EHS Parent Educator (Las Vegas)

ABSTRACT OF THE POSITION:

Home visiting Parent Educators will work collaboratively with low-income families to achieve successful outcomes for preschool children, ages 3 to 5 of all backgrounds and abilities. Parent Educators will use the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program models (or other curricula as appropriate) to support parents as their child’s “first and most important” teacher.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES (including but not limited to):

The Parent Educator’s responsibilities chiefly falls within the following core functions, although they may perform other tasks as needed:

• Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and Attendance:
  • Recruits families mostly in need of home-based early childhood services, including previously underserved populations from a defined recruitment area.
  • Determines the eligibility of children based on the program guidelines.
  • Enrolls children and families based on enrollment criteria and maintains a waiting list of eligible children to enroll in the event of attrition.
  • Maintains the funded enrollment level, fills vacancies as they occur, and analyzes enrollment data.
  • Analyzes the causes of absenteeism when families fail to participate in home visits or socialization.
  • Plans and facilitates parent orientations to the program.