Family Educator - Head Start - Bilingual Required

Our Vision: All people are respected for their infinite worth, and supported to envision and reach a positive future

Working at MWVCAA means becoming part of a mission-driven community dedicated to equity, dignity, and opportunity for all. We offer competitive pay, a rich company culture that values diversity, and an array of benefits - but we consider the best benefit here to be the reward of helping those in our community live better lives. Come find meaningful work and bring your skills as Family Educator.

Join our Head Start team! The Family Educator works with families in a home-visit setting to provide resources and referrals to assist with family goal setting and self-sufficiency. The person in this position works with other team members to provide services in the areas of: education, health, nutrition, disabilities accommodation, family services, and parental involvement. The Family Educator assists families in becoming an advocate for their children by encouraging involvement in their education. This person will support families in becoming active members of their communities and active in their children's education. This team offers a lot of growth opportunities and professional development through hands-on experience. We have many employees who have started their career as a Family Educator that have decided to move into management positions. In this role you will be supporting a free preschool program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Level 1: High School Diploma or GED.
• Level 2: Associate's degree in Social Work or Behavioral Health or a related field with a minimum of 18 credit hours in Social Work or Behavioral Health.
• Level 3: Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Behavioral Health or a related field with a minimum of 18 credit hours in Social Work or Behavioral Health.
• One year experience in social service delivery or case management.
  
  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Driver qualifications required for this position. Driver license, auto insurance and satisfactory drive record for the past 3 years are required.
• CPR/First Aid Certification or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Food Handlers Card or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Experience working with families and children preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiencies in Microsoft Office (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel) and videoconferencing platforms.
• Effective communication skills with individuals and groups.
• Bilingual-English required.
• To qualify as bilingual, staff must pass a bilingual exam demonstrating fluent speaking, reading, and writing in English and Spanish. Required bilingual staff will receive a pay differential based on language test results.
  

WHAT YOU WILL DO TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Health

• Supports families in obtaining child's physical and mental examination.
• Assists families with obtaining and maintaining health insurance, medical home and dental home.
• Supports program activities regarding health.
  
  

Family Services

• Utilizes the Parent-Family Community Engagement (PFCE) framework to provide families with required elements of family services, including home visits, establishing goals, assessments, resources, referrals, community engagement, parenting education, and follow-up support.
• Conducts at least 2 family service home visits per year with a total of 3 contact hours.
• Assists families in establishing family goals and action plans; works with families and other agencies to coordinate and support goals from pre-existing plans.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Ability to move about the workspace.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly lift and or move 10 points and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity for handling office equipment.
• Able to remain calm during situations where staff or children may be escalated.
• Able to evacuate children from the classroom in an emergency.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Mostly indoor classroom environment
  
  

What We Will Do To Support You

• 401k with matching after 1 year, vested within 2 years
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance
• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• AFLAC coverage
• Pet insurance through MetLife
• For some positions, employees may be eligible for company‑sponsored continuing education
  
  

MWVCAA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, veterans, and people with disabilities or any other protected category. We welcome all people to join us in achieving our Mission. If you require any assistance in the application process, or reasonable accommodations to perform the essential duties of the position, please notify a member of our team at (503) 585-6232.

If you need ADA accommodations to apply for MWVCAA job openings, please contact Human Resources at HR@mwvcaa.org or call 503-585-6232 to ask for a HR Team Member.

Child Care Division Central Background Registration and pre-employment drug screening is required.

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