Parent Educator at Chicanos Por La Causa – Sierra Vista, Arizona

POSITION SUMMARY

PAT Parent Educator (PE) conducts in-home visitation services in the form of Parents as Teachers. Under direct supervision of the Program Coordinator and observation provided by the Senior PAT Parent Educator, this role provides in-home educational services to families, as well as information/referrals to support and assist parents with the tools to promote healthy child development in the early years of life. Under direct supervision, a PAT PE will provide guidance by helping a parent to become their child’s first teacher. This involves teaching the parents developmentally appropriate evidenced-based curriculum customized for the specific needs of their family to promote optimal growth and brain development. A PAT PE will encourage meaningful interactions between parent and child, while supporting a parent to feel empowered and an advocate.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred) in child development, family studies, psychology, social work or related area of study, or experience equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree including a minimum of 2 years of experience working directly with culturally & economically diverse populations of parents, infants, and children. Candidates who do not meet Bachelor’s Degree criteria are subject to the approval of the funder and must agree to a professional development plan upon hire.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must have access to safe, reliable transportation with valid automobile insurance.
• Must have a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance card.
• Complete Foundational and Model Implementation Training with Parents as Teachers within 3 months of hire and maintain their Parents as Teachers certification throughout employment as a funder requirement.
• Complete CPR and First Aid certifications within 90 days of hire and maintain the certifications throughout employment.
• Minimum of 20 hours per Fiscal Year of continuing education and competency building, including but not limited, to Relias Learning, Conference, Workshops, and/or Outside Training.
• Knowledge and/or experience with infant & child development, parent-child attachment, possible behavioral health dynamics of caregivers, as well as the dynamics of child abuse & neglect.
• Knowledge and/or experience with strength-based and family-centered provision of primary prevention services.
• Able to assist in identifying individual/family strengths and planning/advocating around individual/family goals.
• Knowledge and/or experience with community resources as well as how to navigate/access these resources for families (some examples of services include Social Service Agencies, Provider Systems such as behavioral health, and division of developmental disabilities.)
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills (e.g., nonjudgmental, objective, reflective, empathic, patient, tactful).
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills to promote clear understanding.
• Ability to be self-motivated and work independently, cohesively within team dynamics, and under direct supervision to effectively meet program requirements/objectives.
• Ability to plan, organize, schedule, keep appropriate records, and develop effective programmatic communications with supervisory guidance.
• Knowledge and/or experience in cultural diversity, substance abuse, sexual abuse, family violence that may have an impact of child abuse and neglect on child development, preferred.
• Demonstrate interest and ability to advocate with and on behalf of low-income, diverse families, preferred.
• Previous experience in In-home visitation services, preferred.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) highly desirable (will consider other languages)

Must Maintain the following certifications as required by the funder:

• Parents as Teachers
• Life Skills Progression
• Keys to Interactive Parenting Scale Assessment
• Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 and Ages and Stages Questionnaire- Social Emotional Screening
• Protective Factors Framework
• Edinburg Post-Natal Depression Screening
• Intimate Partner Violence Screening
• OAE and PurTone Hearing Screening Certification
• SPOT and LEA Vision Screening Certification