Development, Social work, Psychology, or Sociology; AND

• Minimum 3 years' work experience in the field of early childhood education or home visiting; AND

• Within 1 year obtain Oregon Infant Mental Health Association’s (ORIMHA) Infant Early Childhood Family Specialist endorsement with Reflective Supervision add-on.

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is $32.69 to $40.87 hourly. Placement within the range is determined by factors such as relevant experience, skills, certifications, and internal equity.

Benefits:

OCDC offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work–life balance. Eligible employees (20+ hours/week) may receive:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Retirement plan with employer contribution

• Paid time off, sick leave, holidays, and paid leave programs

• Employer paid life and disability coverage, with voluntary options available

• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness resources

• Optional benefits including pet insurance

At OCDC, employee well-being is a priority and an essential part of supporting our mission and communities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

OCDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

OCDC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation. If you need an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please let us know.