SafeCare® Parent Educator (Bilingual English & Spanish)
About The Position
SafeCare® Parent Educators provide a voluntary, free, evidence-based in-home parent education program for caregivers of children ages 0 to 5 in Tulsa County and surrounding areas. The program aims to help ensure children have nurturing, safe, and healthy home environments and reduce the risk of abuse and neglect through positive parenting education, family intervention planning, parenting skills training, intensive case management, and direct support. Parent Educators visit each assigned family weekly for one hour, typically supporting families for 9–12 months. They teach child development, positive parenting, home safety and health awareness, healthy relationships, and parent-child interaction skills. Services are delivered using a trauma-informed, strength-based approach, while staff build positive relationships with families and community partners. The role manages a caseload that builds to 12 families within six months of hire, completes assessments and plans, makes and follows up on referrals, and maintains timely electronic records. The position also requires SafeCare® training, coaching, observations, and certification activities. It is a full-time, exempt position with a typical Monday–Friday schedule of approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; availability to extend services until 6:00 p.m. at least one night per week is required when appropriate to meet client needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Relations, Education, Psychology, or a related field.
- Bilingual English and Spanish ability to write or enter required documentation and lesson plans in Spanish and English and translate written documentation and curriculum into language clients can understand.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including adapting communication style to different audiences from a non-judgmental stance.
- Effective facilitation and teaching skills, including the ability to engage in and facilitate direct, healthy, effective, and crucial conversations with clients, caregivers, and coworkers.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Excellent active listening and interpersonal skills, willingness to engage in reflective conversations and perspective-taking, and a growth and development mindset.
- Maintain a good driving record, valid state driver’s license, current car insurance, and reliable transportation for full-time business use for home visits, meetings, and community outreach.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and carry work-related materials to a vehicle and to homes or apartments, including locations upstairs or harder to reach.
- Ability to sit on the floor for extended periods while performing activities during home visits.
- Ability to work with culturally diverse populations and caregivers who may have histories of trauma, including child abuse or neglect, interpersonal violence, mental health concerns, or substance abuse; services may take place in areas considered higher risk.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Human Relations, Psychology, or a related field.
- Two years of work experience with at-risk families.
- Oklahoma Association of Infant Mental Health (OKAIMH) Endorsement.
- Prior experience working with pregnant and parenting caregivers, infants, children, and their families.
- Prior home visitation experience and good knowledge of community resources.
Responsibilities
- Provide home visitation services to families in Tulsa and surrounding areas in accordance with the research-based SafeCare® curriculum and module standards.
- Teach caregivers about child development, positive parenting, safety and health awareness, healthy relationships, and parent-child interaction activities.
- Build and maintain relationships with client families using a trauma-informed, strength-based approach; visit each family weekly for one hour and support consistent participation in services.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with community partners and stakeholders, and represent PCCT at Emergency Infant Services (EIS) community outreach once per month.
- Manage an assigned caseload of 12 families, building to that caseload within six months of hire, and complete documentation within the agency and Council of Accreditation standard of no more than 48 hours.
- Complete and document psychosocial assessments, Individual Family Support Plans (IFSPs), SafeCare® assessments and screenings, and additional protocols or screenings identified by the Program Manager and outcome evaluators.
- Maintain accurate, timely, organized electronic records of services, resources offered or provided, referrals, discharges, family goals, barriers, progress notes, and other required program documentation.
- Identify needs for additional professional intervention or community services; make appropriate referrals, follow up on their outcomes, and document interactions promptly.
- Manage work time independently, attend client visits, supervision, meetings, and training on time, identify priorities, and seek guidance and support when needed.
- Participate in required agency and SafeCare® training and observations, including module training, coaching, and certification activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the SafeCare® Program Manager.
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel.
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