Description
Level: Full-time; Non-exempt; Coordinator-level position; work is based in Durham County, North Carolina
Salary: Base salary of $48,000 for Master’s degree or higher in Social Work, Education, Psychology or related field, and $40,000 for all others. On top of this base salary, $25 per completed home visit (250-300 home visits per year are expected). Total salary range is $46,250-$55,500, firm.
Benefits: 100% employer-sponsored health care plan (gold-level, Blue Cross Blue Shield), voluntary participation in dental and vision plans, 3% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement fund, generous PTO and sick time, paid holidays, dedicated wellness and professional development funds.
Application Requirements: Apply online or pick up an application at the Book Harvest office. Contact information for two references is required for application to be complete, but a resume and cover letter are optional. Proof of COVID vaccination and two boosters will be required upon hire.
Priority Deadline: Sunday, October 30, 2022. Applications received after this date are not guaranteed review.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and an engaging, purposeful workplace culture. As with all Book Harvest positions, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color; people with lived experience of poverty or homelessness; LGBTQIA applicants; and people with disabilities.
Organization Overview
Founded in 2011 and based in Durham, North Carolina, Book Harvest (www.bookharvest.org) is a nonprofit organization that provides books to children and engages families and communities in promoting children’s literacy and a lifelong love of reading. Book Harvest believes that books are essential to children’s healthy development and well-being, that all children deserve to grow up in book-rich homes, and that all parents deserve access to the literacy resources and information that will enable them to be their children’s first and best teachers and brain builders.
To progress as a community organization and change the education landscape in positive ways, we at Book Harvest believe it is our responsibility to be actively anti-racist, and we are dedicated to continuing the fight against racism in our society so that every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
To date, Book Harvest has provided more than 1.8 million books and a wide array of literacy supports to children and families. Durham, North Carolina is our flagship location, and we are committed to the replication and expansion of our work throughout North Carolina and across our country.
Book Babies is a program of Book Harvest that provides books and literacy-rich home visits to children and their families from birth. A family enrolls in the program for five years, from the time their child is born. Every year, trained Coaches provide 20 new, age-appropriate books to enrolled families and engage in literacy coaching during their visits. By the time a child graduates from the program, s/he will own 100+ age-appropriate books and will, we believe, enter school more ready to learn.
Responsibilities
The Book Babies Literacy Coach will work 40 hours per week and will be responsible for supporting all aspects of the Book Babies program. Typical work hours span Monday-Friday and may include evenings and occasional Saturdays. Caseload will range from 80-120 families. The Book Babies Literacy Coach will work closely with other members of the Book Babies team and will report to the Book Babies Manager.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following tasks with estimated time breakdowns:
Home Visits (75%)
Each home visit includes modeling reading with the Book Baby and siblings, working in partnership with the caregiver about literacy goals and language milestones, and discussing ways to support language and literacy development at home.
Home visits are currently a hybrid of virtual and in-person visiting following safety protocols. In-person and in-home visiting will continue to be monitored and adjusted in accordance with public health needs.
Duties associated with the home visits include scheduling, travel, preparation for the visit in accordance with curriculum guidelines, timely and accurate data entry, administration of assessments and reflective supervision.
The Book Babies Literacy Coach maintains a minimum caseload of 80 families; each family is expected to have approximately four home visits per year. This number will be adjusted as needed based on learnings of virtual home visiting and strategic planning of the program.
Special Projects (15%)
In accordance with the talents of each Coach, the Book Babies Manager reserves additional time for Coaches to work on strategic and growth opportunities for the program. Examples of these projects could include collaborating on our existing partnership programs, conducting outreach within the community to strengthen enrollment, research, and other projects based on the Literacy Coach’s expressed interest and programmatic needs.
Attending several events each year where all staff are expected to participate. These include events such as the Book Babies Open House, Graduation, celebrations, annual staff retreat, and others events as needed.
Specific projects will be discussed and outlined with Coaches individually.
Administrative Work (10%)
As part of a learning team, the Book Babies Literacy Coach is expected to attend and participate in biweekly Book Harvest staff meetings, weekly Book Babies Team Meetings, weekly one-on-one supervision meetings, and other internal and external meetings as needed.
Professional development opportunities as provided and recommended annually.
The ideal candidate demonstrates:
-An organized and warm personality, with strong interpersonal skills, judgment, and integrity
-Experience in literacy coaching, home visiting, parent engagement, and/or general early childhood education
-Strong communication skills, including across cultural difference
-Demonstrated enthusiasm for teamwork, persistence, flexibility and creativity
-Demonstrated enthusiasm for literacy work
-An ability to set up systems that handle data
-Tenacity in learning and utilization of databases
-Commitment to an anti-racist organizational culture
-Ability to handle sensitive or confidential matters professionally and with care
-Comfort with a flexible schedule and providing their own transportation: making home visits at night and on weekends is required to meet the needs of families
-Background in education, psychology or social work is preferred
-Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
-Required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19
If you are not sure whether you meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we still encourage you to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Book Harvest is committed to creating an inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Book Harvest is committed to protecting children through its child safeguarding policies. All staff are subjected to criminal background checks and are held to high standards of child protection.
To protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate, we follow CDC, federal and local guidance to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 Book Harvest requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, except as required by law. Any employment offer will be contingent upon satisfactory proof that you are fully vaccinated from COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons, and/or as otherwise required by applicable law.
