Birth to Three Parent Educator

Birth to Three Parent Educator

POSITION TYPE

Full-time

Summary

A parent educator implements the Parents as Teachers model, emphasizing parent child interaction, development – centered parenting, and family well – being in their work with families. Utilizing the Parents as Teachers Foundational Curricula in culturally sensitive ways, the parent educator partners, facilitates, and reflects with families.

Essential Functions

• Engage in recruitment activities
• Complete an initial and annual family centered and developmental assessments including health records
• Develop, monitor, and review goals with each family
• Ensuring that the materials and all equipment is clean, well-maintained, and safe
• Provide group connections to give families an opportunity to build social connections with one another
• Plan, provide, and document personal visits focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well being
• Maintaining and scheduling weekly and monthly activities
• Participating in on-going in-service and education development opportunities, and participating in the ongoing development and evaluation of the program’s goals and objectives
• Planning and implementing activities that meet the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of their students and families
• Connect families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs
• Help parents and children transition to other services as needed
• Visit homes to partner with parent’s skills
• Keep accurate records of time with parents by utilizing the required data management system, Visit Tracker
• Attend mandated training for the program
• Maintain and submit all required family and program documentation in a timely manner
• Participate in at least two hours of reflective supervision monthly and at least two hours of staff meetings monthly
• Obtain competency-based professional development and renew parent educator certification annually
• Participate in continuous quality improvement

Regardless of whether you work in a private, public, federally funded, or nonprofit preschool setting, your responsibilities will always include:

• Ensuring that all children are supervised at all times
• Establishing routines
• Work flexible schedules in order to meet the needs of families
• Building children’s self-esteem through positive guidance and nurturing
• Communicating with parents and discussing their children’s development
• Implementing positive discipline
• Observing children and making notes of progress and development
• Promoting literacy and early education
• Providing a safe and secure environment where children feel comfortable
• Providing age-appropriate experiences and activities for children, including storytelling, games, and songs
• Integrating special needs children in a positive and respectful manner

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or four-year degree in early childhood education, social work, health, psychology, or a related field is recommended. A minimum of a high school diploma or GED, with at least two years’ experience with young children and families.
• A commitment to diversity, equality, inclusion, and accessibility.
• Demonstrated ability to work with various groups of people in homes and an educational environment.
• Ability to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on their strengths.
• Ability to use initiative and innovation in planning and implementing programs and procedures.
• Computer skills, including online research, email, internet, and record keeping.
• The parent educator must complete the Parents as Teachers Foundational and Model implementation trainings before delivering Parents as Teachers services. If necessary, the district will send qualified and hired candidates to Parents as Teachers two-week training.
• Such alternatives to the above qualification as the Board may find acceptable and reasonable.

REPORTS TO

Special Services Director

RESPONDS TO

Administration