Parent Educator

About the role

We provide group based education, individual consultation, and support services to caregivers and children. Direct service activities may include developmental screening, service planning, teaching, resource and referral, supporting parent/child interactions, crisis management, developing informal and formal support networks with families, observing and documenting parent/child interactions, and fielding telephone warm line calls.

Responsibilities

• Provides service in a manner that demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to the client’s cultural values and beliefs.
• Maintains fidelity to program models used.
• Sets up, cleans up & maintains equipment for program activities as needed.
• Communicates across systems and works collaboratively with the other agencies to integrate needed services for participants and provides service coordination and resource and referral.
• Completes necessary paperwork/documentation including progress notes, pre/post testing and other related file maintenance when required by program.
• Establishes rapport and supportive relationships with caregivers, modeling and teaching child rearing skills and encouraging development of positive, nurturing family relationships.
• Facilitate educational workshops/groups and/or meet with caregivers on a one-to-one basis in their homes.
• Conduct office-based one to one child rearing consultations.
• Fields warm line calls as needed.
• May travel regularly to surrounding communities for outreach activities.
• Fulfills requirements for continuing education.
• Maintains office communications and participates in agency sponsored meetings when required.

Requirements

• High School graduate or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) required.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 1+ years experience working in community programs with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic background required.
• Experience working with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds strongly preferred.
• Experience working with or providing services to children and families required.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in Spanish/English or Hmong/English is a plus.
• Committed to work toward improving one’s own cultural competence, i.e. valuing diversity, recognizing personal limitations in one’s own skills and expertise, and having the desire to learn.
• Accepting of individual differences.
• Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial, economic and cultural determinants of healthy growth and development.
• Working knowledge of current trends and developments in the prevention and family support field.
• Knowledge of the ecological theories and family support principles.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships.
• Ability to work with families and children who are dealing with safety issues and other related problems.

Skills

• Bilingual in Spanish/English or Hmong/English is a plus.
• Committed to work toward improving one’s own cultural competence, i.e. valuing diversity, recognizing personal limitations in one’s own skills and expertise, and having the desire to learn.
• Accepting of individual differences.
• Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial, economic and cultural determinants of healthy growth and development.
• Working knowledge of current trends and developments in the prevention and family support field.
• Knowledge of the ecological theories and family support principles.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships.
• Ability to work with families and children who are dealing with safety issues and other related problems.

Benefits

Children's Wisconsin offers a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and is seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Legacy Essential Functions

• Establishes rapport and supportive relationships with caregivers, modeling and teaching child rearing skills and encouraging development of positive, nurturing family relationships.
• Facilitate educational workshops/groups and/or meet with caregivers on a one-to-one basis in their homes.
• Conduct office-based one to one child rearing consultations.
• Fields warm line calls as needed.
• May travel regularly to surrounding communities for outreach activities.
• Fulfills requirements for continuing education.
• Maintains office communications and participates in agency sponsored meetings when required.

Legacy Qualifications

• High School graduate or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) required.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 1+ years experience working in community programs with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic background required.
• Experience working with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds strongly preferred.
• Experience working with or providing services to children and families required.