Part-Time Parent Educator

2026-27 Part-Time Parent Educator

North Kansas City Schools EARLY EDUCATION CENTER – Gladstone, Missouri

Job : 5723775

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 19, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 17, 2026

Parent Educator (Part-Time)

Purpose Statement

The job of Parent Educator is done for the purpose/s of empowering families with the knowledge and skills necessary to support the development of their children during the crucial early years by providing support for caregivers prenatal to kindergarten entry; promoting their involvement and providing information and/or direction; partnering with families in goal setting and resource connections.

Essential Functions

• Assesses individual children's developmental progress for the purpose of providing feedback to parents on areas of strength and areas for growth.
• Communicates with families before and after visits for the purpose of clarifying next steps and follow through.
• Conducts home visits for the purpose of increasing parent knowledge, identifying potential health and developmental concerns and connecting families to community resources.
• Develops and implements personalized visit plans based on family goals and identified areas of improvement using Parents as Teachers curriculum for the purpose of educating parents on child development, development-centered parenting, and family well‑being.
• Facilitates group connections (e.g. parent education workshops, recruitment events, parent-child interaction experiences, etc.) for the purpose of increasing parent-child interactions, informing caregivers of different aspects of child development and supporting the educational and social‑emotional needs of families.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non‑confidential manual and electronic records (e.g. work/appointment schedules, assessments, planning guides, personal visit records, demographics, etc.) for the purpose of documenting and/or providing reliable information.
• Participates in a variety of meetings and professional development (e.g. staff meetings, educational seminars/webinars, department in‑service, reflective supervision, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and remaining knowledgeable of program guidelines.
• Prepares a variety of documents, reports and written materials (e.g. screening summaries, visit records, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to parents and/or staff, providing written support, developing recommendations and/or conveying information.
• Provides support to parents (e.g. by building rapport, engaging in active listening and conversation, referral to appropriate professionals and/or literature, etc.) for the purpose of promoting healthy child development and family well‑being.
• Refers children and parents to outside agencies for the purpose of meeting the needs of the families.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. early education teachers, outside agencies, parents and/or students, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.
• Responds to potential emergencies encountered during home visits for the purpose of ensuring safety of children and/or personnel.

Other Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the team.

Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: infant and preschool development stages; parenting methods; and community resources;

age appropriate activities/behaviors; assessment instruments and techniques.

SKILLS are required to perform multiple, technical tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.…