Parent Child Educator

Metropolitan Family Services • Chicago, IL

1d • $50,000 - $56,000 • 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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development required OR bachelor's Degree in Psychology with 9 Early Childhood Education credits.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
• Must have access to a vehicle, valid driver’s license and proof of insurance to perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for conducting weekly ninety-minute home visits with each client. Client caseload will consist of fourteen families with children ages 0-3.
• Responsible for planning and facilitating bi-monthly socialization groups with all clients.
• Work alongside the parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow up occurs.
• Develops and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, 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: Mid Level