Parent Educator - Bilingual - Full-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Yakima, WA/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$21.00 - $28.00 Hourly/div divstrongTravel Percentage/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Up to 50% /div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Day/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongPosition Summary:/strong/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"The Parent Educator is responsible for the implementation of family-centered, home-bases services using a model, assessments, planning, and referrals of families to community partners and agencies./span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongResponsibilities:/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Provide family-centered, home-based services/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Conduct the enrollment, service planning and implementation of the Parents as Teachers Curriculum focusing on strengths and areas of concern./span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Conduct home-visits, addressing specific goals in the family service plan; conduct developmental screenings; make referrals and establish connections to other community resources identified in the service plan; facilitate educational groups./span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Document services provided to the family and submit required paperwork in a timely well-organized fashion./span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Participate in PAT staff meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings, and other meetings as required./span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Participate in community events and recruitment events/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Follow agency policies regarding confidentiality and other consumer rights/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Maintain flexible hours and schedule visits according to familiesrsquo; needs while not exceeding the 40-hour work week and in adherence with scheduling requirements/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Represent the agency in a professional manner within the community/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Work well with other agenciesrsquo; personnel/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Requires working flexible hours as determined by the agency, including some evenings a month and occasionally on weekends/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Requires extensive travel in the community and working in clientsrsquo; homes/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Requires ability to tolerate exposure to tobacco smoke, domestic animals, household pests, and other conditions common to a variety of home environments/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Perform other duties as required/span/span/li /ul h4Qualifications/h4brpspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongJob Requirements:/strong/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position.nbsp; Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the physical requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements./span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"stronguPhysical Requirements:/u/strong/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"This position normally requires the physical demands of sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, talking, hearing and adequate vision on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time. /span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"stronguNon-Physical Requirements:/u/strong/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongEducation/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Bachelorrsquo;s Degree in Behavioral Sciences, Preferred/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Associates Degree, Required/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongExperience/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"2 yearsrsquo; experience working with parents and young children with Bachelors Degree/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"5 yearsrsquo; experience working with parents and young children with Associates Degree or equivalent/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongSpecial Skills/strong/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:disc" lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Knowledge of child development, a range of child rearing practices and issues/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Knowledge of community resources/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Knowledge of appropriate use of screening materials/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Ability to work independently and as a team member/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Possess good verbal and written communication skills/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Possess good data management skills/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word and Excel/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Aptitude for learning new software programs and technology /span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Maintain confidentiality according to professional standards/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Bilingual (English/Spanish) Required/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English/Spanish preferred/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Ability to provide culturally relevant services/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Value all people, their family culture, heritage, language, and beliefs/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongLicensure, Registration, Certification/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"First Aid/CPR certification required/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Food Handlers Card required/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Valid Washington State driverrsquo;s license and minimum required liability insurance for WA State/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Must be deemed insurable as determined by Catholic Charitiesrsquo; liability insurance provider/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongEmployment is conditional upon:/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"Being cleared by criminal background check and fingerprinting when required/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongWage Range/strong: $21 to $28 hourly, depending on level of education and experience/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongWork Schedule/strong: Monday - Friday, 8am to 5pm/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="color:#000000"strongBenefits:/strong/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"13 paid holidays, 12 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave per year/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Health insurance including medical amp; prescription coverage, with optional dental and vision insurance plans. Majority of premiums paid by Catholic Charities/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Retirement 403(b) Plan: employee contributions commence upon employment; Catholic Charities contributes 2% of monthly income and matches up to 4% of employee contributions following 6 months of employment/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Basic Life Insurance paid 100% by Catholic Charities/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Flexible Spending Account eligibility following 6 months of employment/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Education Assistance Program reimbursing up to $5,250 per year for approved continuing education after 6 months of employment/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Additional voluntary insurances including supplemental life, accidental death amp; dismemberment (ADamp;D), critical illness, long term disability, accident, and ID theft/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Employee Assistance Program includes 3 counseling sessions per year, legal consultations, financial coaching, and other wellbeing tools/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Annual longevity awards begin at 5 years of employment/span/li /ul pbr / span style="color:#000000"It is the practice of Catholic Charities to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We gladly offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to support participation in the hiring process and employment./span/p