Parents as Teachers Parent Educator-PART TIME

Wichita Falls Independent School District•Wichita Falls, TX

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Implement the Parents as Teachers model, emphasizing parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting and family well-being in their work with families.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Health, Psychology or a related field preferred)
Strong organizational and record-keeping skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Must be able to multi task
Ability to work independently and use sound judgment
Ability to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on their strengths
One to two years’ experience working with families and young children

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills helpful but not required

Responsibilities

Engage in recruitment activities.
Complete an initial and annual family-centered assessment with each family.
Provide personal visits focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting and family well-being (including planning, delivering and documenting the visit).
Use the PAT Foundational curriculum to share research-based information with families.
Provide group connections to give families an opportunity to build social connections with each other, engage in parent-child interaction activities, and increase their knowledge of ways to support children’s development.
Complete at least an initial and annual developmental screening and health review for each enrolled child.
Connect families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs.
Help parents and children transition to other services as needed, to preschool, or to kindergarten.
Maintain and submit in a timely way all required family and program documentation.
Participate in at least 2 hours of reflective supervision and staff meetings.
Obtain competency-based professional development and renew parent-educator certification annually.
Participate in continuous quality improvement.
Regular Attendance.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.