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Form of workTITLE: PATH Parent Educator (Family Support Worker)
DEPARTMENT: Early Childhood Education
SUPERVISOR: Start Early/PAT Program Supervisor
LOCATION: Family Focus - Lawndale
Job Summary: Provides home visiting services and parent education to children and families in the agency’s Pediatric and Adolescent Transformative Healthcare (PATH) Home Visiting program. The PATH program is designed to address maternal and child behavioral health, other physical health needs, and youth empowerment. This program works from a team approach utilizing the principles of Family Support Practice to enhance the overall development of children and families in the program.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provide home-based services including parent/child interaction activities with families.
- Provide support, education, and information on relevant topics including child development, parenting, and family education through home and center-based services.
- Follows PAT curriculum guidelines along with additional requirements from the funding partner.
- Conducts family assessments to determine needs for case management and other referrals as well as the development of an IFSP.
- Conducts health and developmental screenings, home-based and center-based services, referrals, and advocacy. Supports the family in reaching their identified goals and supports parents in identifying tools and skills to promote their child’s health and development.
- Prepare and submit appropriate documentation and reports, maintain client records in accordance with professional standards and funder requirements.
- Present case material and request information from other center staff during monthly meetings.
- Represent organization at meetings and attend conferences as requested.
- Assist in recruiting eligible families for home visiting program and maintain caseload.
- Attend the PAT Training for certification and training on Principles of Family Support.
- Make internal referral as needed make external referrals to the PATH partners and/or outside agencies when appropriate.
- Collaborate with the PATH internal partners.
- Collaborate with other agencies and services.
- Assist childcare staff with planning center activities and services, which reflects families’ needs and interests.
- Meet regularly with PATH Supervisor to discuss and review cases.
- Maintain required screenings, updated immunizations, educational status, WIC appointments, and family planning for participants and their children.
- Attend and participate in all meetings, conferences and in-service trainings required by Family Focus.
- Prepare for and Facilitate groups at center and collaborating organizations as needed.
- Participate in all center wide trainings, activities, and meetings.
- Work with the other PATH agency partners to address the needs of the participants served.
- Work in a team environment.
- Recruitment and outreach.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum of a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Human Services, Early Childhood Education, or a related field. Or have 5 years of experience in the social service field.
- Experience in child development, early childhood education, social work, or related field.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
- Knowledge and understanding of community.
- Requires extensive local travel and some evening and weekend hours.
- Must have access to reliable and efficient transportation that will allow for the completion of caseload home visiting responsibilities
This is a full time exempt position.
Salary: $46,800/year
Equal Opportunity Employer
Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer that invests in strengthening families and their children in Chicago and NE Illinois, so they build social capital and achieve upward economic mobility through high-quality innovative programs and services, grounded in anti-racism and social justice.
FF provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.
