Home Visitor​/ Parent Education Instructor

Home Visitor/ Parent Education Instructor

McMinnville NE Cowls, 125 SE Cowls St., McMinnville, Oregon, United States of America

Posted Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Lutheran Community Services NW is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving communities throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho with a wide range of services for individuals of all ages and backgrounds. All LCSNW team members will contribute to our mission of partnering with individuals, families and communities for health, justice and hope

WHAT WE WILL DO FOR YOU:

As an employer of choice, we’re deeply committed to supporting our employees, because when you’re empowered, our mission thrives. We provide resources, tools, and care that allow you to focus on what matters most: delivering Health, Justice, and Hope to the communities we serve. We’re proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and peace of mind

• A 37.5 per hour work week to ensure work/life balance
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits to keep you and your loved ones healthy
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance coverage at no cost to you
• Up to 2 weeks of vacation in your first year (based on hours worked)
• Up to 2 weeks of sick leave (based on hours worked)
• 12 paid agency recognized holidays
• 2 floating holidays to use your way
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching (eligibility applies)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Potential eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit status

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

All LCSNW team members will contribute to our mission of partnering with individuals, families and communities for health,justice and hope. The Outreach Home Visitor/Parent Educator provides parenting education, family support, therapeutic classroom programming, and community outreach services to increase awareness of A Family Place programs and promote healthy child development, positive parent-child relationships, and family well-being. This bilingual (English/Spanish) position delivers intensive home visiting services to highly stressed families, coordinates andfacilitatescommunity-based parenting education groups, andassistsfamilies in accessing resources and support services.

The role serves as a liaison between AFamily Place program sand the community, increasing awareness, engagement, and access to available services. In addition, this position co-leads regular respite opportunities for families in the early childhood therapeutic classroom, provides oversight and support to childcare staff and volunteers during parent education programming, and collaborates with internal and external partners to strengthen outcomes for children and families.
This position is full-time for
37.5hoursperweekwhich requires the ability to work some evening hours.

Enrollment in the Central Background Registry is beneficial if you are even considering working with children in the State of Oregon since it will be required before you can start a position. Enrollment is freeand it is recommended that you start now as the process can take time. Start enrollment online at:

• Work cooperatively with staff, interns, volunteers, and community partners to support the mission of keeping children safe and families together.
• Establish andmaintainpositive communication with parents, modeling appropriate interactions with others.
• Maintain open, positive communication and promote individual/group problem-solving skills with children, families, co-workers, and the community.
• Conduct outreach and family engagement initiatives to increase community awareness of A Family Place programs, increase family enrollment, and strengthen community partnerships. Including but not limited to:
• Co-lead community tabling events
• Cultivate and manage positive relationships with internal and external partnerships to increase family referrals for A Family Place services
• Complete and document regular home visits based on a schedule mutually agreed upon by each family and the Home Visitor, in coordination with the supervisor.
• Maintain ahome visitingcaseload of8-14families.
• Utilize the Growing Great Kids/Growing Great Families curriculum to engage families in parent-child activities,facilitatepositive attachment, and promote infant mental health.
• Assess children’s developmental progress using evidence-basedmeasures, and accurately document this data.
• Assist families toidentifyand achieve parenting, personal, and child goals
• Ensure that proper and current documentation is complete on each family (including the release of information, data on allergies and medical conditions, release and emergency contact information, and other pertinent data).
• Provide referrals to necessary community resources, andadvocate for the family’s needs and interests.
• Serve asco-lead staff in providing regular planned respite for familiesat all AFP Relief Nurserysites.

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