Parent as Teachers Educator
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Qualifications/Requirements: A parent educator must meet at least one of the following qualifications:
- Certification and/or a four year degree in either Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, Vocational Home Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences or Child Development and demonstrated ability in working with young children and their parents;
- A two-year associate degree or two-year certificate program in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Nursing and demonstrated ability in working with young children and their parents.
- Sixty semester hours or more of credit from an academic degree granting institution which is contained within the United States Department of Education's Directory of Post Secondary Institutions and two years of successful experience in a program working with young children and their parents as approved by DESE.
- Five years of successful experience in a program working with young children and their parents as approved by DESE and a high school diploma or equivalent. Individuals that qualify for training under this specific criteria may be required to complete additional training at the discretion of DESE.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following are duties normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
- Communicates with a wide variety of personnel (e.g. school staff, business owners, medical professionals, community-based organizations, social service agencies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring that resources will assist families that have been identified.
- Compiles child/family information for a variety of uses (e.g. state reporting, etc.) for the purpose of meeting program requirements.
- Conducts parent meetings/personal visits for the purpose of providing instruction related to child development information and/or identifying and providing instruction regarding the educational needs and problems involving children and their families.
- Confers with other teachers, parents and/or appropriate community agency personnel for the purpose of assisting in evaluating a child's progress.
- Consistently interacts with students for the purpose of evaluating and educating students.
- Coordinates with community leaders and organizations for the purpose of building resources and expanding program capabilities.
- Evaluates the need for and provides families information about outside agencies (e.g. state agencies, medical professionals, counselors, foundations, charities, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the educational needs of students and families are met.
- Identifies at-risk children for the purpose of providing support to improve child progress and ensuring the families ongoing involvement in the educational process.
- Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic lists and records for the purpose of providing an up-to-date reference and audit trail for compliance.
- Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees (e.g. staff, group, parent, teacher, meetings, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and remaining knowledgeable with program guidelines.
- Prepares written materials (e.g. notes, memos, letters, newsletters, handouts, contact records, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, and/or conveying information.
- Recruits' families to the program (e.g. creates fliers, writes newsletters, etc.) for the purpose of providing education and information for parents and meeting program requirements.
- Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.
- Visits families in their homes for the purpose of providing parenting and child development information, screening and support.
- Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
- Location:
- Slater
