Parent Educator (PAT)

About the role

A certified parent educator implements the PAT model, emphasizing parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting and family well-being in their work with families. Utilizing the PAT Foundational Curriculum in culturally sensitive ways, the parent educator partners, facilitates and reflects with families.

Responsibilities

• Engage in recruitment activities (as applicable)
• Complete and initial and annual family-centered assessment with each family
• Develop, monitor and review goals with each family
• Provide personal visits focused on parent-child interactions, development-centered parenting and family well-being (including planning, delivering, and documenting visits)
• Use the PAT Foundational curriculum to share research based information with families
• Complete at least an initial and annual development screening and health review for each enrolled child
• Connect families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs
• Help parents and children transition to other services as needed, to preschool, or to kindergarten
• Maintain and submit in a timely way all required family and program documentation
• Organize and inventory supplies/materials, etc.
• Participate in at least 2 hours of reflective supervision monthly and at least 2 hours of staff meetings monthly
• Obtain competency-based professional development and renew parent educator certification
• Participates in continuous quality improvement
• Other duties as needed

Qualifications

• Certified parent educator
• Ability to utilize the PAT Foundational Curriculum in culturally sensitive ways
• Proficiency in one of the eligible languages for the language differential: Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, or ASL

Pay

$1 per hour language differential (eligible languages: Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, or ASL). Compensation is determined based on prior experience, education, certification(s), license(s), skills and expertise, location, internal equity and other job‑related factors. Depending on role eligibility, the offer may include a bonus or other incentives, so final amounts may vary.

Schedule

Full‑time position, 35 hours per week. Core schedule Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm, with flexibility to work 1–2 days until 6:00 pm or 6:30 pm to accommodate parents’ work schedules.