What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teacher - ECFE Parent Educator position at Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools?
- Health Insurance: A rich health plan that provides extensive coverage for you and your family, ensuring peace of mind.
- Dental Insurance: Full coverage options for routine and preventive care, keeping your smile bright and healthy.
- Life Insurance: Protect yourself and your loved ones with a robust life insurance plan
- An Employee Assistance Program, free to employees and their family members
- Optional medical and dependent care flexible spending account
- Plan and facilitate parent education classes aligned with the Minnesota Parent Education Framework and Early Childhood Indicators of Progress.
- Lead reflective parent discussions that support parenting skills, child development knowledge, and family wellbeing.
- Collaborate with early childhood teachers to support parent-child interaction during ECFE classes.
- Develop lesson plans and family-focused curriculum responsive to group needs.
- Model supportive parent-child interactions and developmentally appropriate strategies.
- Support families navigating transitions including preschool, kindergarten, and community services.
- Conduct intentional outreach to underserved and underrepresented families.
- Build partnerships with community organizations, childcare providers, and local agencies.
- Support recruitment and enrollment efforts for Early Learning programming.
- Participate in community events, screenings, and family engagement opportunities.
- Assist in designing programming that reflects community strengths, cultures, and needs.
- Support programming offered during daytime, evening, and occasional weekend hours
- Collaborate with team members to expand access for working families
- Participate in family events, workshops, and special programming outside traditional school hours as needed
- Work collaboratively with Early Learning staff including ECFE, Preschool, ECSE, and Birth3 teams
- Participate in planning meetings, professional learning, and program development
- Support coordinated family engagement across Early Learning services
- Communicate effectively with families, colleagues, and community partners
- Provide guidance on child development, behavior, and parenting strategies
- Connect families to community resources and support services.
- Support developmental awareness and early intervention referrals when appropriate.
- Promote inclusive practices and culturally responsive family engagement.
- Bachelor's degree in Parent Education, Family Education, Early Childhood Education, or related.
- Experience teaching ECFE or parent education classes.
- Experience conducting community outreach.
- Multilingual skills.
- Experience working with culturally and socioeconomically diverse families
- Experience with evening or flexible programming
- Required:Valid Minnesota Teaching License in Parent and Family Education (or ability to obtain)
- Preferred: Dual licensure (Parent Education and Early Childhood)
- Knowledge of child development birth through age five.
- Knowledge of family systems and parenting supports.
- Strong group facilitation and adult learning skills.
- Ability to build relationships with diverse families.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to facilitate reflective adult discussion.
- Cultural responsiveness and inclusive practices.
- Strong organization and planning skills.
- Ability to collaborate in team-based teaching model.
- Ability to communicate in a welcoming and supportive manner.
JobID: 7216
Position Type:
Early Learning
Early Learning
Date Posted:
7/9/2026
7/9/2026
Location:
Edgewood Schools
Edgewood Schools
Date Available:
08/31/2026
08/31/2026
Closing Date:
07/19/2026
07/19/2026
JOB TITLE:
Early Childhood Parent Educator
DEPARMENT:
Early Learning/ECFE Program
REPORTS TO:
Assistant Director of Early Learning
FLSA:
Exempt
START DATE: August 31, 2026 | New Teacher Orientation: August 24-26, 2026
HOURS/DAY 1.0 FTE - Flexible schedule including daytime, evening, and occasional weekend programming
RATE OF PAY: $49,792 to $103,062 per Year
Terms of employment per the Prior Lake - Savage Education Association (PLSEA) collective bargaining agreement.
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SUMMARY:
The Parent Educator provides high quality, relationship-based parent education that supports families with children birth through kindergarten entrance. This role facilitates parent education classes, partners with early childhood staff during parent-child programming, and engages in intentional outreach to increase equitable access to Early Learning opportunities. The Parent Educator collaborates with the Early Learning team to design responsive programming and may support evening and occasional weekend offerings to meet family needs. This position plays a critical role in strengthening families, promoting healthy child development, and building connections between home, school, and community.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
This class specification lists the major duties and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. Incumbent(s) may be expected to perform job-related duties other than those contained in this document and may be required to have specific job-related knowledge and skills.
Parent Education & Instruction
Outreach & Family Engagement
Flexible Programming
Collaboration & Teaming
Family Support & Child Development
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and Experience:
Required:
Preferred:
Required Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:
Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation.
Required Knowledge:
Required Skills:
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mobility and stamina to work in classroom and community-based environments, including the ability to sit on the floor, stand, and move for extended periods. Strength to lift materials up to 25 pounds. Requires visual and auditory acuity to monitor child safety and support group communication. Must maintain mental alertness to supervise participants, follow procedures, and respond effectively to changing situations.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in classroom and community-based settings, including both indoor and outdoor programming. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required, along with travel within the district or community.
Salary : $49,792 - $103,062