Hana Like Parent Educator - Full Time Honolulu

Parents And Children Together; Honolulu (HI); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 vacation days

12 sick days

14 paid holidays

Medical coverage options

401K/Employer match

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Phone and internet subsidy

Documentation time

Job summary

Parents and Children Together seeks a Parent Educator in Honolulu, Hawaii. The position provides evidenced-based visiting support to prenatal mothers and families with young children, coordinating with a team to promote maternal and child health and development.

Responsibilities include conducting home visiting, developing Family Goal Plans, administering developmental screens, and linking families to community resources.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience working with children and families is required; examples include pre-school/day care, parent educator, or child skills trainer.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidenced-based home visiting services to families with children aged 0–5, following funder/state guidelines and agency procedures.
• Develop a meaningful Family Goal Plan (FGP) with families to address health and safety needs.
• Administer developmental screens (ASQ/ASQ-SE), hearing/vision checks, and caregiver assessments per program requirements.
• Enter and maintain all family documentation accurately in program databases and funder systems.
• Link families to community resources and coordinate follow-up support services as needed.
• Conduct outreach activities to engage hard-to-reach families in a respectful manner.
• Maintain effective relationships with referral sources, partners, and state agencies.

Skills

Experience with families

Child development awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates Degree or equivalent

Job description

Parents and Children Together is a statewide company that works with Hawaii’s children, individuals, and families to create safe and promising futures. Our vision is for Hawaii to be a peaceful, safe, and vibrant community with opportunities for all to fulfill their dreams. Our company culture is deeply embedded by our Core Values of Respect, Collaboration, Informed Approach, Excellence, Holistic Care and Future Focused.

If our mission and core values resonate with you, please consider us an organization to join. You’ll be joining one of Hawaii Business Magazine’s recognized Best Places to Work recipient for 2026 and for the previous 12 years.

Job Title:Parent Educator

Location/Work Status: Honolulu, Hawaii with flexible work environment

Job Type: Regular Full Time, Non-Exempt

Compensation:$21.78/hour with competitive benefits package

• 21 Paid Vacation Days, 12 Paid Sick Days, and 14 Paid Holidays
• Medical Coverage through Kaiser or UHA – you chose the best option for your family
• 401K or Roth with 4% Employer Match
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Cell phone and internet subsidy
• Paid time to complete client documentation

Summary of Program and Position:

The Hana Like Home Visitor Program works with families to provide supportive coaching to teach strategies that enhance the parent or caregiver’s skills to provide a safe, healthy, nurturing environment for children ages birth to five years. Home visitors also work with prenatal mothers to support a wide range maternal-child health.

The Parent Educator provides evidenced-based visiting support services to prenatal mothers with young children to improve maternal and child health, child health and safety and child development knowledge. This position communicates with family members, internal team members, service providers and community partners and provides team leadership for service provision. This position is under the direct supervision of the Program Supervisor.

• Conduct evidenced-based home visiting services to families with young children, ages 0-5 in a manner consistent with standards and guidelines established by funders, state law and policies and procedures of the agency and in a manner that will improve the self-confidence of parents. In partnership with families, curriculum materials are used to promote positive parent and child interaction and parenting, increase child development knowledge, promote family's interaction with the community and improve health-seeking behaviors. Monitors the quality of services to all families, including the implementation of the team approach.
• In partnership with the family and the team, develops a meaningful Family Goal Plan (FGP) that addresses risk factors and maternal child health and safety.
• Administer developmental screens such as the ASQ and ASQ-SE, hearing and vision screen, parent assessments, such as AAPI/HOME, as well as those screens required by the MIECHV project such as screening for prenatal care, tobacco use, postpartum care, and breastfeeding.
• Enter and maintain all contact documentation on families by completing required forms, screens, and assessments, and maintaining and inputting documentation in program databases and funder database systems in an accurate and timely manner.
• Provide linkage to community resources and follow-up with support services as needed, teaching families to identify and access resources throughout the process.
• Conduct creative outreach activities designed to engage hard-to-reach families, in a consistent, yet respectful manner.
• Maintain effective working relationships with referral source, EID (Early Identification) community partners, state agencies, funders, and other appropriate providers of home visitation services.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Experience working with children and families required. e.g. pre-school/day care provider, parent educator, child skills trainer.

Other:

• Possesses and maintains a valid driver’s license and daily access to an automobile.
• Possesses and maintains proof of no-fault insurance.
• Can obtain an acceptable pre-hire driver’s abstract.
• Can obtain an acceptable criminal background check upon hire, one year later, and annually thereafter.
• Can obtain an acceptable CWS background check. upon hire, one year later, and annually thereafter.
• Can obtain an acceptable National Sex Offender Registry Check upon hire, one year later, and annually thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates Degree or equivalent preferred