EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENT INSTRUCT at Sinai Chicago – Chicago, Illinois

EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENT INSTRUCT

General Summary:
The Parent Instructor provides professional parent instruction and delivery of information to families implementing the required curriculum to parents and children, prenatal to three years old.

Position Purpose:

• Provide professional parent instruction and delivery of information to families implementing approved curriculum to parents and children.
• Conduct home visits implementing interactive individualized family learning activities and projects to expand child development knowledge, demonstrate meaningful play/learning activities for children, increase parent/guardian/child bonding, positive discipline and communication.
• Recruit new families for the program
• Access family needs and provide developmentally appropriate information, guidance and support to parents.
• Provide the required number of personal home visits to families and children.
• Communicates regularly with parents and program's case manager regarding the development, educational concerns or referrals required for their children and their families.
• Facilitate play groups, parent group meetings.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in early childhood education, child development or a related field required, unless actively enrolled in Bachelor's degree program.
• Two years of early childhood experience.
• Experience working with low-income families and conducting home visit.
• Knowledge of computer operations.
• Fluent in English and Spanish preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to provide presentation and information to large groups of individuals.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects.
• Excellent ability to work with others across disciplines.
• Understanding and sensitivity to women who pregnant or post-partum.