Parent Educator / 40 Hours / MGH- Revere Health Care Center

• Become knowledgeable about the Parents as Teachers model including the Essential Requirements necessary for model fidelity.
• Conduct personal visits (60-75 minutes) using the Parents as Teachers curriculum on a weekly or bi-weekly basis with each family.
• Plan the visit, gather materials, travel, conduct the visit, and clearly document the visit.
• Provide parent group connections focusing on a minimum of one of the following areas of emphasis: parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, or family well-being.
• Complete developmental, health, vision and hearing screenings on each child every year.
• Complete screenings of substance use, domestic violence and depression with caregivers.
• Work as part of a collaborative team which includes pediatricians, child development specialists, social workers, behavioral outreach worker, and program manager.
• Develop and maintain a community resource network in order to be able to link families with them as needed.
• Maintain and submit in a timely way all required family and program documentation.
• Organize and inventory supplies/materials, etc.
• Meet weekly with supervisor for reflective supervision sessions.
• Help parents and children transition to other services as needed.
• Complete annually required competency-based professional development hours in order to remain a certified Parents as Teachers parent educator (see Parents as Teachers Core Competencies for more details).
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Manager.

• Bachelors or four-year degree in early childhood education, psychology, social work, or a related field.
• Supervised experience working with young children and families.
• Knowledge of early childhood development.
• Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish or Arabic).

• Access to a car to travel to home visits.
• Ability to get in and out of vehicles during travel to agencies and home visits.
• Ability to climb stairs.
• Ability to work and travel in different weather conditions.

• Ability to work comfortably with a multidisciplinary team of professionals and support staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Resourcefulness.
• Knowledge of the communities served, the local health system, and community resources.
• Knowledge of community health and working with diverse populations.
• Be highly organized and accountable.
• Be an independent, self-motivated worker.
• Be able to learn, understand, and incorporate the three roles of a parent educator: partnering, facilitating, and reflecting into daily practice with families.
• Be able to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on their strengths.
• Be competent with computer skills; including web browsing, e-mail, Internet, word-processing, and databases
  
  

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