Parent Partner

Title: Parent Partner

Position Summary: Promote the WV Birth to Three program (WVBTT) by facilitating family engagement and Child Find activities and serving as a liaison between families, community service providers and resources.

Essential Functions

• Maintain working knowledge of available resources within the Regional Administrative Unit’s (RAU) geographical region.
• Link families to necessary resources.
• Represent the perspective of WV Birth to Three families at various meetings and committees.
• Conduct public awareness and Child Find activities in each county of the RAU’s geographical region.
• Develop and maintain a central directory of resources for families.
• Share program news and family involvement activities through multiple outlets.
• Organize and facilitate family engagement activities to connect WV Birth to Three families to each other.
• Establish and maintain a working relationship with Service Coordinators, practitioners, and community partners within the Regional Administrative Unit’s geographical service area.
• Traverse various terrain to access visitation sites.
• Remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.

Marginal Functions

• Compile and submit reports within established timelines.
• Participate in ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement activities.
• Assist in recruiting practitioners in identified areas of need.
• Participate in all required, committees, conferences, meetings and trainings relevant to the program and/or agency.
• Respond to any inquiries within a timely manner.
• Oversee assistive technology.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Skills & Abilities

• Abide by all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, and policies related to the program and relevant grants.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Utilize technology to enter, retrieve, and process information and communicate electronically.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Work collaboratively.

Education

• Required: High School diploma/GED

Experience

• Required: Parent of a child with special needs who received Part C and/or Part B IDEA services.
• Preferred: Experience organizing large scale community/public events.

Employment Conditions

• Successfully clearing the background check process, which may include: criminal background check, education verification, references, drug testing, motor vehicle records, sex offender registry, Child Protective Services check, and federal grants debarred list.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Able to travel extensively; requires the need for flexible scheduling, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Adhere to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethics.
• Business casual apparel.

Environmental Conditions

• Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to temperature changes at least fifty percent (50%) of the time.
• Prolonged sitting at a desk viewing a computer screen and keyboard typing.
• Frequent face-to-face, electronic, and virtual interactions with internal and external customers.
• Extensive driving throughout the geographical region under all weather conditions.
• Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
• Public contact position.
• This position may be eligible to work remotely up to two days per week following a successful 90-day review.

Physical Demands

• Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor.
• Access information using a computer.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at times.

ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Disclaimers and Statements

RVCDS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

RVCDS has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and marginal duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the position as described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and RVCDS reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as RVCDS may deem appropriate.