TITLE:  LEAD PARENT EDUCATOR

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

Provides services and activities in accordance with the Home Visiting Program guidelines to develop positive and enduring relationships with families parenting young children.

The Lead Parent Educator will serve as a liaison between Parent Educators and Supervisor/Director to ensure families receive consistent research-based, evidence-informed information and that parents are empowered to use the information to create safe and nurturing environments for their children.

REQUIREMENTS:

•Bachelor’s Degree in Early Child Education, Social Work or related field and/or 5 years’ previous supervised work experience with young children and/or parents.•At least 1 year experience as a current Parent Educator, 2 years preferred.

 •Must be certified by the National PAT Center annually after completing competency-based professional development and maintain all certifications.

 •Must be comfortable with public speaking and represent the agency in a professional manner .

 •Must demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills with clients and colleagues. Bilingual Spanish-Speaking required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

•Successfully enroll newly referred clients within 7 days of assignment

•Coordinate transition to assigned Parent Educator once enrollment is completed

•Coordinate facilitation of monthly Group Connections and workshops

•Identify and communicate obstacles preventing families from connecting with services 

•Prepare charts for audit by the supervisor

•Attend Best Start meetings and provide quarterly updates to the respective Partnerships 

•Assist with outreach events as requested by the Birth to Five Program Director

•Provide guidance to newly hired Parent Educators

•Maintain a maximum caseload of 10 PAT clients during periods of transition

JOB STATUS: Non-Exempt

The Whole Child is an equal employment opportunity employer and no candidate for employment will be rejected on account of race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, or sex. Candidates with physical impairments will be considered so long as it can be reasonably demonstrated that the duties and responsibilities can be effectively performed without hazard to the individual, fellow employees, or clientele.