Parent Educator for Parents as Teachers

Responsibilities

• Work alongside parents/legal guardians of children prenatal to age five.
• Conduct home visits providing families with information and direction in the development of their children.
• Conduct periodic development screening for all children birth to kindergarten.
• Inform parents of possible delays in their child's development as well as normal progression.
• Refer families to internal/external agencies as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Certification and/or a four-year degree in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, Vocational Home Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences, or Child Development, with demonstrated ability working with young children and their parents.
• OR a two-year associate degree or two-year certificate program in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Nursing, with demonstrated ability working with young children and their parents.
• OR sixty semester hours or more of credit from an academic degree-granting institution listed in the U.S. Department of Education's Directory of Post-Secondary Institutions.
• Five years of successful experience in a program working with young children and their parents as approved by DESE and a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Willingness to understand and support the District's Comprehensive School Improvement Plan.
• Must successfully pass a background check and drug test satisfactory to the Board of Education.