Bilingual Parent Educator

Community Action, Inc. will position itself as the most effective and innovative human service organization in Central Texas.

Please note that all positions indicate a deadline by when all applications must be received.

Location: Hays & Caldwell Counties

Job : 26-25

# of Openings: 3

Program: Texas Home Visiting Program

Position: Bilingual Parent Educator

Location: Hays & Caldwell County

Status: Regular Full Time

Schedule: Mon-Fri; 8AM-5PM

Salary: $47,652.00 Annually

Final date to receive applications: Open Until Filled

Helping Central Texans improve economics self-reliance through a wide range of services and community partnerships.

Provide comprehensive case management services that will support families to foster their child's development and assist families to attain their personal goals, maintain appropriate files and complete necessary reports. Conducts home visits using Parents as Teachers curriculum. Conduct home visits to young children and their families utilizing a research based (PAT) curriculum bi-weekly or monthly / 60-minutes per visit. Complete documentation of home visits, group connection experiences, and other relevant activities.

Reports to Parents as Teachers Coordinator.

• A. Lifelong Learning:
  Seeks innovative opportunities to expand knowledge, skills, and experiences.
• B. Effective Communication:
  Provides well thought-out, concise, and timely oral and written information.
• C. Teamwork:
  Considers group effort more important than individual effort.
• D. High Personal Standards:
  Sets challenging goals and continuously seeks feedback and opportunities to improve performance.
• E. Flexibility:
  Accepts other viewpoints, shifts strategies if necessary, and adjusts to changing work priorities.
• F. Concern for Accuracy and Effectiveness:
  Considers how work impacts both short term and long term operating efficiencies.
• G. Initiative:
  Is proactive rather than reactive.
• H. Courteous and Respectful:
  Ensures all business dealings and relationships are conducted fairly and honestly.

• Develop and maintain positive, open and productive team partnerships with families, community partners and staff while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Adhere to the Social Work Code of Ethics.
• Relying upon the family’s strengths, work with the family to assess needs and assure that all interventions promote family empowerment, self-sufficiency and self-advocacy.
• In partnership with families, develop a realistic short term and long-term goals and the appropriate strategies to achieve these goals.
• Promote family literacy to children ages 0-5 in the family home.
• Make referrals to needed resources and assist families in accessing resources as necessary and appropriate.
• While following all Transportation Procedures; assist with transporting families to appointments as needed.
• Advocate for families and the Home Visiting Program in the community.
• Ensure families comply with the Home Visiting Program Participation and Consent form including attendance home visits and group connections.
• Obtain and maintain Parent’s as Teachers (PAT) certification at agency’s expense and provide parents with the opportunity to receive bi-weekly or monthly home visits to implement PAT curriculum as required.
• Continually update Community Resource information.
• Meet monthly with the Home Visiting Program Coordinator to assign priorities to families on your case load (more frequently as needed).
• Maintain accurate documentation on families by funder and Home Visiting model standards.
• Inform Parents as Teachers Coordinator of family emergencies in a timely manner.
• Report all suspected child abuse to the Child Abuse Hotline at and to the Parents as Teachers Coordinator.
• Assist in gathering recruitment data throughout the year.
• Be active in ongoing self and program assessment in order to participate in continuous improvement of your own skills and program enhancement.
• Promote parental involvement in curriculum planning and overall program activities.
• Conduct developmental screening and ongoing assessment of young children’s development and family…