Job Description

INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT

JOB DESCRIPTION

PARENT EDUCATOR

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Education or related field required
• Must successfully complete the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education approved Parents as Teachers Certificate training, regardless of previous training and experience
• Parent Educator Certification must be kept current in accordance with Administrative Guidelines of SB658 in order to continue employment
• Must have transportation for daily travel

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to:

Deputy Superintendent or designee

Job Goal:

A Parent Educator is responsible for delivering direct parental education services to participating families in accordance with Administrative Guidelines of SB658, implementing the Parents as Teachers Curricula, and performing other related program duties.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Plan and conduct personal visits with participating families as per programs requirements
• Maintain and monitor the service record for each family on their caseload, with the objective of reaching the annual quota set at the beginning of each program year
• Plan, organize, and facilitate group meetings for parents and/or children
• Participate in district and program screening, with the objective of reaching the annual quota set at the beginning of each program year
• Participate in the recruitment of new families, with the objective of reaching the annual quota set at the beginning of each program year
• Attend all required meeting functions and training, including designated night meetings
• Meet all required deadlines for all components of the programs
• Work flexible hours, including evenings and/or Saturdays
• Complete required professional development
• Accurately complete and maintain current information on caseloads
• Submit initial physical upon hire then every two (2) years
• Submit initial tuberculin screening upon hire
• Complete other duties as defined and assigned

Terms of Employment:

The Parent Educator will be employed for a nine (9) month position. The salary and the work year will be established annually by the Board of Education. This position is based on continued program/grant funding.

Required Testing:

Post offer employment medical physical exam and essential functions test (EFT) required.

Work Environment/conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors with minimal temperature variations and under conditions with risk of injury and/or illness. The employee may also occasionally work with cleaning chemicals. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally can be loud. Generally the job requires 5 % sitting, 50% standing, and 45% walking.

Physical Demands:

• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to bend at the neck.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance, reach, bend, crouch or crawl, squat, stoop, and kneel.
• The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or hold, push, or move up to 50 pounds.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Deputy Superintendent or designee, using the Summative Evaluation for the Parent Educator.