Parent Child Educator

Job Description

Job Description

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that in one word. COMMUNITY ! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do.

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line? Then we’d love to hear from you!

We are now hiring for a full-time Parent Child Educator to join our Empowering Families Team!

SALARY: The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $50,000 and $56,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.

$3,000 sign-on bonus ($750 first paycheck, $1,250 after 6 months, $1,000 after 1 year)

• Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.

• Create and maintain respectful partnerships with families.

• Deliver health, educational, nutritional and child growth and development information to parents via home visits.

• Work alongside the parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow-up occurs. Make referrals as needed.

• Ensure that accurate and current information is entered into the program's electronic database on a regular basis.

• Provide support in preparing parent and child activities that encourage developmentally appropriate, play-based activities for the changing needs of children.

• Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings to plan for and deliver collaborative services across all components.

• Support the family to achieve their family goals and support the individual goals for children as identified in their individualized family service plans/individual education plan, as applicable.

• Assess individual needs, attending to special needs, specific interests, strengths and concerns.

• Complete all developmental, social-emotional and health screenings.

• Responsible for implementing the program's Planned Language Approach, which is specifically designed to support dual language learners and their families.

• Provide families feedback on their child's development through home visits or parent/teacher conferences.

• Plan and conduct regular socializations and monthly parent meetings with team members.

• Attend community meetings, trainings and appropriate professional development activities, as needed.

• Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of children during transitions. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.

• Work effectively with diverse staff and service population.

• Ensure all data is accurately reflected in the agency's Program Summary Report within set time frames.

• Participate in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.

• Other duties as assigned.

• A Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field from an accredited college or university; or Bachelor's Degree with at least 9 coursework hours in ECE or Child Development.

TRAVEL/TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.

Some highlights include:

• Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

And so much more! Make sure you click here to see the full suite of benefits offered!

Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

MORE ABOUT US:

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.