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Parent Educator
Career Insights for Family / School / General Case Manager
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What they do
A Family, School, or General Case Manager coordinates the delivery of a range of social and health services to individuals and families. Assess client needs and work with agencies and institutions ensure clients get the help they need. Monitor client and work with other service providers as necessary to address client needs. Provide limited counseling to client and their family.
$45,087 / year median in Texas
+16% projected growth
Job Description
Parent Educator BCFS Health and Human Services
•3.5 Corpus Christi, TX Job Details Full-time 3 hours ago Qualifications CPR Certification Computer literacy High school diploma or GED Driver's License First Aid Certification Driving Full Job Description It's a great feeling to work for a company that does so much good for others around the world!
Education :
Required
•High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred
•Bachelor's degree in a Health and Human Services field.
Experience :
Required
•With a high school diploma or equivalent, at least 3 years related direct service experience. Preferred
•Bachelor's degree will substitute for experience.
Job Summary:
The Parent Educator is responsible for using sound professional judgment and best practices to ensure quality services are provided to the service population while maintaining compliance with established program standards.
Essential Functions:
1. Conduct outreach and recruitment of participants for classes, with efforts focused on minimizing attrition. 2. Establish and maintain a trusting and professional working relationship with families through regular contact, including personal visits. 3. Administer intake, assessments, and screening tools to clients and family members. 4. Utilize intake and assessment results to establish and effectively implement goals, objectives, and activities identified with parents. 5. Meet with the supervisor to evaluate the status of families on caseload. 6. Develop, together with the Director, updates, reminders, and community education information.
Measurable Deliverables:
1. Obtain and maintain certification in SafeCare curriculum administration. 2. Enroll and serve a maximum of 12-15 clients per 18-20-week sessions of services as per SafeCare guidelines. 3. Provide parent and health education, case management, resource and referrals, basic needs support, transportation assistance, and/or other support services to families on caseload. 4. Attend all required training. 5. Record all group and individualized services and activities in a complete, concise, and timely manner utilizing program forms into all database platforms. 6.
Demonstrate the ability to:
a. Respond sensitively and competently to the service population's cultural and socio-economic characteristics. b. Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English. c. Work in a fast-paced environment. d. Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position. e. Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team. f. Travel as needed. 7. Other job duties as assigned per grant requirements.
Requirements:
1. Maintain certificates required for the position including but not limited to First Aid and CPR. 2. Valid Texas Driver's license with a clear driving record and reliable transportation. 3. Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens. 4. Provide proof or work eligibility status upon request. 5. Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background and motor vehicle check (fingerprints needed if applicant has lived out of state within the past 5 years). English (United States) If you like to work with people that believe they can make a difference in the world, this is the company for you! EEO Statement In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other applicable federal and state laws (e.g., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all employees equally regardless of race, religion, national origin, color, sex, or any other classification made unlawful or prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws, such as age, citizenship status, veteran or military status, or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. #LI-Education #LI-Entry Level #LI-Full-time