PAT Parent Educator

Summary:

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

Supervisory responsibilities:

Childcare staff for group sessions

Specific position duties and responsibilities:

• Engage in recruitment activities (as applicable)
• Complete an initial and annual family-centered assessment with each family
• Develop, monitor, and review goals with each family
• Plan, provide, and document personal visits focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being
• Provide group connections to give families an opportunity to build social connections with one another
• Engage in parent-child interaction activities, and increase knowledge of ways to support children's development
• Complete at least initial and annual developmental screening and health review for each enrolled child
• Connect families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs
• Help parents and children transition to other services as needed
• 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 measuring outcomes and continuous quality improvement
• Maintain and monitor the PAT affiliate budget

General agency duties and responsibilities:

• Complete all required training 
• Participates in agency outreach and fundraising events 
• Demonstrates a willingness to assist in other agency programs as needed 
• Acts as custodian and demonstrates responsible and ethical use of agency property and facilities 
• Displays sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics 
• Strive to embody the agency’s Code of Ethics while working toward the agency’s Mission 
• Learns and demonstrates Agency Wide Competencies including the areas of consumer and community relationships, continuous individual and agency-wide improvement, vision and purpose, respect and teamwork and positive leadership 
• Ability to secure the cooperation of program participants, to elicit needed information and to maintain effective working relationships;
• Ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, and reports
• Other duties as assigned 

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's or four-year degree in early childhood education, social work. health, psychology, or a related field is recommended
• It is essential that parent educators have at least a high school diploma or GED and a minimum of two years of previous supervised work experience with young children and/or parents.
• Supervised experience working with young children and/or parents is also preferred.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and possessing key characteristics (e.g., empathetic, conscientious, accepting, ethical)
• A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
• Ability to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on their strengths
• Strong organizational and record-keeping skills
• Strong knowledge of available community resources and organizations.
• Ability to work independently, plan and work collaboratively with community partners.
• Ability to be extremely flexible, work as part of a team, and possesses good decision making skills.
• Computer skills. (Outlook,Word,Excel,OneDrive)

Other requirements:

• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License and satisfactory driving record 
• Personal vehicle for use in conducting home visits in the event agency vehicles are not available 
• Proof of current/valid car insurance 
• Acceptable background reports 
• Negative drug screen results 

Work environment:

• Occasional evening and weekend hours required 
• Culture of card and wellness with work environment 
• Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions 
• Potential exposure to blood borne and/or airborne pathogens

Pay: $40,000.00 - $42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40,000 - $42,000