Parent Educator

Job Details

Job Location:

Pathways San Antonio - San Antonio, TX 78213

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: Bachelors Degree

Travel Percentage:
Up to 50%

Job Shift: Flexible

Job Summary

The Parent Educator delivers high quality, evidence-based home visiting services through the Parents as Teachers (PAT) model to families with young children from pregnancy through kindergarten entry. Working in partnership with families, the Parent Educator promotes healthy child development, school readiness, positive parenting practices, and family well-being through individualized home visits, developmental screenings, family centered goal setting, and connections to community resources.

The Parent Educator maintains a caseload of families and provides services in accordance with PAT National Center standards and organizational policies, using a strengths-based, family centered approach to strengthen parent child relationships, support achievement of family goals, and empower caregivers to foster their child's learning and development. The Parent Educator collaborates with program leadership and community partners to ensure services are delivered with fidelity to the Parents as Teachers model while upholding Pathways's mission, vision, and values.

• Delivers individualized home visits in accordance with the Parents as Teachers (PAT) model, using a strengths-based, family centered approach that promotes positive parenting practices, healthy child development, and school readiness.
• Maintains an assigned caseload of families and delivers services in accordance with PAT National Center standards, contractual requirements, and organizational policies.
• Enters demographic information, family contacts, visits, screenings, assessments, and other required data into the electronic record system within established documentation time frames.
• Conducts parent child observations and shares information with caregivers regarding child development, developmental milestones, parent child interaction, and age-appropriate learning opportunities.
• Partners with families to establish and regularly review individualized, family centered goals that build upon family strengths, priorities, and identified needs.
• Completes required child health, developmental, hearing, vision, and social emotional screenings and assessments within required time frames and ensures appropriate referrals and follow up are completed.
• Completes and documents the PAT Family Centered Assessment within required time frames and uses assessment findings to guide service planning and family goal development.
• Assists in planning, organizing, and facilitating monthly Group Connections that promote parent education, social support, community engagement, and positive family experiences.
• Provides families with research-based information, activities, and resources that strengthen parenting knowledge, encourage early learning, and support healthy child development.
• Connects families with community resources, support networks, and other services that address identified needs and promote family wellbeing.
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with families, program leadership, healthcare providers, schools, and community partners to support coordinated service delivery.
• Supports family recruitment, engagement, and retention by building trusting relationships, encouraging active participation, and maintaining regular contact with enrolled families.
• Conducts services in homes and other appropriate community settings based on family preference, program requirements, and family needs.
• Maintains accurate, timely, and concise documentation of all home visits, assessments, screenings, referrals, contacts, and collaborative activities in accordance with PAT standards, organizational policies, and payer requirements. Documentation is completed within 24 hours of service delivery.
• Maintains an empathetic, professional, and culturally responsive relationship with families while respecting family strengths, values, cultures, and individual differences.
• Participate in reflective supervision, staff meetings, peer review, ongoing training, and professional development activities…