Parent Child Educator

Metropolitan Family Services • Wheaton, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Parent Child Educator will provide in-home instruction as well as a group socialization experience to parents and children to enhance the parents' ability to fill the role of primary teacher of their child.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field from an accredited college or university; or Bachelor's Degree with at least 9 coursework hours in ECE or Child Development.
• Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to obtain Gateways to Opportunity Family Specialist Level 5 credential by 2028.
• Prevention Initiative, Healthy Families, Early Head Start or Infant-Toddler experience desired.
• Experience working with low-income families preferred.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with a basic knowledge of computers.
• Strong interpersonal and time management skills required.
• Some direct service experience preferred.
• Ability to maintain assigned community and home base services.
• Ability to work flexible schedule including evenings and some weekends.

Responsibilities

• Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
• Create and maintain respectful partnerships with families.
• Deliver health, educational, nutritional and child growth and development information to parents via home visits.
• Work alongside the parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow-up occurs.
• Make referrals as needed.
• Ensure that accurate and current information is entered into the program's electronic database on a regular basis.
• Provide support in preparing parent and child activities that encourage developmentally appropriate, play-based activities for the changing needs of children.
• Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings to plan for and deliver collaborative services across all components.
• Support the family to achieve their family goals and support the individual goals for children as identified in their individualized family service plans/individual education plan, as applicable.
• Assess individual needs, attending to special needs, specific interests, strengths and concerns.
• Complete all developmental, social-emotional and health screenings.
• Responsible for implementing the program's Planned Language Approach, which is specifically designed to support dual language learners and their families.
• Provide families feedback on their child's development through home visits or parent/teacher conferences.
• Plan and conduct regular socializations and monthly parent meetings with team members.
• Attend community meetings, trainings and appropriate professional development activities, as needed.
• Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of children during transitions.
• Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.
• Work effectively with diverse staff and service population.
• Ensure all data is accurately reflected in the agency's Program Summary Report within set time frames.
• Participate in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Guardian Dental Coverage
• VSP Vision Coverage
• HSA accounts with $2,000 contribution for individuals and $4,000 for families, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level