Bilingual Parent Educator

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FULL TIME EMPLOYEE Service Worker West Covina West Covina, CA, US

Salary Range: $26.00 To $27.00 Hourly

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

LOCATION:
West Covina, CA

SALARY RANGE: $26-27 per hour starting pay.

JOB STATUS:
Full time – Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO:
Program Director

The purpose of the Parent Educator position is to visit families and provide services and activities in accordance with Parents as Teachers (PAT) guidelines to develop positive and enduring relationships with families parenting young children.

Parent Educators will ensure families receive consistent research-based, evidence-informed services and that parents are empowered to use the information to create safe and nurturing environments for their children.

• Utilizes Parents as Teachers (PAT) evidence-based curricula to conduct personal visits with expectant parents/parents with infants and young children.
• Ensures PAT Essential Requirements for client service delivery are adhered to – see attached.
• Maintains a caseload of up to 20-30 active clients (
  * subject to change based on PAT guidelines and contractual funder requirements)
  * Current PAT guidelines maximum 30 active cases regardless of funder
• Meets PAT productivity standards – maximum 40 visits/month during year 1 and no more than 60 visits/month thereafter
• Completes and submits personal visit notes within 3 business days utilizing the organization’s electronic health record system (SFDB/Penelope).
• Identifies and communicates obstacles preventing families from connecting with the program and/or referral services.
• Facilitates Group Connection events and Car Seat Safety workshops.
• Actively participates in reflective supervision and monthly staff meetings.
• Participates in Parent Enrichment Program Outreach Activities (cold-calling, mailers and community events) as needed to maintain caseload capacity and Scope of Work
• Attends community meetings to develop and maintain community relationships that support client referrals.
• Actively engages in professional development to meet organization and contract competency requirements and maintains annual certifications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required

• Minimum of a high school diploma and 2 years’ previous supervised work experience with young children and/or parents.
• Must be certified by the PAT National Center annually after completing competency-based professional development – provided at no-cost by the agency.
• Must demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills (engaging, empathic, non-judgmental, patient, tactful), characteristics considered essential for mastering the program’s core competency areas (increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve positive parenting practices, provide early detection of developmental delays and connection to services, improve parent, child and family health and well-being, prevent child abuse and neglect, increase children’s school readiness and success, improve family economic well-being, strengthen community capacity and connectedness).

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply

• Frequently visit family homes.
• Occasional evenings and weekends required.
• Tuesday – Saturday shift preferred.
• Must have verification of T.B. clearance at the time of employment, to be renewed every year (every 2 years for chest x-rays).
• Employee may be asked to participate in cross-training programs or pursue additional education or training when it is determined to be in the best interest of the organization. Employee must maintain annual…