Parent Educator - Texas Home Visiting Program

BCFS Health and Human Services • Lufkin, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Home Visitor/Parent Educator is responsible for using sound professional judgment and best practices to ensure quality services are provided to the service population while maintaining compliance with established program standards. This role involves outreach, recruitment, and providing intensive case management services to families, utilizing the evidence-based Safecare curriculum. The position requires regular contact with families, administering assessments, implementing goals with parents, and providing various support services. Documentation and collaboration with supervisors and other staff are key components of this role, along with meeting all grant deliverables and attending required trainings.

Requirements

• Maintain current licenses and certificates required for the position including but not limited to: First Aid, CPR
• Obtains and maintains certification in SafeCare curriculum administration per National SafeCare Research and Training Center guidelines.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens and maintain emotional control, and professional composure at all times.
• Provide proof or work eligibility status upon request.
• Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background and motor vehicle check
• Demonstrate the ability to respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate the ability to travel as needed.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage time effectively and efficiently.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in a related field (with high school diploma or equivalent).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Bilingual Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Outreach and recruitment of participants for the Texas Home Visiting Program.
• Establish and maintain a trusting and professional working relationship with families by providing regular contact.
• Utilize the Safecare curriculum with caregivers, which is evidence-based.
• Administer intake, assessments, and screening tools to clients and family members.
• Utilize intake and assessment results to establish and effectively implement goals, objectives, and activities identified with parents.
• Provide intensive case management services to families.
• Provide parent & health education, case management, resource and referrals, basic needs support, transportation assistance, and/or other support services to families on caseload.
• Conduct systematic follow-ups for all families.
• Create and set-up required events on monthly calendar.
• Record all group and individualized services and activities in a complete, concise, and timely manner utilizing program forms into PEIRS (DFPS), Salesforce, and (BCFS) software.
• Meet with supervisor on a bi-weekly basis to evaluate status of families on caseload.
• Meet all deliverables as outlined in the grant.
• Attend all required trainings.

Benefits

• Proof of work eligibility status upon request.
• COVID vaccination and an annual Influenza vaccination or obtain an approved exemption.
• Equal employment opportunity and treated all employees equally regardless of race, religion, national origin, color, sex, or any other classification made unlawful or prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws, such as age, citizenship status, veteran or military status, or disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED