PAT Parent Educator 25 hours

TITLE: Parent Educator
POSITION SUMMARY: A parent educator works with families with children from prenatal to
kindergarten entry using skills in partnering facilitating and reflecting with parents. Parent educators
provide parent education and family support to enhance the quality of parenting increase a parents
understanding of child development and work with parents to help their child learn grow and develop to
meet their full potential.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Bachelors degree or certification in Early Childhood Early Childhood Special Education Human
Development and Family Studies Family and Consumer Science Education Elementary Education or
a related field such as Counseling Nursing or Social Work.
or Two-year associate degree or two-year certificate program in Early Childhood Education Child
Development or Nursing.
or Sixty semester college hours and two years of successful work experience in a program working with
young children and their parents as approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education (DESE).
Experience: Supervised experience in working with young children and their families is recommended.
Certification: No previous certification required. Previous certification as a parent educator from the
Parents as Teachers National Office is desirable.

Required Experience:

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