Family Educator - Head Start - Bilingual Required

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency•Salem, OR

About The Position

MWVCAA is hiring a Spanish-bilingual Family Educator for its Head Start program. The position works with families in home-visit settings to provide resources and referrals that support family goal setting and self-sufficiency. In coordination with team members, the Family Educator provides services related to education, health, nutrition, disability accommodations, family services, and parental involvement. The role encourages families to advocate for their children, participate in their children’s education, and become active members of their communities. The Family Educator supports families’ health needs, family well-being, positive parent-child relationships, family engagement in transitions, connections to peers and community resources, and development as advocates and leaders. The role conducts at least two family-service home visits per year totaling three contact hours, helps establish family goals and action plans, documents ongoing communication, assists with monthly parent meetings, monitors children’s attendance, and uses ChildPlus to collect and track child and family data. The position also supports child hearing, vision, and growth screenings. The work involves frequent driving to agency and family-home sites in Polk and Marion counties. The environment includes indoor office work with frequent interruptions, close quarters in families’ homes, and frequent interactions with vulnerable populations, including children. The position requires a pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years, and pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.

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 those fields with at least 18 credit hours in Social Work or Behavioral Health (Level 2).
Level 2 applicants must have one year of experience in social service delivery or case management.
Fluency in English and Spanish, including speaking, reading, and writing, demonstrated by passing a bilingual examination.
Driver’s license, auto insurance, and a satisfactory driving record for the past three years.
Successful registration with the Child Care Division’s Central Background Registry.
Pass a pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
Pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Teams, Outlook, Word, and Excel, and videoconferencing platforms.
Effective communication skills with individuals and groups.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with families and children is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with families during home visits to provide resources and referrals supporting family goal setting and self-sufficiency.
Coordinate with team members to provide education, health, nutrition, disability accommodation, family services, and parental involvement support.
Help families advocate for their children and become involved in their children’s education and their communities.
Assist families in obtaining children’s physical and mental examinations and obtaining and maintaining health insurance and medical and dental providers.
Support program health activities and plan, organize, and conduct hearing, vision, and growth screenings for enrolled children.
Use ChildPlus to collect and track child and family data.
Partner with families through home visits to support family well-being, positive parent-child relationships, family education and engagement, peer and community connections, 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 with families and other agencies to support goals from existing plans.
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.
Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by the supervisor or management.

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
Required bilingual staff receive a pay differential based on language test results