Parent Educator 193 views

Mary Magdalene Community Services is looking for a Parent Educator

Location: USA

Job Type: Full-time

Duties:

• Demonstrate the ability to work independently. Follow program curriculum and work out of locations as assigned which may be different from the Aurora Street office.
• Work directly with African American families, must demonstrate work history of cultural competency.
• Demonstrate ability to function as a team member. Work team includes PAT peers and may involve public and/or private agency representatives and MMCS department staff.
• Empower families seeking services by demonstrating knowledge of available community resources and showing sensitivity to parent/family and their community needs
• Provide comprehensive screenings and referrals, as needed, to all families participating in the Family Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (FamilyWORKs) program.
• Work closely with the Help Me Grow staff to provide comprehensive developmental and mental health screenings using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) system for newly enrolled children
• Plan, coordinate and conduct appropriate group and community meetings and workshops.
• Analyse information provided by parents and develop appropriate strategies.
• Able to work in homes to administer Parents As Teachers (PAT) curriculum to parents/caregivers of children ages 0 to 60 months and helping families to understand and teach their children to develop literacy.
• Collect data and provide information for statistical and evaluation purposes.
• Able to work some non-traditional hours.

Educational Requirements:

• Minimum AA degree, BA preferred with course work from early childhood education/development. Course work from elementary education, home economics, nursing, social work, counseling or related field.
• Two years’ experience in child development/parent education may be substituted for educational requirements.
• Experience educating parents, children and families with in-home education experience preferred.
• Experience coordinating, planning and conducting meetings and workshops.
• Experience working with diverse populations.

Interested candidates please apply.