Family Life Educator

General Description

Responsible for delivery of instruction in sensitive areas of Family Life Education to students through a process of planning, delivering and evaluating instruction of specific goals and objectives as established by The State Department of Education and Chesterfield County Public Schools in high schools, middle schools and elementary schools. Work is under specific supervision within specific guidelines. Requires handling of sensitive information and dealing tactfully with others. Considerable professional judgment is required.

Essential Job Functions

• Plans and delivers appropriate curriculum content to students and assesses instruction through the use of competency based education.
• Uses the curriculum of the district to plan daily instructional activities.
• Maintains order within the classroom setting in accordance with division guidelines regarding student behavior management.
• Affirms student learning on an ongoing basis and alters instruction to meet group/individual needs.
• Makes effective use of new technologies in the delivery of instruction.
• Supervises students in non-classroom time (fire drills).
• Communicates effectively with students, parents, community and school personnel.
• Collaborates with other faculty in planning and delivering instruction to students.
• Communicates regularly with parents, when appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with existing applicable federal and state statutes and local policies, regulations and guidelines related to public schools.
• Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of family and maternal and child health nursing.
• Working knowledge of the concepts, principles and methodologies of instruction.
• Working knowledge of academic curriculum for assigned classes.
• Demonstrated ability to develop instructional goals to design and deliver instruction and to assess students’ learning.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with others effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability in decision making, problem analysis, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships and planning.

Additional Job Requirements

• Degree in Nursing; RN required.
• PREFERRED: Experience in family life education.

Budgetary Responsibility

NA

Report Preparation

NA

Equipment Operation

• Variety of equipment such as, but not limited to a personal computer, calculator, copier, fax machine, LCD.

Contacts

• Teachers
• Students
• Instructional assistants
• Building administrators
• Parents

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to lift, support, handle or feel objects, tools, equipment and/or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Talk and hear.
• Stand, walk, and sit.
• Requires some climbing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and repetitive motions.

Work Environment

• Work is performed in a public school.
• The noise level is moderate.

Compensation

$57,226.69 - $87,774.05 per year

Hours Per Day

8

Days Per Year

200

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status. Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.