Parents as Teachers - Parent Educator

Parents as Teachers
- Parent EducatorKCK Central Office and Training Center
- Kansas City, Kansas Open in Google Maps Job Details
Job : 5907766
Final date to receive applications: Dec 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted: Aug 28, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Oct 1, 2026

TITLE:
Parents as Teachers - Parent Educator

LOCATION: Central Office and Training Center

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 20,000 students, and 60+ different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest-rated high school in the Nation and #1 High School in Kansas according to the US News rankings.
With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas, and our student population is approximately 58% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% White, 7% Asian, and 4% Pacific Islander. To serve our students, the district employs approximately 4,000 employees, including more than 1,800 teachers.

JOB GOAL:Designed to enhance the capacity of Parents as Teachers to serve Families with children prenatal and above who reside in the KCKPS District.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Successfully complete all Parents' as Teachers training and other training necessary to meet the district and state requirements.
• Provide outreach to families residing in the Kansas City KS School
• Conduct home visits.
• Be available to schedule visits mornings, afternoons, evenings, and some weekend days.
• Collect and input all data required to show work and progress with enrolled families and their children, prenatal and above.
• Work with community agencies and programs to recruit families within the school boundaries.
• Provide periodic monitoring and screening to assure that enrolled children do not reach age markers with an undetected health problem, handicap or developmental delay.
• Attend meetings as required and staff development training as needed.
• Participate in reflective supervision up to two times.
• Knowledge of proven methods that retain families in home visiting.
• Conduct group connections as assigned.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors' Degree in Early Childhood or related field required.
• Ability to communicate with parents, children, school personnel, community and civic organizations, and other professionals;
• Previous experience and proven success in working with at risk populations. Reliable transportation required.

COMMUNICATION

Maintains communication with other school personnel and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action, which will meet the educational needs of students.

Maintains confidentiality regarding educational records.

ORGANIZATION

Maintains a daily log of home visits, communications with parents and other documentation as required.

Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.

Performs other related work as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be

met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit in a chair and on the floor, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50

pounds. While performing the duties of the job the employee will visit a child's home. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment…