Parent Educator Bilingual
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Reports To: Parents as Teachers Coordinator
Supervises: N/A
Position Purpose: Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a primary prevention and parenting education program designed to serve all families with childrenfrom prenatal through kindergartenin the Topeka Public Schools Parent Educator is a professional responsible for delivering all PAT services: personalized home visits developmental screenings playgroups presentations recruitment and group meetings.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in early childhood education social work psychology health or related field preferred.
- Minimum of 60 hrs in Early Childhood Education and/or related field or previous supervised work experience with young children and/or families.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Strong knowledge base of Early Childhood Development.
- 35 years experience in working with children and families.
- Willing to work evenings and/or weekends.
- Successful completion of Parents as Teachers certification training (training provided upon being hired).
- Valid drivers license vehicle and car insurance.
- Strong interest in and successful experience working with children and familiesprenatal to Kindergarten.
- Strong interest and skills working with families having high risk factors.
Physical/Emotional Requirements: (The incumbent may be required to use the below requirements during any part of the working day.)
- Some lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling
- Some climbing and balancing
- Frequent stooping kneeling crouching and/or crawling
- Significant fine finger dexterity.
Generally the job requires 40% sitting 25% walking and 35% standing. The job is performed within the USD 501 school district boundaries clients homes and PAT offices/playroom.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Provide personalized visits tofamiles with children from prenatal through kindergarten residing in the Topeka Public School district using the Parents as Teachers model.
- Completion of training in the Parents as Teachers Curriculum from the Parents as Teachers National Center as well as all other required trainings necessary to provide services to families and children.
- Follow Parents as Teachers National Center and KSDE requirements and guidelines.
- Provide familes with childrenfrom prenatal through kindergarten with information researchbased developmentally appropriate advice assistance resource materials guidance and learning experiences.
- Plan and organize PAT group meetings playgroups and recruitment efforts
- Provide periodic monitoring and developmental screening for all enrolled children.
- Have knowledge of and provide referrals to additional community resources.
- Plan organize and monitor PAT lending library and lesson materials.
- Attend and represent the PAT program at designated community collaborations/meetings.
- Maintain a caseload of families determined with the PAT Coordinator based on PAT responsibilities and number of hours worked (must be available evenings and/or weekends).
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent verbal written and listening communication skills
- Strong time management skills
- Proficiency of computers and typing.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
- Maintain timely accurate and complete program and child records.
- Skilled in navigating webbased tools such as digital curriculum media anddatamanagment system.
- Ability to using web conferencing tools such as Zoom.
Employment:
12 months; salary and work year to be determined by the Board of Education.
Will consider Full time or Part time applicant
Evaluation:
Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board policy on evaluation of Classified Staff.
Significant associations:
The performance responsibilities are not limited to those outlined in this description and may include any other responsibilities as assigned by the administrator/supervisor.
Employment Type
Full-Time
