Parent Educator - Teen

Mental Health America NWI

POSITIOM DESCRIPTION

Position: Parent Educator – Teen Program: eTAP

Reports to: Program Director Supervisor Responsibilities: None

Position Summary:

The Teen Parent Educator should have an understanding of early childhood development, experience working with families and comfortable providing services in home settings, virtual platforms, and at the local high school and middle school sites in Lake and Porter County, IN. This person should demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) with both parents and colleagues and an ability to relate to people with respect for their individuality. The Teen Parent Educator should be able and enjoy functioning appropriately in an autonomous work environment and be highly motivated and creative. Lastly, the person should have an understanding of Northwest Indiana’s cultural diversity and human service needs, and experience working with community agencies and a passion for the mission.

This program utilizes research based theoretical frameworks and curriculum to achieve outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, although other duties may be assigned to meet agency needs:

• Identifies and recruits teen families with children prenatal to age 5
• Protects the integrity, respect and confidentiality of other staff and the families served in a culturally sensitive manner
• Carries a case of 25-30 families, providing monthly and bi-weekly personal visit in the home, virtually, or local high school and middle school sites, with frequency dependent on risk factors assessed for each family
• Must be able to work with strengths-based and family centered service models
• Must be able to attend 5-day training to become certified as a Parent Educator, as well as other professional development
• Attends monthly staff meetings and one-on-one reflective supervision meetings
• Responsible for documenting and organization of charts and web-based data entry in accordance with program guidelines and in a timely manner in order to track program outcomes
• Participates in outreach efforts for community awareness and support (i.e. distributing brochures to area agencies, attending community functions)
• Ability to show acceptance of individual differences
• Co-facilitates group connections and community events, as assigned
• Reports to Supervisor with any issues including staff conflict, caseload concerns, scheduling and salary
• Subject to evaluations by Supervisor, Peers, and eTAP parents
• Ability to function appropriately in a flexible and autonomous work environment and be motivated and creative
• Observes safe job practices, maintaining a clean and safe working environment

Job Description

Parent Educator

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Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in human service field such as social work, psychology or education

Minimum of 1 year field experience

Valid driver’s license and adequate auto insurance

Pass criminal history background check

Ability to show acceptance of individual differences and develop trusting relationships

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and climb stairs or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment is business casual.

Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana is an equal opportunity employer and does

not discriminate in the recruitment, employment, promotion, or transfer of qualified

personnel, or in the administration of personnel practices based upon age, sex, race,

ethnicity, nationality, handicap, or religion.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.39 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 28 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $18