What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Parent Educator - Social Work position at Child & Family Resources?
Program Summary:
Parents as Teachers (P.A.T.) is a program that gives key information about early childhood development. P.A.T. provides in-home family support & education to help parents promote development, provide early detection of developmental delays and increase the child’s school readiness and success using the P.A.T. curriculum.
Job Summary:
The Parent Educator provides weekly home/virtual visits to families who have been denied services from the Arizona Early Intervention Program, their local Developmental Preschool Program, and/or whose parents are concerned with their child’s development. The role of the Parent Educator is to work with and support family members and caregivers in children’s lives while ensuring all services provided are culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate for the population to be served; while following the policies and procedures of The Parents As Teachers Early Intervention Program. They will also conduct family-centered assessments and goal setting with the families, develop and deliver monthly Group Connections, connect families to outside resources and referrals, and provide coordination and advocacy for services needed to assist families in working towards their goals. Maintaining a caseload of 15 families, Parent Educators plan, deliver, and complete data entry within established timeframe policies and work cohesively with their teammates.
We are looking to fill two positions immediately to cover the caseload in Maricopa County. One Parent Educator will cover the NW region and one the SW region. At this time our needs are to hire Bilingual Parent Educators, fluent in English and Spanish.
Requirements:
Parents as Teachers (P.A.T.) is a program that gives key information about early childhood development. P.A.T. provides in-home family support & education to help parents promote development, provide early detection of developmental delays and increase the child’s school readiness and success using the P.A.T. curriculum.
Job Summary:
The Parent Educator provides weekly home/virtual visits to families who have been denied services from the Arizona Early Intervention Program, their local Developmental Preschool Program, and/or whose parents are concerned with their child’s development. The role of the Parent Educator is to work with and support family members and caregivers in children’s lives while ensuring all services provided are culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate for the population to be served; while following the policies and procedures of The Parents As Teachers Early Intervention Program. They will also conduct family-centered assessments and goal setting with the families, develop and deliver monthly Group Connections, connect families to outside resources and referrals, and provide coordination and advocacy for services needed to assist families in working towards their goals. Maintaining a caseload of 15 families, Parent Educators plan, deliver, and complete data entry within established timeframe policies and work cohesively with their teammates.
We are looking to fill two positions immediately to cover the caseload in Maricopa County. One Parent Educator will cover the NW region and one the SW region. At this time our needs are to hire Bilingual Parent Educators, fluent in English and Spanish.
Requirements:
- Minimum Associates Degree in Social Work, Family Studies, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, or related field.
- Two or more years’ experience working with young children 0 - 5 years of age and their parents.
- Experience working with families and children who are developmentally delayed.
- Have knowledge/experience in working with the AzEIP program.
- Have knowledge/experience in-home visitation and group education.
- Have knowledge/experience in typical and delayed child development.
- Bilingual, and fluent in English/Spanish are required.
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and some weekends.
- Must be eligible and able to obtain a Level one fingerprint card.
- Must have a valid Arizona driver’s license, and vehicle and meet agency liability insurance requirements.
- Consistent with CDC’s new streamlined guidance, the Safer Federal Workforce determined COVID-19 workplace safety protocols will not vary based on vaccination status or otherwise depend on vaccination information. Due to this determination, requiring, requesting, or collecting vaccination status information is suspended. For current status of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement and/or questions, please contact Human Resources at humanresources@cfraz.org.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Any offer of employment is contingent upon drug tests and fingerprint clearance.
The nature of the position involves a fast-paced working environment with multitasking of many different duties and tasks. General daily priorities may change at a moment's notice and the position requires quick response time and flexibility.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Child & Family Resources is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone. We value and celebrate our differences because it makes us stronger as a whole. For more information, visit: https://www.childfamilyresources.org/edi
Salary : $20 - $21
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