Home Educator

As a Home Educator with the Council on Rural Services, you'll play a vital role in empowering families and nurturing the next generation. You'll partner directly with families in their homes, fostering positive parent-child interactions and supporting holistic family well-being. Your expertise will guide families in assessing their strengths, setting achievable goals, and accessing essential resources. By mastering our curriculum and understanding key learning frameworks, you'll ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive.

At CORS, we believe in the power of education and community support. With a mission-driven team by your side, you'll make a meaningful impact each day. We offer generous leave, student loan forgiveness eligibility, and paid professional development to invest in your growth. Plus, our comprehensive benefits package ensures you have the support you need. If you're passionate about making a difference and building stronger communities, we invite you to join our dynamic team today.

$16.73 - $23.27 hourly

• Carry forth the Vision, Mission, and Core Values of the agency and adhere to all agency policies and procedures
• Manage a caseload of assigned children and families
• Recruit families and children for the program, including expectant families, establish contact, complete applications and enrollment, and provide regular, consistent services: 46 home visits, 22 socializations
• Maintain up-to-date, complete files on each child/family, including weekly documentation of home visit activities in the data management program
• Observe and document children’s developmental progress using agency-selected assessment tools
• Work with the child and family on goals established on an IFSP, IEP, or other case plan when applicable
• During the weekly home visits to the family’s home, the coach parent/guardian observes and documents techniques, and in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate practices with children, assists and encourages them in their role of primary educator for their child, using the established curriculum
• Demonstrate competency to plan and implement home-based learning experiences that ensure effective implementation of the home visiting curriculum and promote children’s progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages birth to five, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate, and to build respectful, culturally responsive, and trusting relationships with families
• Initiate a Family Partnership Agreement with each family within sixty (60) days of entry. Review and update the established goals monthly
• Coordinate and support families completing CACFP enrollment and ethnicity forms
• Support parents and community volunteers in recording donated hours through agency-selected digital in-kind system

• Home visiting experience preferred

Education and Training:

• Minimum of a home-based CDA credential, comparable credential, or equivalent coursework as part of an associate or bachelor’s degree (college credit accepted in lieu of a completed degree)
• Associate’s degree in early childhood education, Human Services, or a related field preferred
• Competent in planning and implementing home-based learning experiences
• Willing to complete any additional required training for effective family support within 18 months

Special Conditions:

• Ability to lift 40 pounds; stoop, bend, reach, move easily, and work on the floor with families and small children
• Possess a valid driver’s license and maintain a driving record acceptable to the agency’s insurer
• Able to manage extensive organizing, problem-solving, record-keeping, and time management responsibilities
• Must be able to travel extensively within the assigned service area
• Occasional overnight travel may be required for training
• Ability to work a flexible schedule

Join Our Mission at CORS!

Since 1974, the Council on Rural Services (CORS) has been dedicated to empowering individuals and strengthening communities through education, support, and development opportunities.

We’re a non-profit organization providing Head Start (ages 3–5), Early Head Start (ages 0–3), and Youth Development Services across 9 counties in West Central Ohio — and we’re growing!

With a passionate team of 250 employees, we’re looking for compassionate, motivated individuals who want to make a difference every day.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Generous annual, sick, and holiday leave
• Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility
• Paid education and professional development opportunities
• Affordable, comprehensive benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and 401(k)
• A supportive, mission-driven team that values your impact

All positions require a background check, drug test, and physical.

If you’re ready to help build brighter futures and stronger communities — apply today