STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

Services and activities provided in accordance with Parents as Teachers (PAT) guidelines to develop positive and enduring relationships with families parenting young children.

Parent Educators will ensure families receive consistent research-based, evidence-informed services and that parents are empowered to use the information to create safe and nurturing environments for their children.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Utilizes Parents as Teachers (PAT) evidence-based curricula to conduct personal visits with expectant parents/parents with infants and young children.
• Ensures PAT Essential Requirements for client service delivery are adhered to – see attached.
• Maintains a caseload of up to 20 active clients based on PAT guidelines and contract requirements.
• Participates in Outreach Activities as needed to maintain caseload capacity.
• Meets PAT productivity standards – maximum 40 visits/month during year 1 and no more than 60 visits/month thereafter.
• Completes and submits personal visit notes within 2 business days utilizing the organization’s electronic health record system (SFDB/Penelope).
• Identifies and communicates obstacles preventing families from connecting with the program and/or referral services.
• Facilitates Group Connection events and Car Seat Safety workshops.
• Actively participates in reflective supervision and monthly staff meetings.
• Attends community meetings to develop and maintain community relationships that support client referrals.
• Actively engages in professional development to meet organization and contract competency requirements and maintains annual certifications.

REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE OR TRAINING:

• Minimum of a high school diploma .
• 2 years’ previous supervised work experience with young children and/or parents.
• California Driver's License.
• Auto Insurance.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Must be certified by the PAT National Center annually after completing competency-based professional development – provided at no-cost by the agency.
• Must demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills (engaging, empathic, non-judgmental, patient, tactful), characteristics considered essential for mastering the program’s core competency areas (increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve positive

parenting practices, provide early detection of developmental delays and connection to services, improve parent, child and family health and well-being, prevent child abuse and neglect, increase children’s school readiness and success, improve family economic well-being, strengthen community capacity and connectedness). Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Employee may be asked to participate in cross-training programs or pursue additional education or training when it is determined to be in the best interest of the organization. Employee must maintain annual certifications.

This class specification is only intended to identify the classification and to illustrate the duties, responsibilities, and requirements for it. It is not intended, nor should it be interpreted to describe each and every duty employee may be required to perform.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is performed in a normal office setting, client’s homes and the community. Noise level is moderate with occasional loud outbursts.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Constantly converses with colleagues and clients.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally moves about inside of the office to access office machinery, supplies, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, (i.e., printer/copier and calculator).
• Frequently operates a motor vehicle to travel between offices, client homes and the community.
• Frequently needs to position self in order to effectively interact with children of lesser stature.
• Occasionally transports materials (supplies, toys, books, etc.) weighing up to 50 pounds for Group Connections and parent-child activities.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Patient demographics:

• Adults
• Children

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• How many years of related experience would you say you have?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• West Covina, CA 91790 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• West Covina, CA 91790: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person