Parent Educator

Youth Consultation Service (YCS)•East Orange, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The YCS Parents as Teacher’s program provides a free and voluntary home-visitation program for families from pregnancy up to and including age five. Specially trained, certified Parent Educators work with participating mothers, fathers, and caregivers to enhance child health, growth and development, and school readiness. The program is currently seeking a Parent Educator.

Requirements

Valid Driver’s License
Ability to travel to client homes throughout Hudson County
High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required
Two years’ of previous supervised work experience with young children and parents

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood or related field

Responsibilities

Provide in-home support, information, and case management to new caregivers and expectant caregivers with young children, including babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Maintain a regular and long-term relationship with the family.
Ensure service delivery and interventions are culturally competent, family-centered, and strength-based.
Engage and establish a trusting relationship with all client populations.
Assist in strengthening the parent-child relationship.
Help parents improve their skills to optimize the home environment and parenting practices that promote the optimal development of children.
Assess family needs and assist in increasing the family support system and their ability to problem-solve and advocate for themselves and their children.
Identify and refer families to other supportive agencies, including healthcare appointments.
Coordinate and assist with coordination of program events for participating families.
Participate in ongoing, reflective individual supervision to grow self-reflection and self-awareness skills as they impact service delivery and the promotion of well-being of the target child(ren), and the children in the home.
Supervise assigned clients where and when applicable (dependent on program requirements).
Adhere to supervision policy concerning room checks, time out, alerts, midnight shift, etc.
Adhere to state and agency mandated staff to client ratios (dependent on program requirements).