Bilingual Parent Educator

The Center For Family Development•Clarksville, TN

79d•Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Family Development provides a comprehensive home visitation program implementing the Parents as Teachers (www.parentsasteachers.org) evidence-based model for families. Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a voluntary program that uses parent coaching to provide developmental screening, family service plan development, home visitation, family connection group sessions and connections to the community resources and services. The Parent Educator will emphasize parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being in their work with families in their homes. While every family has different needs, the Parent Educator will consistently provide in-home support to the families by facilitating activities that increase knowledge of infant/child development, modeling healthy relationships, discussing, supporting the families’ goals, and connecting the families to any needed resources. The Parent Educator is to report to the appointed Program Supervisor.

Requirements

Experience working with or providing services to families and children ages 0-5
Experience and willingness to work with culturally diverse populations
Ability to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on their strengths
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and possessing key characteristics (e.g., empathetic, conscientious, accepting, ethical)
Knowledge of infants and child development
Demonstrate strong organizational and record-keeping skills
Ability to work independently and be self-motivated (often in the field)
Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance
Bilingual (Spanish-speaking) - required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Complete PAT Foundational and Model Implementation Trainings
Establish trusting relationships with families
Engage in recruitment and group connection activities
Obtain competency-based professional development and renew parent educator certification annually
Actively engage in continuing education trainings offered by agency or state. Any trainings outside of agency or state must be approved by supervisor
Participate in reflective supervision with supervisor and staff meetings
Develop, monitor and review goals with each family
Maintain and submit all required family and program documentation in a timely manner
Engage in parent-child interaction activities, and increase knowledge of ways to support children’s development
Plan, provide, and document personal visits focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being
Connect families to resources when needed
Provide personal vehicle for travel