Parent Educator, Child and Family Grant Program

Parent Educator, Child and Family Grant Program

Martin, TN, United States

The Parent Educator will provide educational support and counseling activities to families with risk factors enrolled in the evidence-based Parents as Teachers home visitation program. Focus is on healthy pregnancies, parent-child interaction and development-centered parenting and family well‑being. This is a grant‑funded position and employment is contingent upon grant continuation.

• Provide educational support and counseling activities to parents with fidelity to the Parents as Teachers (PAT) evidence‑based program model.
• Deliver all components of the PAT model using the PAT Foundational Curriculum, implementing PAT Essential Requirements and Quality Assurance Guidelines with fidelity to plan and deliver home‑visiting services to qualifying families.
• Maintain required caseload of families, conducting personal visits with each enrolled family one to two times per month.
• Conduct family assessments and screenings evaluating factors related to prenatal health, parenting behavior, and early development progress; provide personal home visits that facilitate, reflect, and partner with families, encouraging empowerment and self‑efficacy; serve as mentor and coach.
• Refer individuals to community agencies based on needs and problems identified in assessments; coordinate access to needed private and public services and resources; follow up on referrals made and actions to be taken by clients.
• Plan, conduct, and participate in educational parent group activities and/or targeted community‑based events, including some after‑hours and/or weekend events.
• Actively recruit families to participate in the PAT program; coordinate planning, implementation, and evaluation of outreach events to build PAT presence and reputation in the community.
• Complete required national PAT training and annual competency‑based professional development hours to maintain the national PAT Parent Educator Certificate.
• Collect data requested by the PAT National Center and program funders; complete all documentation and meet required documentation timelines regarding home visits, attendance records for PAT events, screening summaries, and other reports as requested by supervisors.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and two years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Three years of home‑visitation service experience is preferred.

• Completion of evidence‑based home‑visitation training (especially PAT).
• Knowledge of child growth & development and parent‑child relationships.
• Working knowledge of local social services, family and educational resources.
• Proficient use of technology used for communication and data collection.
• Ability to work cooperatively as part of a team and independently.
• Ability to think critically to solve problems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to perform moderate lifting of supplies.
• Ability to enter and exit a floor with ease.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods, especially in a driving capacity.
• Valid driver’s license and responsible mode of transport required.
• Must obtain Infant Mental Health endorsement within the first year of employment.

Minimum hiring rate $42,640.08 annually (Market Range 07) – salary is commensurate with education and experience.

• Job Identification 7646
• Job Category:
  Social Services
• Posting Date 04/08/2026, 04:54 PM
• Job Schedule:
  
  Full time
• Location:
  
  538 University Street, Martin, TN, 38238, US

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.