Parents as Teachers - Parent Educator/Home Visitor

JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Parent as Teachers – Parent Educator/Home Visitor Location: Erie Family Center - This position is to service families living in Crawford County.  - Moderate travel with mileage reimbursement.  Reports to: Parent as Teachers Supervisor Schedule: Flexible work schedule may include occasional evenings and weekends. Salary: $37,000 Candidate must be able to provide home-based services to families living in Crawford County. Parent as Teachers - Parent Educator/Home Visitor Job Description: Parents as Teachers is a free parent education and support program. Parent educators provide coaching and one-on-one support to families. The four main components of the program are: Personal visits: Parent educators' partner with families to set an agenda for each personal visit. Research-informed  information is shared by the parent educator to promote parenting behaviors that encourage positive parent-child interactions and provide concrete supports for families in times of need. Parent educators empower parents to be the observers of their child's development and reflect on their family’s well-being. Groups: Parent educators facilitate group connections and create a network where parents learn from each other, support one another, and grow as parents together. Screenings: Regular screenings during personal visits help make sure children are healthy, safe, and developing on track. Parent screening increases family engagement and identifies places for referral and goal setting. Resources: Parent educators make the introductions and references for families to connect with other valuable resources and agencies. Qualification Requirements:  - Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, social work, psychology, or a related field is preferred. - Candidate must have 2 or more years of work experience supporting, collaborating, goal planning and documented home-visiting experience with children and families. Employment Requirements: The candidate must pass a Criminal Record History Clearance, FBI and Child Abuse History Clearance, possess a valid PA Driver's License and must pass a physical exam and drug screening. Erie Family Center Core Values and Work Performance functions: - Adhere to high standards of demeanor. - Ensure and practice inclusive, diverse, equitable and cultural competence. - Exhibit working autonomously. - Promote positive communication/confidentiality. - Professional sound judgement and decision-making. - Display consistent attributes of professionalism. - Encourage and support cooperation and teamwork. Work Expectations: - Certification and implementation of the National Parents as Teachers curriculum to fidelity. - Provide families with visits within the family home or current residence. - Timely submission of required program documentation and reporting. - Referral and coordination of service with other community program with similar purposes to support the family’s individual needs. - Attend any required in-service trainings such as car seat training, developmental screening training and mandated reporter training as needed. - Maintain proper caseload and complete required number of visits/screenings for families as determined by PAT program. - Participate in monthly reflective supervision meetings. - Complete required number of professional development hours annually. Additional expectations: - The ability to interact with a diverse population of individuals and families professionally and positively. - Administer and assist in reviewing and evaluating results of annual parent surveys and other evaluative measures.  - Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to work accurately and efficiently in a fast-paced environment. - High commitment to respect and confidentiality of family information and case details with adhering to a confidential ethics among those who are on a need-to-know basis. - Building relationship-based partnerships with staff, community, families and clients. - High commitment with respect to cultural responsiveness and providing a culturally sensitive atmosphere for staff, families and community.  - Support and enhance PAT group connections and when required attend community events for the center.  - Tolerance for working in an active environment with many adults and children present.  - Ability to switch to a virtual format without changing the integrity of the parent coaching session. - PAT- PE will attend monthly staff and collaborative agency team meetings and training as assigned at the Erie Family Center- Erie-Office. - Able to adapt to physical requirements to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods, occasionally requires the ability to stoop, bend, lift and reach.  - The capacity to work supportively and effectively in a team environment, as well as take initiative independently with various tasks and exhibit proven project management skills. - Strong observation, communication and writing skills to clearly convey information in writing and in person. (e.g., nonjudgmental, objective, reflective, empathic, patient, tactful) - Program may require travel in and out of Erie County and Pennsylvania. - Moderate travel between counties for home-visitations. - Complete various tasks assigned by Executive Director or Supervisor.