MCHC Job Announcements



FAMILY CENTER  
BILINGUAL PARENT EDUCATOR POSITION

In order to promote early childhood development MCHC has established a Family Center in Kennett Square.  The Center provides home visiting and parent education to families living in southern Chester County who have young children aged 2-5 years. MCHC joins almost 50 Family Centers across Pennsylvania that use the “evidence based”, nationally recognized curriculum called “Parents as Teachers” to help increase parents’ skills and children’s school readiness.  The Family Center helps families with: 1) personal in-home visits; 2) parent education and support groups; 3) health insurance enrollment; and 4) resource referrals.

The Center presently has a position available for a full-time Parent Educator.

 Responsibilities:

• Provide parent education, using the Parents as Teachers curriculum, during regular home visits.
• Assess family needs, and work with Family Center Director to develop and implement individualized family education and service plans.
• Assist the Family Center Director in implementing parent education and support groups.
• Actively recruit families to participate in the Family Center and represent the Center at family focused community outreach events.
• Complete all required documentation regarding home visits, group meetings, Family Center events, screening summaries, and other records required by the program, in a timely and comprehensive manner.
• Attend local and out-of-state trainings as required by the funding source.

Qualifications:

• Fully bilingual in both verbal and written Spanish and English.
• Proven ability to develop trusting, supportive relationships with parents of young children.
• Aptitude to successfully complete the Parents as Teachers Prenatal to 3 Years training (within 90 days of hiring) and, within 6 months, complete the 3 Years to Kindergarten training.  After training must be willing to maintain certification as a Parent Educator by completing the required professional development hours for years of service.
• Highly developed organizational skills with proven history of successfully managing multiple priorities simultaneously. Must be detail oriented.
• Track record of working as a productive and cooperative member of a team and a  displayed willingness to accept supervision and make personal performance improvements as appropriate.
• Capability to work flexible hours (some evenings and weekends) and to occasionally travel overnight to attend training programs.
• Experience using Microsoft Office.
• No criminal or child abuse history as determined by criminal history and child abuse screenings.
• Valid driver’s license and daily access to an automobile.

Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, social work, child/family development or related field, and supervised experience working with parents of young children strongly preferred.

Will consider an Associate’s degree with 3 years supervised experience working with parents of young children.

Hours/Benefits:
Position offers: competitive salary and benefits plan including subsidized health insurance, 401(k) plan with an employer match, life insurance, short-term disability, generous paid holidays, vacation, sick leave and personal days as well as a 37.5 hour work week.

To apply please email (in Word format) a resume  to: Barbara Fitzgerald-Turner at bfturner@hrinnovationsllc.com with the subject line "Parent Educator"

Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County is
committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer.