Family Educator - Head Start - Bilingual Required
About The Position
The Family Educator works with families in a home-visit setting to provide resources and referrals that support family goal setting and self-sufficiency. The role collaborates with team members to provide education, health, nutrition, disability accommodation, family services, and parental involvement services. The educator helps families advocate for their children, become involved in their children's education, and participate actively in their communities. The position requires English-Spanish bilingual fluency and serves families and children in the Head Start program.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Social Work, Behavioral Health, or a related field, with at least 18 credit hours in Social Work or Behavioral Health (Level 1), or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields with at least 18 credit hours in Social Work or Behavioral Health (Level 2).
- One year of experience in social service delivery or case management.
- Fluent English and Spanish speaking, reading, and writing, demonstrated by passing a bilingual exam.
- Valid driver qualifications, including a driver's license, auto insurance, and a satisfactory driving record for the past three years.
- Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
- Pass a pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
- Pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Teams, Outlook, Word, and Excel, and with videoconferencing platforms.
- Effective communication skills with individuals and groups.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with families and children.
Responsibilities
- Support families in obtaining children's physical and mental examinations.
- Assist families with obtaining and maintaining health insurance and medical and dental providers.
- Support program health activities.
- Use the ChildPlus system to collect and track child and family data.
- Help plan, organize, and conduct hearing, vision, and growth screenings for enrolled children.
- Partner with families, including through home visits, to support family well-being, positive parent-child relationships, families' role as lifelong educators, engagement in transitions, connections to peers and the community, and family advocacy and leadership.
- Conduct at least two family-service home visits per year, totaling three contact hours.
- Help families establish goals and action plans and coordinate support for goals in existing plans with families and other agencies.
- Maintain ongoing documentation of communications with families.
- Partner with families to organize monthly site parent meetings.
- Monitor children's attendance, including requests for extended leave.
Benefits
- 401(k) with matching after one year
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- AFLAC coverage
- Pet insurance through MetLife
- Company-sponsored continuing education may be available for some positions
- Professional development and growth opportunities through hands-on experience and education
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
