Parents as Teachers Parent Educator

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

Bentonville Schools

Parents as Teachers Parent Educator

Qualifications: 21 years or older with a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood or Child Development (or related field), and 2 years of work experience with young children

Location: Child Enrichment Services Office

Job Goals: Fully implement the PAT National curriculum as outlined to maintain the fidelity of the program and complete all funding source requirements as prescribed.

Hours: 7:30-4:00 Monday - Friday

Flexible hours required to meet the needs of enrolled families and to attend parent meetings and trainings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Interactions with Families

1. Provides families with two monthly home visits (as per grant/program guidelines) utilizing the PAT curriculum as outlined by PAT National for eligible families living in Benton County whose children are between the ages of prenatal-5 years.
2. Completes Group Connection Planning Guide & Group Connection Record and presents parent education workshops for monthly Parents as Teachers Group Connections.
3. Maintains communication with families before each home visit and as needed.
4. Completes all required family and developmental assessments, hearing and vision screenings by the specified deadline. Reviews and discusses with family within 14 days of assessment as well as makes referrals within 7 days.

Activities and Environments

1. Maintains current, organized files reflecting each child’s level of development and updated within 3 working days of home visits.
2. Plans and conducts PAT Advisory Board meetings. Seeks out new board members as needed.
3. Follows the PAT Recruitment Plan to recruit families to enroll in the PAT program.
4. Maintains and updates required databases within 3 working days of home visit.
5. Performs any other duties as required or assigned.
6. Monitors and coordinates use of shared space to ensure it is kept neat and organized.

Professional Responsibilities

1. Meets program attendance requirements and maintains a flexible work schedule.
2. Submits time off in the Frontline Absence Management and clocks in/out in the Frontline Time and Attendance Systems. Is punctual.
3. Maintains all areas of professionalism (dress, demeanor, speech, confidentiality) with supervisors, families, co-workers, other district staff and the community.
4. Open to new ideas and take initiative.
5. Accepts responsibility for job-related tasks.
6. Meets program expectations for professional development.
7. Is fiscally responsible.
8. Completes yearly self-evaluation and professional development goals.
9. Uses good judgment and keeps information confidential.
10. Participates in weekly reflective supervision and bi-monthly staff meetings.
11. Helps affiliates meet the PAT Essential Requirements and contributes to maintaining the Blue Ribbon Quality Affiliate Status.

Interpersonal Skills

1. Builds relationships and maintains contact with community resources and refers families as needed.
2. Works to build positive relationships with families, co-workers and other district personnel.
3. Has effective communication and interpersonal skills (e.g. nonjudgmental, objective, reflective, empathetic, tactful, patient) with supervisors, families, co-workers, other district staff and community.
4. Works as a part of a team with concern for the entire program.

Additional qualifications include enjoyment of young children, good mental and physical health, respect for diverse cultural backgrounds, willingness to complete training requirements, and willingness to undergo regulatory checks required by law.

Title: Parent Educator for Parents as Teachers

Qualifications: 21 years or older with a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood or Child Development (or related field) , and 2 years of work experience with young children

Experience with home visiting

• Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision, Life

  Sick and Personal Leave

  Teacher Retirement

The Bentonville Schools Child Enrichment Services Adventure Club and Building Bridges programs provide quality childcare for children of working parents. Adventure Club is a before and after school program for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. There is also a summer program, which offers a fun and safe place for children. Building Bridges is for infants through 5 years of age. The program’s purpose is to serve the parents and students of the Bentonville School District.

The Parents as Teachers program provides families with home visiting services primarily to families in the Bentonville School District and Benton County. PAT Parent Educators work with families to provide parent education so they can be their child’s first and best teacher and provide their child with developmentally appropriate learning activities. The goals of PAT are to increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve parenting practices, provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues, prevent child abuse and neglect and increase children’s school readiness and school success.

Our Values:

TEAMWORK...Everyone doing their part by putting the greater good of the whole above personal recognition or gain. We are all part of one team. We recognize the vital importance of working successfully with others and are committed to being a trusted partner with all who join us in pursuing our vision. The team members support the self-esteem of others and take pride in others’ successes. Team members hold themselves accountable for their performance. As individual team members improve and grow, we all improve and grow.

TRUST/TRUSTWORTHY...To rely on the character, ability, inner strength, and the trust of the organization and its people. To deserve trust, you must be trustworthy. Shared values and expectations are essential for developing trust. Our leadership team will take the lead in creating an environment which dissolves traditional barriers between work groups and promotes communication and cooperation, leading the systems thinking. This will diminish fear and mistrust among members of our organization.

RESPECT FOR PEOPLE...All people have value and should be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Employees want to be proud of their work. Leadership’s responsibility is to cultivate an environment that fosters pride and leads to personal and organizational growth. The first step is to empower the employees to improve work processes. We will lean toward improving performance rather than evaluating performance. And we will encourage the employees to join leadership in focusing on long term versus short term goals. We will invest in the

future by investing in people through a vigorous program of education, training, and encouraging self-improvement. We know that our greatest resources are our employees. We also understand that learning is a lifelong process. In addition, we will respect ALL of our families, no matter the culture, socioeconomic level, lifestyle, etc. All families deserve our best efforts.

COMMITMENT TO OUR PARENTS...A pledge of excellence in service and partnering with our families. This is the reality born of good intent, excellent skills, an understanding of our parents’ and children’s needs, and a commitment to continuously improve on the part of all employees. We must listen to our parents’ evaluation of how we are meeting their needs as an opportunity to improve our services to them, rather than viewing their comments as complaints. Generosity and caring are the nutrients that help us grow. Self-serving activities only

detract from our growth.

LOYALTY...Faithful to the organization and its people. We show commitment to our Purpose, Vision, Values, and to our parents by displaying a caring attitude and an interest in all those with whom we come in contact. In order to enlist our parents’ partnership with our organization, we pledge to pursue open communication allowing continuous feedback and to treat our parents in accordance with our values. We seek a long-term relationship with each other.

Staff Qualities:

● A sincere and loving attitude toward children. Patience and concern for their wellbeing is a must.

● A dedicated and loyal attitude for your work and your fellow staff members.

● The ability to handle any situation calmly and sensibly and the willingness to help others when the need arises.

● Pride in your work, exemplified by offering the children creative activities while keeping your work area clean and tidy at all times.

There are many rewards in working with children, which include sharing their sense of wonder, curiosity, warmth,and spontaneity. Helping them grow intellectually, physically, and emotionally can be a very involving and satisfying experience. Most importantly, the love of the children you care for is the greatest job satisfaction.