HIPPY Homebased Educator (HBE) in England, Arkansas

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The HIPPY Homebased Educator (HBE)

Requirements and Job Description

The implementation of the HIPPY model is centered on the recruitment,
training, and professional development

of parents as homebased educators (HBEs) from the immediate community.
These HBEs provide the family

home instruction and are the key to the success of HIPPY. The local
school districts, HIPPY Field Coordinator

and/or HIPPY Program Coordinator choose Homebased Educators, with past
or current parents preferred. Job

requirements may vary within the co-op area.

Requirements

1. Be a parent in the program, if possible.

2. Be a well-functioning parent, showing maturity and understanding of
her/his community.

3. Identify with the local population and be able to work comfortably
with parents in their homes.

4. Show potential leadership, with good oral expression, appropriate
reading skills, and good writing

ability.

5. Have an understanding of computer skills, be able to work online,
and submit information at required

timelines.

6. Current credential requirements are:

CDA Certificate or Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education.

A higher degree with 12 college hours in Early Childhood.

A staff member not qualifying under parts a or b may work under an
approved Staff

Qualifications Plan.

7. Current professional development requirements are:

Pre-K Ella; CDELS

Pre-K Math and Science

Social Emotional Learning

COPA

30 hours of staff development in ECH each year.

8. Must submit any/all documentation requested by ABC, WDMESC, and/or
your local school district.

This includes, but is not limited to:

transcript(s)

diploma

Educators License

background check

immunization records(if needed)

Maltreatment Central Registry clearance

valid vehicle insurance

valid drivers license

social security card

register with the PDR registry.

9. Must attend any other trainings, workshops, or conferences required
by the local district, WDMESC,

Arkansas HIPPY, Arkansas Better Chance, and HIPPY USA.

Job Description

A home-based educator meets with each parent in the home weekly, or as
assigned by the coordinator. Once a

month the home-based will plan and meet with all of the parents at the
group meeting. The home-based

educator:

1. Obtains all student documentation or pending documentation and
compile a student file;

2. Reviews the activity packets from the previous week & discusses any
problems that arose with the

parent while working with the child;

3. Instructs the parent in the up-coming weeks material, provides the
family with current program

information and provides the family with enrichment activities for the
child.

4. Meets weekly with the coordinator to report on each familys
progress, discuss and receive the next

weeks materials, submit all required paperwork, and update all required
computer data;

5. Keeps records of all home visits and group meetings and submits them
to the coordinator, recruits and

screens students, inputs computer information online (currently COPA),
and submits all required

information weekly to the field coordinator.

6. Evaluates each HIPPY child two times a year, helps parents with Ages
and Stages evaluations twice a

year, and holds a parent/teacher conference twice a year.

7. Passes on any concerns to the coordinator for further
discussion/action.

8. Promotes HIPPY, community, and school public relations through
newspaper articles or social media

posts of the monthly parent group meetings and attendance of all
required meetings and trainings

established by the local district, the WDMESC HIPPY Program, AR HIPPY,
Arkansas Better Chance

Program, and HIPPY USA.

9. Follows all the rules, regulations and guidelines set forth by the
local school district, WDMESC, HIPPY

USA, HIPPY Arkansas, and Arkansas Better Chance.