Parent Educator

Family Connections, Inc.•East Orange, NJ

4d•$25 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Parents As Teachers Parent Educator provides the PAT curriculum to Essex County families in their homes. The educator maintains an ongoing relationship with a caseload of 18 families and conducts one-hour visits using the PAT curriculum and its three main visit components. Services are family-centered and strength-based, supporting parent-child relationships, parenting practices, children’s development, family problem-solving, and self-advocacy. The role includes assessing child development with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) and ASQ-Social Emotional (ASQ-SE), helping families set and pursue goals, identifying and facilitating referrals to community resources, and completing required family and program documentation. The educator also builds the caseload through referral outreach and community recruitment, participates in Group Connections events, and supports implementation of the program with the coordinator. Some evening work is required based on family needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood or a related field.
At least two years of experience working with children ages 0–5 and their families.
Previous experience with demonstrated success in community outreach and marketing.
Experience delivering evidence-based curricula.
Experience working effectively on a team and demonstrated cultural competence.
Strong clerical, organizational, writing, and computer skills, including the ability to enter data into computer systems.
Knowledge of typical child growth and development and parent-child relationships.
Ability to work with children ages 0–3 and their parents or caregivers.
Ability to work with families using strength-based and family-centered approaches.
Knowledge of community resources.
Ability to establish and maintain boundaries while providing supportive services.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to relate respectfully to people with differing values and behavioral norms.
Belief in and comfort advocating for nurturing, nonviolent discipline of children.
Fluency in English.
Ability to work comfortably in families’ homes and in the community, including public speaking and program promotion.
Ability to be nonjudgmental, empathetic, patient, and tactful.
Some evening work is required based on family needs.
Ability to perform frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, and lifting up to or in excess of 50 pounds.
Must be authorized to work in the United States and eligible for full-time W-2 employment; C2C, 1099, and other non-W-2 arrangements are not considered.

Nice To Haves

Spanish bilingual ability is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain a regular, long-term relationship with a caseload of 18 families.
Conduct one-hour home visits using the PAT curriculum and its three main visit components.
Provide family-centered, strength-based interventions and build trust and rapport with families.
Support stronger parent-child relationships and help parents improve parenting practices and the home environment to promote children’s development.
Help families increase support, problem-solving, and self-advocacy skills.
Help families establish goals and plans using the PAT Goal Plan.
Use the ASQ-3 and ASQ-Social Emotional (ASQ-SE) to assess the target child’s growth and development.
Identify and facilitate referrals to community services, agencies, and systems as needed.
Obtain required family documentation and enter documentation into PATsys and relevant information into charts.
Meet paperwork deadlines and ensure screenings, assessments, curriculum components, and documentation are completed within required timeframes.
Use NJIIS to gather relevant immunization information.
Build the caseload by contacting CNJ referrals and document referral outreach and pending enrollment status in PATsys.
Conduct community outreach and recruitment, including attending health fairs and visiting OBGYN offices, libraries, and churches to explain PAT and home visiting services.
Facilitate and assist with Group Connections events.
Assist the program coordinator with marketing, recruitment, and tasks needed to implement the program.
Participate proactively as a team member, follow program policies and procedures, maintain confidentiality, and communicate safety concerns or urgent information appropriately.
Attend supervision consistently, prepare for it, document it, and use feedback for professional growth.
Maintain reliable attendance, punctuality, and program productivity; take on additional work when needed.
Use sound judgment and ethical decision-making, and maintain appropriate personal and program boundaries.