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November 7, 2024
New River Health Association
FULL TIME
Parent Educator - PAT
Parent Educator will serve as a Family Support Professional – to families of young children under the age 5 and prenatally in
Raleigh, Fayette, borders of Nicholas and Greenbrier Counties.
Provide health education for the family, conduct time-sensitive screenings and assessments that promote optimal child development, women’s health, family well-being and enrichment. Our Vision: All children will develop, learn and grow to realize their full potential. Our Mission: To promote the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents as caregivers.
Home Visit Responsibilities:
TRAVEL: must have a valid driver's license and active auto insurance. Personal vehicle usage will be required to travel to families' homes, professional development trainings and community events for programs.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Pay: From $17.10 per hour
Benefits:
Home Visit Responsibilities:
- Educates, supports and provides referral services
- Maintains an active status in the WV STARS training program
- Organizes, schedules and conducts home visits with participant families
- Participates in group connection activities throughout the year
- Participates in community events as designated throughout the year
- Will maintain a caseload of a minimum of 12 families consistently throughout the year
- Recruits and enrolls participants
- Maintains participant charts
- Reports any safety issues (child abuse or neglect) to the Supervisor
- Reports any concerns that may endanger the Home Visitor or participant family to the Supervisor
- Makes bimonthly home visits based on PAT Curriculum
- Follows and maintains Standards of Practice for Home Visitors
- Exhibits behavior to maintain status as a parental role model
- Maintains personal portfolio
- Interviews and observes participants
- Obtains participant case history
- Assesses participant progress
- Networks to build working relationships within the community
- Advocates on behalf of the family
- In-Office Days: These days will be used for personal visit planning period, gathering items for delivery to families, data entry and review, reflective supervision, administrative supervision, site meetings, CQI meetings to keep the remainder of your week available for home visits, group connections and occasional state required training. At the end of the report year, employees will be asked to work the final week of June and September in the office to finalize documentation for reporting.
- Be available to your families by phone/text. Interactions/discussions must be documented. Staff are required to conduct themselves in a professional manner with families using a strength-based approach, offering dignity and respect to all. Group Connections (play dates): Your team will share the responsibility of hosting and attending 12 group connections annually.
- Caseload Capacity: Parent Educators will receive family referrals and do their own recruitment as well to build a caseload of 16 families by the end of the first year of employment.
TRAVEL: must have a valid driver's license and active auto insurance. Personal vehicle usage will be required to travel to families' homes, professional development trainings and community events for programs.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- High School Diploma or equivalent; early childhood education, development or social work degree is preferred.
- 5 years experience working with families of young children.
Pay: From $17.10 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
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