Parent Educator Parents as Teachers

• Date Posted: 10/9/2025
• Location:
  
  Early Learning Center (ELC)
• Date Available:
  
  01/05/2026

Work alongside parents/legal guardians of children prenatal to age five. Conduct home visits providing families with information and direction in the development of their children. Conduct periodic development screening for all children birth to kindergarten. Inform parents of possible delays in their child's development as well as normal progression. Refer families to internal/external agencies as needed. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Certification and/or a four-year degree in either Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, Vocational Home Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences or Child Development and demonstrated ability in working with young children and their parents; OR a two-year associate degree or two-year certificate program in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Nursing and demonstrated ability in working with young children and their parents;

OR sixty semester hours or more of credit from an academic degree-granting institution which is contained within the United States Department of Education’s Directory of Post-Secondary Institutions. Five years of successful experience in a program working with young children and their parents as approved by DESE and a high school diploma or equivalent. Willingness to understand and support the District's Comprehensive School Improvement Plan.

Must successfully pass a background check and drug test that are satisfactory to the Board of Education.

Nixa Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Nixa Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Postings current as of 2/21/2026 3:40:51 AM CST.