Parent Educator

Children's Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI

26d

About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect. We provide child well-being services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services to parents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family. Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin. Foster Care Treatment Foster Care Adoption Respite Care Child Advocacy Centers Family Case Management Family Finding We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ Provides group based education, individual consultation, and support services to caregivers and children which may be provided in an office, community or home based location. Direct service activities may include developmental screening, service planning, teaching, resource and referral, supporting parent/child interactions, crisis management, developing informal and formal support networks with families, observing and documenting parent/child interactions, and fielding telephone warm line calls. Community outreach and collaboration activities with other stakeholders are required. This position requires active engagement in internal and external teams, and provides staff training. In some offices, this position assists with grant writing and program development and is considered a service leader for the organization and/or the Health System.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• One year experience working in community programs with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic background.
• Committed to work toward improving one's own cultural competence, i.e. valuing diversity, recognizing personal limitations in one's own skills and expertise, and having the desire to learn.
• Accepting of individual differences.
• Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial, economic and cultural determinants of healthy growth and development.
• Working knowledge of current trends and developments in the prevention and family support field.
• Knowledge of the ecological theories and family support principles.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships.
• Experience working with or providing services to children and families.
• Ability to work with families and children who are dealing with safety issues and other related problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds strongly preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English or Hmong/English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides group based education, individual consultation, and support services to caregivers and children which may be provided in an office, community or home based location.
• Direct service activities may include developmental screening, service planning, teaching, resource and referral, supporting parent/child interactions, crisis management, developing informal and formal support networks with families, observing and documenting parent/child interactions, and fielding telephone warm line calls.
• Community outreach and collaboration activities with other stakeholders are required.
• This position requires active engagement in internal and external teams, and provides staff training.
• In some offices, this position assists with grant writing and program development and is considered a service leader for the organization and/or the Health System.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees