Parents as Teachers (PAT) Educator

Parents as Teachers (PAT) Parent Educator
Reports To: PAT Coordinator / GCPS Early Childhood Coordinator / GCPS Academic Services and School Improvement Director
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 months, with salary to be determined on the local salary schedule.
Job Summary: The Parents as Teachers (PAT) program is a grant-funded home-visiting program designed to strengthen families of children from birth through kindergarten. Program goals include preventing child abuse and neglect, increasing parent knowledge of early childhood development, improving parenting practices, increasing school readiness, and providing early detection of developmental delays and health issues.
A PAT Parent Educator is responsible for facilitating the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program guidelines, personal family visits, and record keeping. The Parent Educator performs administrative and daily operational functions through interaction with a Granville County Public Schools' supervisor, PAT supervisor, PAT families, Parents as Teachers National Center (PATNC) administration, FGV Smart Start staff, and PAT program staff.
Duties and responsibilities:

• Administer the PAT program following national and state PAT requirements and guidelines.
• Engage community leaders in support of PAT programming.
• Build relationships with community resources for program.
• Advocate for the program, parent educators and families.
• Obtain and maintain certification as a parent educator through PATNC.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of family visits.
• Attend team and reflective meetings regularly.
• Ongoing professional development.
• Conduct parent connections, playgroups, home visits, screenings, and resource networking as required, and provide documentation.
• Attend, meet and build relationships with local and state agency representatives at advisory committee.

Qualifications:

• Required - Associates Degree in early childhood, education, behavioral or social sciences, or a related field
• Preferred - Demonstrated ability to work effectively with adults and young children

Knowledge, Abilities, Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Computer use skills (word processing; spreadsheets; ability to learn required programs)
• Personal transportation for family visits and program needs

NOTE: The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.