Family Educator

About the Company

Easterseals Blake Foundation is celebrating 75 years of continued service in Arizona. We have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties in Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 403(b) and a 50% employer match up to 3%
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short‑term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long‑term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

Mentor families to become their child’s first teachers, working with families with children ages birth to three year’s old, as well as expectant mothers.

• Assess strengths, capacities and needs of each family. Assist in identification of family achievements and goals. Follow‑up on these achievements and goals and encourage further progress. Document the process in family partnership agreements.
• Actively engage in recruitment efforts to maintain enrollment and waiting list. Responsible for ensuring full enrollment of their case load.
• Plan, conduct, evaluate, and document weekly home visits with parents (minimum 1.5 hours each) for ten‑twelve families. Complete Home Visit Plans weekly and submit to supervisor monthly. Complete and submit all required paperwork within required time frames (end of month reports, Child Plus data, accident reports, assessments, early intervention documentation, etc.).
• Identify resources and connections families can utilize to achieve progress toward goals, independence, and self‑sufficiency. Assist families in obtaining identified services and coaches, and collaborate with families to understand referral processes. Follow up with families on referral results and satisfaction level.
• Promote parental involvement and implementation of all aspects with the Early Head Start program (program curriculum, parent involvement, governance, health, nutrition, safety, and family services). Support families to understand and complete all health, safety and nutrition requirements for the program.
• Collaborate with families to regularly complete developmental screening and assessment of the enrolled child(ren).
• Provide intentional, collaborative, safe, and high‑quality group experiences with parents, community volunteers, and children. Regularly plan, deliver, and evaluate bi‑monthly group socialization experiences with parents.
• Share individual child information with parents on a regular basis; facilitate ongoing meaningful discussion of the child with family; and assist the family to advocate for their child(ren).
• Transport families when appropriate to and from community resources or other activities.
• Assist the family to plan for transition from family‑based program to center‑based and other educational programs.
• Participate in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintain comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Model professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements: Home Visitor Child Development Associate (CDA) or Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood or related field required. Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Early Childhood, Special…