Parent Educator - Bilingual

Outreach Works•Wilkes Barre, PA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Parent Educator / Family Development Specialist- Spanish-English Bilingual. This role is responsible for providing home-based education and related support services to participating families and groups. The position involves making home visits to support families in areas of development, maintaining records, and collaborating with community partners to link families to resources. The ideal candidate will be fluent in both Spanish and English and possess a strong understanding of family dynamics and child development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in elementary education, neuroscience, early childhood education, social work or similar from a four-year college or university.
Familiarity with at-risk populations and openness to working with diverse cultures/families with economic challenges, addiction, child welfare involvement, intellectual disabilities, and mental health issues, is a must.
Ability to teach relevant programming using the required evidence-based curriculum to participants as assigned.
Good understanding of family dynamics, child development, and psychology.
Home visiting model training/certification is provided and required.
Ongoing professional development is required: i.e.: mandated reporter training, IPV, depression, D&A, OUD/SUD, autism/other related family needs.
Must be able to read, write, and speak fluently in Spanish and English
Knowledge of general computer literacy skills, and input into data collection software and MS Office software.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Makes home visits to families providing support in areas of development including: Parent-Child Interaction, Family/Child Well-being, Development Centered Parenting, Home Safety, etc
Maintains related files/record keeping and completes program-related data entry.
Participates in team meetings, reflective supervision and home visit observations to ensure model fidelity
Plans individual and group activities with children/parents to stimulate growth in children’s language, social, and motor skills such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, and using play equipment. Also includes teen parenting instruction
Assists with planning and implementation of weekly play groups and with Parent Cafes
Collaborates with many community partners and human service agencies (ie: local Children & Youth agency) to link families to resources.
Provides participant referral to schools, early intervention programs, mental health services, etc., as needed
Provides follow-up to families as needed; maintains appropriate record keeping as required.
Participates in a team process focused on best practices to serve participating families, the community, and Outreach
Professional representation of agency at public events as needed
Reliable transportation is required, as well as current driver’s license, insurance and registration
Completion of required evidence-based home visiting training and certification is mandatory
Daily in-office attendance is required
Some evening and weekend hours are required
Performs other duties as assigned