Position Description

The Healthy Beginnings Enhance Home Visiting Initiative is part of an integrated continuum of services offered by Public Health Services, provincial and district partners, from prenatal to pre-school years. The program is intended to make a positive difference in children and families' lives by focusing on Healthy Beginnings program goals, standards and targets. The Healthy Beginnings Community Home Visitor offers enhanced home visiting to families identified through the assessment process as potentially benefitting from enhanced home visiting for the first three years of their child’s life, using a family-centered, strengths-based approach. Together, with the home visitor, parents determine the frequency and duration of the enhanced home visit. The Community Home Visitor will report to the supervisor linked with partnering organizations through the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

Reports To

- Supervisor through NS Health Early Years
- Director of Programs

Responsibilities

The Community Home Visitor is part of a multi-disciplinary team that focuses on supporting parents, promoting a healthy parent-child relationship, fostering healthy childhood development and linking families with community resources that further enhance the opportunities for healthy growth and development of the baby and the family as a whole.

The role of the community home visitor is to provide emotional and practical support, provision of parent information, provision of general health information referrals to partner organizations, assistance with family goal setting and achievement, and parent role modeling.

The Community Home Visitor is responsible for assisting families to set goals and develop a family goals plan using a strengths-based, family centered approach. With the Community Home Visitor,



the parents will monitor the achievement of goals outlined in the initial plan of care and determine the frequency and duration of enhanced home visiting.

Qualifications

- Minimum Grade 12, GED or other acceptable training
- Additional training in early childhood development would be an asset
- Knowledge and ability to link with community resources
- Experience in parenting, and/or working with young children and families
- Knowledge of child growth and development/early child development
- Ability to take direction, work as part of a team, and work independently
- Ability to be culturally sensitive, respectful, non-judgmental, patient and understanding
- Positive oral and written skills and excellent interpersonal skills in individual and group settings
- Knowledge of adult learning principles
- Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills
- Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain person/programmatic boundaries, while providing supportive services
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Ability to work flexible hours (evenings and weekends may be required)
- CPR/First Aid certification
- Valid Driver’s license with use of a reliable automobile
- Satisfactory criminal record check and child abuse registry.

Chebucto Family Centre is dedicated to inclusiveness and equity. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team and welcome applicants from all diverse groups. To help us achieve our diversity goals, we encourage applicants to self-identify in their cover letter.

Application Instructions

Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience, approach to family engagement, and fit with our community-based mission.

- Email: [email protected]

Chebucto Family Centre Mission:

To nurture and enhance the quality of life of families through the delivery of community-based programs and services.

Expected hours: 25.0 per week

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Halifax, NS B3R 1J7

📌 Community Home Visitor (Canada)
🏢 Chebucto Family Centre (Home of the Guardian Angel)
📍 Canada