Parent Educator, PAT (Bilingual Spanish Speaking)

Family & Children's Agency•Norwalk, CT

9d•$45,000 - $48,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Family & Children’s Agency (FCA) is a nonprofit human service organization serving people throughout Fairfield County. Its Parents as Teachers (PAT) program is an evidence-based home-visiting model that supports young children’s health, safety, development, and readiness to learn. The program provides parents with child-development knowledge and parenting support, helps identify developmental delays and health issues, aims to prevent child abuse and neglect, and promotes school readiness. Services include individual home visits, monthly group meetings, developmental screenings, and connections to community resources. The certified Parent Educator implements the PAT model with families in Norwalk and Bridgeport, using the PAT Foundational Curriculum in culturally sensitive ways. Through ongoing home visits and structured visit plans, the educator partners with families and supports parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being. FCA currently offers a hybrid working model. The role includes home visits in the community and collaborative meetings and trainings within Connecticut. Evening and weekend work may be needed, and schedule flexibility is required.

Requirements

Bilingual Spanish speaking is required.
At least an associate’s degree is required.
Experience working with ethnically diverse families with children under six years of age.
Experience working in homes and community sites.
Strong commitment to the vision, mission, and goals of Parents as Teachers.
Highly organized, self-motivated, and flexible, including willingness to work non-traditional hours; able to work as part of a team.
Vehicle and appropriate insurance.
Valid Connecticut driver’s license and willingness to drive.
Ability to be flexible with the work schedule.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in child development, psychology, nursing, human services, or a related field.
Familiarity with community services and supports is highly valued.

Responsibilities

Engage in recruitment activities, as applicable.
Complete an initial and annual family-centered assessment with each family.
Develop, monitor, and review goals with each family.
Plan, deliver, and document ongoing, consistent personal visits focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.
Use the PAT Foundational Curriculum to share research-based information with families.
Provide group connections that help families build social connections, engage in parent-child interaction activities, and learn ways to support children’s development.
Complete ongoing developmental screenings and health reviews for each enrolled child.
Connect families with resources that help them address needs and reach goals.
Maintain and submit all required program documentation by deadlines.
Participate in reflective supervision and biweekly staff meetings.
Obtain competency-based professional development and renew parent educator certification annually.
Participate in continuous quality improvement.

Benefits

Employer contributions to medical plans.
Continued education credits at no cost.
Annual tuition reimbursement stipend.
Employer-paid life and long-term disability policies.
Flexible spending account and dependent care benefits.
401(k) with employer match.
Generous vacation and time-off policy, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.
Employee discounts at multiple organizations, events, and on a cell phone plan.
Employee assistance program.
Paid CEUs and clinical supervision.
Summer Fridays.
Employee appreciation events.
Wellness incentives and challenges.