Parent Educator, Child and Family Grant Program

Job description

The Parent Educator will provide educational support and counseling activities to families with risk factors enrolled in the evidence-based Parents as Teachers home visitation program. Focus to be on healthy pregnancies, parent-child interaction and development-centered parenting and family well-being. This is a grant-funded position and employment is contingent upon grant continuation •Provide educational support and counseling activities to parents with fidelity to Parents as Teachers (PAT) evidence-based program model. •Deliver all components of the Parents as Teachers model using the PAT Foundational Curriculum, implement PAT Essential Requirements and Quality Assurance Guidelines with fidelity to plan and deliver home visiting services to qualifying families. •Maintain required caseload of families, conducting personal visits with each enrolled family one to two times per month. •Conduct family assessments and screenings which include evaluating factors related to prenatal health, parenting behavior, and early development progress. Provide personal home visits that facilitate, reflect and partner with families, encouraging empowerment and self-efficacy; serving as mentor and c...