Parent Educator - Bilingual

Job Details

Job Location Yakima, WA Position Type Full Time   Salary Range $21.00 - $28.00 Hourly Travel Percentage Up to 50% Job Shift Day

Description

The Parent Educator is responsible for the implementation of family-centered, home-bases services using a model, assessments, planning, and referrals of families to community partners and agencies.

Responsibilities :

• Provide family-centered, home-based services
• Conduct the enrollment, service planning and implementation of the Parents as Teachers Curriculum focusing on strengths and areas of concern.
• Conduct home-visits, addressing specific goals in the family service plan; conduct developmental screenings; make referrals and establish connections to other community resources identified in the service plan; facilitate educational groups.
• Document services provided to the family and submit required paperwork in a timely well-organized fashion.
• Participate in PAT staff meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings, and other meetings as required.
• Participate in community events and recruitment events
• Follow agency policies regarding confidentiality and other consumer rights
• Maintain flexible hours and schedule visits according to families' needs while not exceeding the 40-hour work week and in adherence with scheduling requirements
• Represent the agency in a professional manner within the community
• Work well with other agencies' personnel
• Requires working flexible hours as determined by the agency, including some evenings a month and occasionally on weekends
• Requires extensive travel in the community and working in clients' homes
• Requires ability to tolerate exposure to tobacco smoke, domestic animals, household pests, and other conditions common to a variety of home environments
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

Job Requirements :

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the physical requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.

Physical Requirements :

This position normally requires the physical demands of sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, talking, hearing and adequate vision on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time.

Non-Physical Requirements :

Education

Experience

Special Skills

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Employment is conditional upon :

Wage Range : $21 to $28 hourly, depending on level of education and experience

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8am to 5pm

Benefits :

It is the practice of Catholic Charities to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We gladly offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to support participation in the hiring process and employment.

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