Parent Educator

JOB TITLE: Parent Educator (Parents as Teachers Program)

EMPLOYER: Family Service Association of Bucks County

DEPARTMENT: Family Strengthening Programs

REPORTS TO: Family Strengthening Program Manager

SUMMARY: The Parents as Teachers Parent Educator and case manager engages the service consumer (client) of an agency program or service in designing and following a goal-oriented plan that will respond to his or her parenting skills, knowledge, and abilities without neglecting the client’s physical and/or behavioral health, social and/or environmental needs as identified through a formal assessment or reassessment interviews. This role empowers parents and guardians to maximize use of personal and informal resources, links the client to community and formal resources as needed and assures that resources are the least restrictive and least intrusive possible. The Parents as Teacher educator/ case manager acts to ensure that the client obtains timely access to needed services, appropriate levels of care and continuity of care. This role varies on the individual needs of the consumer.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university, in education, social work or a closely related health or human service profession.
• Valid Drivers’s License(issued by state in which employee lives) and a safe driving record and proof of insurance coverage.

• Computer skills required: Microsoft Outlook, Credible, Teams, and Zoom.
• Other skills required:
  • Highly organized and independent

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete Parents as Teachers Foundational and Model Implementation training series.
• Provide case management services that include but are limited to parenting education, provide in-home visitation services (minimum once bi-weekly); timely (with 24-72 hours) case notation of all oral and written: timely referral for counseling, mental health, and substance use services.
• Conduct intakes, provide assessment to determine client needs.
• Provide face-to -face home and community visits to assess need and assist in accessing resources (referral source determines number of visits per month)
• Develop a comprehensive service plan.
• Facilitate PAT curriculum and ensure program fidelity while meeting essential requirements.
• Facilitate access to additional resources as needed.
• Create and maintain client charts and complete all required documentation.
• Provide monthly and quarterly case reports and data to funders.
• Provide written and oral reports to Children and Youth and family court as needed.
• Provide services outside of the traditional workday based on client needs.
• Participate in individual and group supervision.
• Understand client’s rights to privacy and confidentiality as articulated by agency policy and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Occasionally/Frequently/Continually required to stand
• Occasionally/Frequently/Continually required to walk
• Occasionally/Frequently/Continually required to sit
• Occasionally/Frequently/Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Occasionally/Frequently/Continually required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl
• Occasionally/Frequently/Continually required to talk or hear
• Occasionally/Frequently/Continually exposure to outside weather conditions
• Occasionally/Frequently/Continually exposure to extreme heat or cold (non-weather)
• Occasionally/Frequently/ Continually transport clients to appointments