Educator I Parenting & Community Education

JOB SUMMARY

The Educator I, Parenting & Community Education, delivers the program model and plans and implements culturally sensitive and effective in-home and community-based parent, family, and community education services, while ensuring services are aligned with the Social Determinants of Health through a trauma-informed care lens as defined by the agency.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND FUNCTIONS

• Ability to explain issues and advancements in the healthcare and human services industries.
• A concern for surpassing a standard of excellence.
• Ability to align priorities with community needs in an evidence-based and holistic manner, addressing social determinants of health through a trauma-informed lens.
• Demonstration of ethics and sound professional practices, promoting social accountability and community stewardship.
• The desire to act consistently with personal and organizational values.
• Ability to understand and accurately hear the unspoken or partly expressed thoughts, feelings, and concerns of others, including cross-cultural sensitivity through a trauma-informed care lens.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED equivalency with four (4) years experience in social services or education required.
• Experience in developing and presenting prevention and education workshops or programs is desirable.
• Experience in understanding cultural differences and being sensitive to their implications on service delivery.
• Fluency in English and Spanish (read, write, and speak) is desirable.
• Staff will be required to submit proof of their vaccination status or may request exemption due to religious and/or medical accommodation.
• Certificate or license, as applicable, by the appropriate State agency as a qualified practitioner, and must maintain certification in at least one approved educational curriculum required by agency stakeholders.
• State of Texas vehicle operator’s license and proof of liability insurance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Talk and hear.
• Taste or smell.
• Lift up to 25 pounds.
• Close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus with good hand-eye coordination.
• Transport program and educational learning materials to various locations in-home and community sites.

PAY RANGE

$15 - $18 per hour

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