Home Educator - PCEP Uvalde
Job Overview
This position serves as a resource and support for parents while acting as a facilitator for learning in a home-based program. It is also responsible for teaching parents and caregivers enrolled in the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program how to create educational toys using the AVANCE Toy-making Manual, in alignment with AVANCE’s Parenting Curriculum.
Job Responsibilities
- Promote and model the organization’s Core Values in all interactions and activities.
- Actively encourage newly enrolled parents to participate in and remain engaged with program activities.
- Collaborate with parents to develop individualized family plans.
- Foster professional, caring relationships with families based on mutual trust and respect.
- Support parents in understanding child development and how children grow and learn.
- Plan and facilitate child-centered educational activities addressing intellectual, physical, emotional, and social development.
- Provide parents with education on health and nutrition, integrating these topics into program activities.
- Coordinate with staff and parents to support health and nutrition efforts.
- Provide information, referrals, and assistance to parents accessing community resources.
- Support families in problem-solving and overcoming barriers.
- Conduct 30-minute home visits per program participant, ensuring compliance with program requirements.
- Organize at least two group socialization activities per program guidelines.
- Manage an assigned caseload of families.
- Develop and implement home visit plans focused on parents or legal guardians.
- Organize and supervise socialization activities that promote peer interaction through age-appropriate play and learning experiences.
- Conduct activities in various settings such as classrooms, community facilities, homes, or on field trips.
- Encourage parental involvement through observation, volunteering, or participation in children’s activities.
- Ensure compliance with nutritional guidelines by providing appropriate snacks and meals during socialization sessions.
- Prepare materials for toy-making lessons, including creating handouts and gathering supplies.
- Maintain inventory records and a sample exhibit of all AVANCE toys.
- Sew, cut, and prepare materials for toy-making sessions.
- Conduct toy-making sessions and reinforce AVANCE Possibility Sheets.
- Maintain accurate sign-in sheets for toy-making sessions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.