TES Parent Educator - Conecuh County

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) is seeking a TES Parent Educator to join the Conecuh County team. The Parent Educator will travel to home to visit with parents who are enrolled in the Parents as Teachers program. While in the home, they share child development knowledge, teach positive parenting techniques, conduct developmental screenings, and connect families to community resources to support school readiness, health, and well-being. This position is temporary, part-time, and employment is contingent on continued funding.

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time 
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads 
• Assistance with special projects 
• Seasonal work 
• Emergencies 

• Requires visiting families in the home and must be comfortable with delivering educational services in a nonjudgmental/strengths-based manner
• Must be well organized and be able to keep up with complicated timelines for screening and reporting.
• Passion for job, upbeat, enthusiastic, team player.
• Flexibility with respect to time and days able to work (should be able to work some weekends and evenings when client schedules require it). Regular hours 7:30am-4:00pm
• Implement the curriculum provided by the National Parents as Teachers Center and the local districts enhancements.
• Serve up to 15 families in a TES Position A minimum of 12 and up to 24 home visits per year per family.
• A minimum of six parent group meetings per year.
• Complete all required documentation regarding home visits, attendance records, for PAT events, screening summaries, and reports requested by the coordinator.
• Actively recruit volunteer families to participate in the program. Attend all required trainings for certification, in-service, and screenings.
• Attend Biweekly staff meetings with supervisor and other parent educators

• High school diploma or GED
• 4 years of experience in the organization of pre-designed educational programs/services, customer service, administrative support/clerical or related experience.