The Cache County Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program - Teacher Early Intervention supports the Lead MIECHV Home Visitor with coordinating staff meetings. They provide mentorship training with hourly home visitors to ensure Parents and Teachers (PAT) curriculum is met with fidelity. In addition they supervise university student interns, ensuring they following Cache Co. MIECHV Policy and Procedures and compliance. The Teacher Early Intervention II ensures and model exemplary team work and collaboration with other home visitors and early childhood programs.

Exempt positions are eligible for excellent benefits including: 13 paid holidays, earn 22 days of paid vacation leave and 12 days of sick leave per year, 50% tuition reduction for employees and dependents, competitive health benefits packages and a generous contribution into your retirement. View more information here: Summary of Benefits 2024-2025.

Program Administration Duties:

• Ensures public awareness, child find, education of primary referral sources.
• Provides training university student interns and support personnel development.
• Plans, schedules, assigns, monitors, and supports the work of assigned students.
• Coordinates projects and delegates job assignments to team members.
• Partners with other colleges to provide internships for students from varying departments related to early childhood and MIECHV home visiting.
• Participate in Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice (IDRPP) meetings, retreats and weekly check-ins.
• Participate with the programs Advisory Committee and attend meetings and other community partner meetings.
• Build and Maintain relationships with other community partners and early childhood programs.
• Coordinate with MIECHV Lead Home Visitor and Program Coordinator regarding survey development, distribution and data analytics for program growth and improved outcomes.

Supervision and Special Events:

• Supervises students and interns within the program.
• Mentors hourly employees striving to meet high quality standard for the provision of home visiting services.
• Coordinates collaboration with community early childhood partners to facilitate outreach, networking and shared events.
• Participate in event planning.
• Organizes special events in coordination with Program Director and Lead MIECHV Home Visitor by participating in networking, outreach and other responsibilities that support the event.

Direct Services:

• Provide direct services to children and their families using the PAT model. Refer children and families to appropriate programs.
• Coordinate and organize group connections.
• Utilizes Visit Tracker and PAT Curriculum Software maintaining accurate documentation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Human Development, Special Education, or related field plus 1 year of related experience.
• Certified in relevant training; Baby Watch Credentialed or Parents As Teachers Foundations 1 and 2 Certifications.
• Fluent in Spanish including speaking, reading and writing Spanish.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with children in early childhood programs or educational settings or home environments.
• Experience teaching and working with families with young children.
• Experience with FAN Model.
• Experience working with Home Visiting, PAT Programs or MEICHV.
• Experience developing, and distributing surveys.
• Experience interpreting data from surveys or other outcome measures for programmatic development use.
• Experience with community outreach, networking and event planning.

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”.
2. Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application.

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

This position requires considerable physical activity. Employees must have sufficient strength to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position including heavy lifting and pushing or pulling of heavy objects (up to 50 pounds). Employees must be prepared to assume uncomfortable positions such as crawling, kneeling, and squatting. May involve exposure to unusual elements such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, bodily fluids, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.

The Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice (IDRPP) is Utah’s federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). The IDRPP opened its doors in 1972 and was the first UCEDD program in the U.S. to focus on the educational and social needs of children and adults with disabilities. Over the past 50 years the IDRPP has grown into one of the largest UCEDD programs in the nation and is recognized as a pioneer in research, training, technical assistance, and services for children and adults with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

The IDRPP is committed to hiring people with disabilities, veterans, and diverse individuals from all communities and backgrounds.  We value visible and invisible differences, and we recognize that diversity makes us stronger.  We welcome applicants who bring something different and unique to our organization.  We value creativity, loyalty, and hard work.  We believe that we can change the world and make it a better, more inclusive place for everyone, and we want to hire people who also believe that they can make a difference.

Mission:

We are working together to create inclusive communities and improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families through sustainable innovation, collaborative research, responsive service, and interdisciplinary training and education.

Values:

We Innovate: We lead by developing dynamic, sustainable, forward-thinking programs and services.

We Include: We demonstrate how to effectively work toward inclusive communities in our planning, programs, and services. We celebrate diversity in ability, race, ethnicity, culture, language, gender, sexual orientation, politics, and religion. 

We Collaborate: We forge partnerships. Working together makes us more effective and responsive to the current needs of our clients and communities.

We Care: We do what we do because we care. We are making the world a better place for people with disabilities and their families.

Funding Statement

The Institute for Disability Research, Policy, & Practice is one of the largest research and outreach centers at USU, and we are largely funded through grants, contracts, and fee-for-service programs. All staff positions at the IDRPP are contingent upon funding, and all senior staff at the IDRPP with graduate degrees are responsible for helping to generate funding to support our operations and growth.

College Highlights

The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services is home to eight departments and is committed to providing the best learning opportunities and educational research in the state of Utah. Our programs are strengthened by an on-campus elementary laboratory school and five stand-alone centers, including the Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence. The college offers clinical services to the community across the human lifespan and provides students with real-world service and research opportunities.

Founded in 1888, Utah State University is Utah’s premier land-grant, public service university. As an R1 research institution, Utah State is dedicated to advancing knowledge and serving the public good through innovative research and scholarly activities that are grounded in reciprocal engagement with local, regional, and global communities. USU prepares students to be active, civically engaged leaders who are prepared to address critical societal challenges. Dedicated to providing a high-quality and affordable education, USU remains a leader in research, discovery, and public impact.

USU enrolls 28,900 students, both online and in person at locations throughout the state. Utah State’s 30 locations include a main campus in Logan, Utah, residential campuses in Price and Blanding, and six additional statewide campuses, along with education centers serving every county. USU Online educates students from all 50 states and 55 countries. For over 25 years, USU Extension has served and engaged Utahns in all of Utah’s counties.

Competing at the NCAA Division I level, USU is a proud member of the Mountain West Conference and will join the Pac-12 Conference beginning in the 2026-2027 season. The Aggies’ long-standing tradition of athletic and academic excellence is exemplified by conference championships in multiple sports, reflecting USU's commitment to perseverance and achievement.

Utah State is dedicated to fostering a community where all individuals feel respected, valued, and supported. We seek to recruit, hire, and retain people from all walks of life who will champion excellence in education, research, discovery, outreach, and service. We believe that promoting a strong sense of community and belonging empowers and engages all members of USU to thrive and be successful. Forbes recognized our commitment to employees when they named Utah State the best employer in Utah in 2023. Learn more about USU. 

The university provides a Dual Career Assistance Program to support careers for partners who are also seeking employment. Additionally, USU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, contact the university’s ADA Coordinator in the Office of Human Resources at (435) 797-0122 or hr@usu.edu. 

*updated 02/2025

In its programs and activities, including in admissions and employment, Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state, or local law.

The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USU’s non-discrimination policies:

Executive Director of the Office of Equity Matthew Pinner, discrimination@usu.edu, Distance Education Rm. 401, 435-797-1266

Title IX Coordinator Cody Carmichael, titleix@usu.edu, Distance Education Rm. 404, 435-797-1266

Mailing address: 5100 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

For further information regarding non-discrimination, please visit https://equity.usu.edu/, or contact:

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 800-421-3481, OCR@ed.gov

*updated 09/2023