Parent Educator (Yuma)

Job Type
Full-time
Description
Looking to teach and care for young children in your local community? Then join our Children & Family Services program! Easterseals Blake Foundation offers a variety of services including childcare centers, early head start, and home visitation.
Parent Educators will provide a comprehensive home visitation program implementing the Parents as Teachers evidence-based model for expecting parents and at-risk families. This strengths-based program uses parent coaching to provide developmental screening, Family Service Plan development, home visitation, Family Connections group sessions, and connections to community resources and services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide a Comprehensive Parent as Teachers Program.
• Accept referrals, contact family to schedule a home visit.
• Meet with the family at a time convenient to explain the program components.
• Collect child health and developmental information; determine other screenings which may be required.
• Conduct with family participation developmental, hearing, and vision screenings.
• Assess family strengths and resources, including informal support systems.
• Convene a Family Service Plan meeting to develop functional child and family goals and outcomes.
• Facilitate referrals to community resources/services.
• Provide parent coaching within natural environments to increase family capacity to support their
• child's development.
• Plan and provide Family Connections Group meetings available to families at least once a month.
• Support family to develop a child portfolio, the All About Me Book.
• Collaborate with community agencies/service providers to promote timely and seamless services to children and families.
• Complete all program documentation requirements and maintain confidential, individual child files.
• Maintain and effective and professional working relationship with families and referral sources.
• Support families through transitions to other services as necessary.
• Assess and support access to emergency needs of families for food, diapers, clothing, and transportation.
• Ensure fidelity to First Things First Standards of Practice, as well as National PAT model implementation standards.
• Function as an enthusiastic, competent, contributing member of EBF staff.
• Complete initial Parents as Teachers Foundational and Model Implementation Training (5 days) requirements and maintain knowledge of best practices and current research; complete 20 hours of professional development annually.
• Use Reflective Supervision effectively, accept feedback and share experiences working with families.
• Attend and participate in all required staff meetings.
• Participate in PAT Self-Assessment and Program Evaluation processes; FTF monitoring activities and contribute to the development and implementation of improvement plans.
• Comply with State, Federal and Other Relevant Regulations/Requirements-
• Report suspected neglect/abuse to the Department of Child Safety (DCS) and supervisor, complete required documentation.
• Comply with privacy laws and requirement under HIPAA regulations
• Follow all safety procedures required by EBF.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in an area related to early childhood education, special education, social work, or a related field. Successful completion of the National Center for Parents as Teachers Training

• Experience in home visitation with children birth through age 3 and their families.
• Must be bilingual in Spanish.

• Clean criminal background check and the ability to obtain and maintain a level one clearance card.
• Certification in Adult/Child/Infant CPR. (If not current, employer provides)
• Valid, unrestricted Arizona driver's license and the willingness to use personal vehicle in the course of employment. Must meet minimum requirements of agency insurance carrier.
• Reliable Vehicle