Parent Educator
Company: The Whole Child Mental Health & Housing Services
Location: West Covina
Posted on: July 31, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description TITLE: PARENT EDUCATOR QUALIFICATIONS: ---
Minimum of a bachelor---s degree and 2 years--- previous supervised
work experience with young children and/or parents. --- Must be
certified by the National PAT Center annually after completing
competency - based professional development --- provided at no-cost
by the agency. --- Must demonstrate effective communication and
interpersonal skills (outgoing, empathic, non-judgmental, patient,
tactful), characteristics considered essential for mastering the
program---s five core competency areas (family support & parenting
education, child & family development, human diversity with family
systems, health, safety & nutrition, and relationships between
families and communities). --- Must complete both the Foundational
and Model Implementation trainings before enrolling families and
providing direct services. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Services and
activities provided in accordance with PAT (Parents as Teachers)
Program 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. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: --- Utilizes Parents as Teachers
evidence-based curricula to conduct personal visits with families
with infants and very young children. --- Conducts comprehensive
needs assessments with families and assists them in obtaining
needed resources such as health insurance, housing, and low-cost
child care through referral and linkage. --- Maintains a caseload
of up to 25 active clients. --- Meets PAT program---s productivity
standards - 48 visits/month during year 1 and no more than 60
visits/month thereafter. --- Completes and submits progress notes
in a 24-hour timeframe utilizing the agency---s electronic health
record system (SFDB). --- Provides guidance and assistance to
parents/caretakers on managing child---s behaviors successfully in
the context of PAT requirements. --- Provides guidance and
assistance to parents/caretakers on managing familial stressors
effectively and successfully within the context of PAT
requirements. --- Provides interagency and intra-agency
consultation, communication, coordination and referrals. ---
Identifies and communicates obstacles preventing families from
connecting with program and/or referral services. --- Attends
community meetings as requested by management. --- Bilingual
candidates in Spanish strongly preferred. Bilingual in Tagalog,
Korean, Indian and Chinese a plus. JOB STATUS: Non-Exempt The Whole
Child is an equal employment opportunity employer and no candidate
for employment will be rejected on account of race, color,
religion, national origin, age, marital status, or sex. Candidates
with physical impairments will be considered so long as it can be
reasonably demonstrated that the duties and responsibilities can be
effectively performed without hazard to the individual, fellow
employees, or clientele
Keywords: The Whole Child Mental Health & Housing Services, West Covina , Parent Educator, Other , West Covina, California
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