Job Description

Requirements of Position:

Applicants must value working with parents of young children and have skills to develop positive and enduring relationships with families. Applicants also must be willing to respond effectively, reflectively empathically, and nonjudgmentally to family's community, cultural, and language backgrounds Knowledge of young children and parent development along with good communication and interpersonal skills will be sought.

Preferred Qualifications of Parent Educator Position:

Bachelor's or Master's Degree: Early Childhood Education, Human Development/Lifespan, Family Studies, Psychology, Social Work, Special Education, Pediatric Health Practitioner or related field

Experience working with at-risk families, pregnant or parenting teens, and children birth to 5 years of age.

Skilled in reflective practice

Willing to practice flexibility in scheduling which may include nights and weekends

Responsibilities of Parent Educator:

• Attend the Foundational and Model Implementation trainings through Parents as Teachers curriculum and utilize national program support for best practices also participating in related in-services, meetings and professional development activities
• Participate in trainings through Fussy Baby Network using FAN approach
• Conduct assessment of students to include developmental screening and other assessments as needed (family needs, parent/child interactions), within home and community including for recruitment purposes
• Participate in Individual Family Service/Support Plans
• Collaborate with state's Early Intervention professionals regarding evaluations, possible programming and transitions
• Communicate student information to parents and maintain open lines of communication
• Collect and input data into program's electronic data collection system accurately and assist in data collection
• Become familiar with community services and opportunities to best serve their families
• Participate in regularly scheduled reflective supervision and infant/early childhood mental health consultations
• Conduct home visits as appropriate to program requirements, possibly including nights and/or weekends maintaining flexibility in scheduling
• Provide an environment supportive of the student/family emotional and social needs
• Design and implement activities which are developmentally appropriate
• Plan, facilitate and participate in family nights and group connections, utilizing school facilities and community resources to develop school and community awareness
• Partnering with parents to gain a greater understanding of their children's development, family well-being, parent/child interactions and parenting
• Network and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and community resource providers
• Monitor and support child's transition to other programs
• Develop and maintain book and toy lending libraries
• Maintain knowledge, skill, and sensitivity to respond effectively and respectfully to parenting practices of families taking into account their cultural background
• Develop effective working relationships with community and district interpreters
• Work with district certified support personnel and administrators to support family members
• Adhere to the Illinois Mandated Reporting laws
• Work with Supervisor to develop individualized professional development plan
• Function as team player when going through curriculum Continuous Quality Endorsement and Improvement Assurance and PI Monitoring and Compliance
• Perform duties as assigned

Position qualifies for benefits; attached.

Salary: $57,813 for 1.0 FTE which is currently based on the 26/27 NUEA salary schedule, currently under negotiations and subject to change.