Parent Child Educator

We are now hiring for a full-time Parent Child Educator to join our Empowering Families Team!

SALARY: The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $50,000 and $56,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level. $3,000 sign-on bonus ($750 first paycheck, $1,250 after 6 months, $1,000 after 1 year) 

The Parent Child Educator will provide in-home instruction as well as a group socialization experience to parents and children to enhance the parents' ability to fill the role of primary teacher of their child.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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  Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
  
  


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  Create and maintain respectful partnerships with families.
  
  


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  Deliver health, educational, nutritional and child growth and development information to parents via home visits.
  
  


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  Work alongside the parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow-up occurs. Make referrals as needed.
  
  


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  Ensure that accurate and current information is entered into the program's electronic database on a regular basis.
  
  


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  Provide support in preparing parent and child activities that encourage developmentally appropriate, play-based activities for the changing needs of children.
  
  


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  Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings to plan for and deliver collaborative services across all components.
  
  


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  Support the family to achieve their family goals and support the individual goals for children as identified in their individualized family service plans/individual education plan, as applicable.
  
  


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  Assess individual needs, attending to special needs, specific interests, strengths and concerns.
  
  


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  Complete all developmental, social-emotional and health screenings.
  
  


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  Responsible for implementing the program's Planned Language Approach, which is specifically designed to support dual language learners and their families.
  
  


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  Provide families feedback on their child's development through home visits or parent/teacher conferences.
  
  


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  Plan and conduct regular socializations and monthly parent meetings with team members.
  
  


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  Attend community meetings, trainings and appropriate professional development activities, as needed.
  
  


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  Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of children during transitions. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.
  
  


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  Work effectively with diverse staff and service population.
  
  


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  Ensure all data is accurately reflected in the agency's Program Summary Report within set time frames.
  
  


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  Participate in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.
  
  


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  Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Education, Certifications, Credentials and/or Experience

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  A Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field from an accredited college or university; or Bachelor's Degree with at least 9 coursework hours in ECE or Child Development.
  
  

Travel/Mobility Requirements

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  Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.
  
  

Travel Between Sites

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  Yes
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

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  N/A
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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  Ability to obtain Gateways to Opportunity Family Specialist Level 5 credential by 2028. Prevention Initiative, Healthy Families, Early Head Start or Infant-Toddler experience desired.
  
  


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  Experience working with low-income families preferred.
  
  


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  Good written and verbal communication skills, with a basic knowledge of computers.
  
  


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  Strong interpersonal and time management skills required.
  
  


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  Some direct service experience preferred.
  
  


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  Ability to maintain assigned community and home base services. Ability to work flexible schedule including evenings and some weekends.
  
  

Metropolitan Family Services Values and Expected Behaviors

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  Client Centered/Mission Driven
  
  


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  Adaptable
  
  


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  Goal Oriented/Solution Focused
  
  


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  Self-Reflective and Receptive to Feedback
  
  


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  Collaborative
  
  


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  Positive Demeanor
  
  


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  Trustworthy/Accountable
  
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal. The employee may occasionally lift and/or mover up to 50 pounds. This job description is not designed to cover nor contain a comprehensive, exhaustive li sting of duties and responsibilities, and it is expected that employees understand there may be other duties assigned outside of the written language that appears here Metropolitan Family Services reserves the right to amend, add, change, and/or remove responsibilities to meet business needs as necessary, at any time, with or without notice to employees.

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here!

Some highlights include:

• Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage.


• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.


• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.


• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

And so much more! Make sure you click here to see the full suite of benefits offered!

ABOUT US:

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.