Parent Educator (20 hrs/wk)

Job description

JOB CATEGORY: PARENT EDUCATION / COMMUNITY SUPPORT / ADVOCACY / DEVELOPMENT / EARLY HEAD START POSITION SUMMARY: This position provides case management, family advocacy and education to families in assigned caseload by providing and linking families to comprehensive services including home visits and socialization activities. Works with typically and atypically developing children and their families in a home-based setting. May be reassigned to different caseload/geographic location within a county as deemed necessary for program operation REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: - High school diploma / GED and an Infant Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) credential (with Home Visitor endorsement preferred) or a Preschool CDA with Home Visitor endorsement, or New Mexico Child Development Certificate (CDC), or equivalent required, or required to obtain one of these options within one year of hire date; OR - One year certificate in Early Childhood Education within one year of hire date; OR - AA/AAS or BA/BS or MA/MS degree in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Marriage and Family Counseling, Infant Family Studies, Human Services or related field within one year of hire...