Family Educator

STARTING RATE OF PAY $17.83/ HOUR! Looking for individuals with a passion for helping children and families and connecting with community resources!

Position: Family Educator

Program and Location: Home Based Program serving Furnas County and the Surrounding Area – Office will be located in Lexington

Position Summary: The Family Educator is a resource for parents and a facilitator for learning and assists parents to strengthen their knowledge of child development and community resources.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to plan and develop (with parents) an individualized program for the family, including establishing a caring professional relationship, a climate of mutual trust, and respect for parents.

• Recruit eligible families.

• Maintain funded enrollment and a waitlist throughout the program year and replace open enrollment slots within 30 days of an opening.

• Complete developmental screenings.

• Implement office filing system for child/family files to ensure performance standard compliance.

• Complete required home visits with families during program year.

• Conduct required group socializations.

• Maintain Family Partnership Agreements with each family served.

• Pursue partnerships with community resources.

Tasks and Duties:

• Maintain child/family program files.

• Provide information to families on community events, parent education classes, etc. and actively refer families to resources available in the community.

• Work with parent or guardian to ensure children’s immunizations are up to date.

• Ensure all Dental, vision, physical and hearing exams are completed and followed up on with in the mandate timeframe.

• Work with families to strengthen knowledge of child development, including providing information on how children grow and learn.

• Plan and conduct child education activities in conjunction with families that meet the child’s intellectual, physical, emotional and social needs.

Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED. AA or bachelor's degree in education, Social Work or Human Services preferred.

• Must have home visitor credentials.

• Experience in a childcare environment is preferred.

Required Skills:

• Bilingual

• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the general public and agency employees.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Basic computer skills.

• Ability to provide leadership and model teamwork.

• Good interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• All Head Start Employees are expected to abide by the Standards of Conduct and keep all agency matters confidential.

• Model appropriate and professional behavior. Travel is required in agency vehicle.

Schedule/Hours: 40 hours per week for 42 weeks per year (August-May), then 30 hours per week for 10 weeks (June–July). Approximate hours are between 7:30 am – 3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Position is open to flexible scheduling to meet the needs of our clients’ schedules.

Pay Rate: The entry-level rate of pay is $17.83/ hour.

Benefits: Agency benefits provided include: paid holidays, PTO, short term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits available include: health, dental, vision, cancer/critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, and voluntary life insurance, as well as retirement and flexible spending account.

For more information, contact Cheyenne at (308) 865-5026 or email [email protected]