Parents as Teachers

General Statement of Duties / Distinguishing Features of the Class

We are seeking a caring, collaborative candidate to assist public health with carrying out the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department’s mission and programs.

The successful candidate will be providing comprehensive Parents as Teachers (PAT) evidence-based services to assigned clients in residential or community locations. This program consists of providing individualized assessment of needs, education on parenting and developmental milestones, and community connection to resources as needed for pregnant women, infants, and children up to kindergarten age. This position requires a strong passion for public health and serving the population of Butte-Silver Bow.

Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)

• Performs initial client intake assessment, including evaluating the client’s medical, psychological, social, financial, and educational/employment history.
• Engage in program recruitment activities (as applicable)
• Complete an initial and annual family-centered assessment with each family
• Develop, monitor, and review goals with each family
• Plan, provide, and document personal visits focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being
• Provide group connections to give families an opportunity to build social connections with one another
• Engage in parent-child interaction activities, and increase knowledge of ways to support children’s development
• Complete at least initial and annual developmental screening and health review for each enrolled child
• Connect families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs
• Provides education as needed to other staff members with new resources available.
• Identifies and refers clients to appropriate community resources and programs.
• Be able to meet case load requirements by Parents as Teachers Affiliate and Healthy Montana Families.
• The parent educator must complete the Parents as Teachers Foundational and Model Implementation trainings before delivering PAT services after being hired.
• Other duties as required.

• Work performed in the community is sometimes subject to conditions that range from inclement weather to dangerous conditions, such as snow/ice, cold, heat, noise, wetness/humidity, vibration, sudden temperature changes, and poor illumination at the job site or due to travel on the job.
• Travel to and from locations may subject worker to increased risk of driving hazards. Community locations may subject worker to communicable diseases, insects and other disease vectors, toxins, hazardous materials, chemicals, and animals.
• In all settings, employees in this classification may occasionally need to relate to members of the public who exhibit challenging, atypical, or hostile behaviors and/or communication.
Visual ability must be sufficient enough to read typewritten documents and computer screens and operate a vehicle.

Required Experience, Training, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Adaptability/Flexibility: Ability to meet changing conditions with ease and to learn new duties, methods, and procedures.
• Appearance: Maintains neatness, appropriateness of dress and hygiene per dress code.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Ability to be on time for work and attend mandatory meetings/in-services.
• Communication: Ability to convey ideas and information in both oral and written forms; ability to provide information on a timely basis that is concise and easily understood by others: legibility and accuracy of documentation.
• Cooperation: Attitude toward work and the spirit in which assignments are accepted, discipline, and contributions as a team player.
• Courtesy: Ability to cooperate with others to get the job done; courtesy toward clients, visitors, co-workers, and peers.
• Dependability/Accountability: Degree to which employee accepts responsibility for defined duties; participates in planning for coverage during absences and follows through with agreed-upon tasks and goals within agreed-upon time frames.
• Energy: Enthusiasm for work, degree of commitment to organization philosophy.
• Initiative: Ability to be self-starter, demonstrates creativity and offers constructive suggestions/solutions for problem-solving, and performs well independently.
• Judgement: The degree to which the proper number of facts, commensurate with the problem, is gathered before a decision is made, ability to use discretion and reasoning in problem-solving, appropriateness of decisions.
• Planning/Organization: Ability to identify any issues, set priorities, act efficiently and use resources.
• Professionalism: Ability to maintain stable performance and behavior when faced with opposition, pressure and/or stressful conditions; ability to demonstrate a non-judgmental attitude and acceptance of patients whose moral, religious or cultural beliefs differ from one’s own; adherence to agency policies and procedures; can independently resolve interpersonal conflicts and uses proper chain of command; exhibits discretion and maintains patient confidentiality while discussing patient information only with those directly involved with the patient’s care and welfare.
• Productivity: Ability to meet organization’s expectations regarding performance in job area; ability to manage time efficiently.
• Technical Skills: Maintains and applies the knowledge and technical skills necessary to fulfill the position requirements per skills, inventory self-assessment and professional staff competence assessment (if applicable).
• Use of Time: Uses work time appropriately for the job; not for personal business.

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, social work, health, psychology, or a related field or a two-year degree/60 college hours in early childhood or related field is preferred. Applicants with a minimum of 2 years of previous supervised work experience with young children and/or adults and a high school diploma or GED may be considered.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (i.e., non-judgmental, objective, reflective, empathic, patient, tactful).
• Ability to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on their strengths.
• Strong organizational and record-keeping skills.
• Computer skills, including email, Microsoft programs, and various database systems.
National Incident Management System (NIMS)/ Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, and 700 certifications within six months of employment.

• Valid Montana driver’s license, a current certificate of vehicle insurance, and access to reliable transportation to all assigned work locations.
• Must be a resident of Butte-Silver Bow during employment, according to Butte-Silver Bow Ordinance. See below.

Additional City-County information

The job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities. Tasks and duties of the employee may differ from those outlined above.

The City-County of Butte Silver Bow is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical disability, or veteran status.

• Low-cost health insurance plan with dental and vision coverage for employees and dependants
• No-cost life insurance
• No-cost, confidential employee assistance program
• Retirement savings accounts
• Permanent employees accrue vacation leave, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Voluntary supplemental coverages
• Dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Medical flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts