Parent Educator- 2 Openings |
| September 09, 2015 - September 16, 2015 |
| Location: | Memphis, TN |
| Exempt/Non-Exempt: | Non-Exempt |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Department: | Cornerstone |
| Description: | The Parent Educator will recruit and maintain a caseload of thirty (30) families and conduct visits to participating families to provide support and parenting education that will improve: health of prenatal mother and child, parent knowledge and parenting practice regarding child development, early detection of developmental delays, parent-child interactions, etc. utilizing the Parents as Teachers model.
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| Duties: | *Build relationships with parents and children through personal visits and group meetings. Deliver personal visits, conduct screenings, and facilitate group connections upon completion of the Parents as Teachers training.
*Recruit families for participation in the program within the assigned area, to maintain a caseload of at least thirty (30) pregnant families. Adhere to required maximum number of personal visits not to exceed forty-eight (48) for first year Parent Educators and sixty (60) for second year of service and beyond.
*Conduct the required number of personal visits with participating families to provide health, development and parenting information; develop plan for each visit using the Personal Visit Record, ensuring that families receive consistent research-based information. Provide leadership in the provision of services within the community. Conduct community referrals for participants/clients.
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| Qualifications: | *Requires an Associate Degree or 60 college hours in Early Childhood or related field. Bachelor's degree preferred.
*Requires 2 years of relevant work experience.
*Good oral and written communication skills, including good reading skills.
*Ability to perceive and deal with sensitive issues while maintaining confidentiality and objectivity.
*Record keeping skills to maintain legible, accurate, up-to-date files so that information is readily researched and retrieved.
*Ability to maintain confidentiality and objectivity.
*Effective computer skills to include database management, word processing, spreadsheets, and the Internet.
*Possess the ability to forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families,
*Organizational skills to determine workload priorities.
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