Program Specialist - Parent Education

Salary: $52,440 (base salary; eligible for years-of-service adjustments or shift differentials)

Location: 205 Jefferson St., Jefferson City, MO 65101

About the role

Missouri's Parent Education Program is a voluntary parent education program offered through local school districts, serving families who are expecting a child or have children under the age of kindergarten entry. The program helps establish positive partnerships between home, school, and the community and plays a vital role in supporting families and children from the very beginning toward school readiness.

Responsibilities

• Provide programmatic oversight for a designated number of school districts implementing the parent education home visiting program.
• Conduct programmatic collection and interpretation of program data to support the performance of the assigned parent education home visiting programs.
• Process, approve, and track invoices from assigned parent education home visiting programs.
• Provide technical assistance, training, and monitoring to assigned parent education home visiting programs.
• Coordinate services with other home visiting programs within other state and local agencies.
• Maintain familiarity with Parents as Teachers National Center trainings, resources, and national model programming.
• Collaborate with the Missouri Parent Education Program Support and the Missouri Parents as Teachers Association (MOPATA) to support parent education home visiting.
• Coordinate professional development, training, and resource opportunities through contracted providers.
• Assist with the development, facilitation, and implementation of continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
• Prepare reports, training materials, and other documents as needed.
• Perform and manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Communicate and express ideas effectively, orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Department staff and other state and local agencies.
• Demonstrate knowledge of effective training facilitation and evaluation methods.
• Operate audio-visual aids and other equipment commonly used in presentations.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrate effective time management skills and ability to meet multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrate regular, reliable, and engaged attendance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in early childhood, education, communications, human development, family studies, or other related area.
• OR four or more years of professional or technical experience in social/human services or elementary/early childhood education.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis for denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes:

• A defined pension plan
• Generous amounts of leave and holiday time
• Eligibility for health insurance coverage

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