Parent Educator
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Job Location:
Moline, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Adulting is hard and doing it as a parent is no exception. At Bethany for Children & Families our Parent Educators show up for families during times of high stress we sit down in their living rooms and kitchens and we listen and we dont judge. We use an evidence based curriculum to give parents ideas for new ways to interact with their kids to help them become more calm connected caregivers even during hard times.
Salary Base - $55036.80
Benefits Thatll Make You Smile!
We dont just want you to work here we want you to love working here. Thats why weve got perks to keep you happy healthy and growing:
Vacation time that grows with you earn with up to 80 hours in your first year then bump up to 160 hours after.
Sick time you can count on when you need it most. Earn up to 96 hours each year.
11 paid holidays to relax and recharge.
403(b) retirement plan with 8% employer contributions.
Health Insurance.
Dental Insurance.
Vision Insurance.
Life insurance & AD&D coverage included.
Options for extra voluntary coverage if you want to beef things up.
Educational Aid program to keep your skills sharp.
Parent Educators will:
1. Manage a workload including meeting with 13 families for 1-2 hours each every week to facilitate the Nurturing Families curriculum lessons.
2. Take responsibility for organizing their own time in a structured manner with a high degree of accountability to their supervisor clients and team.
3. Maintain case records submit required reports provide statistical data a timely and accurate manner. This can include 1-2 hours of paperwork daily.
4. Possess an eagerness to improve as a professional including both engaging with continuing training and using feedback and conflict as opportunities to grow.
5. Maintain a collaborative relationship with peers in the agency and community.
The Parent Educator must have:
1. Passion for helping people grow beyond past trauma with strong empathy and a caring demeanor.
2. A Bachelors degree in social work human services or education. Bethany values those with lived experience and encourages former foster youth people in recovery foster parents and/or parents who were in the child welfare system to apply.
3. The ability to provide own transportation in performing job requirements including a valid drivers license acceptable insurance coverage and the ability to drive to client sessions throughout an eight (8) county service area.
4. Strong ability to manage conflict and hard conversations in a direct respectful way within a team and with clients.
5. Sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences in the community with an ability to explore parenting behavior with diverse families through a trauma-informed lens remaining non-judgmental and caring while maintaining fidelity to the curriculum.
6. Successful completion of the criminal background investigation clearance from the Illinois CANTS and Iowa Registry and certification as a driver of children by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
7. The ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
8. The ability to maintain a flexible schedule in response to client-need sometimes meeting with families during evening hours.
EOE
Bethany for Children & Families as an Equal Opportunity Employer is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race color gender gender identification marital status sexual orientationsexual preference citizenship status national origin religion age disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic defined by law. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities who share our commitment to keeping children safe strengthening families and building healthy communities.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
Bethany for Children & Families is a child welfare, mental health, community education, and social services provider offering aid to children and families in western Illinois and eastern Iowa.
