Parent Educator (PAT)

Little River Medical Center; Little River (SC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Little River Medical Center is seeking a certified Parent Educator to implement the Parents As Teachers model, focusing on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well‑being. You will use the PAT Foundational Curriculum in culturally sensitive ways, partner with families, facilitate, and reflect with them.

Responsibilities include family assessments, planning and documenting visits, linking families to resources, and supporting transitions to preschool while

Qualifications

• Ability to work on an interdisciplinary team and respect boundaries.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; bilingual a plus.
• Basic computer skills including email and word processing.
• Confidentiality and handling health information appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Engage in recruitment activities.
• Complete initial and annual family-centered assessments with each family.
• Develop, monitor, and review goals with each family.
• Plan and document visits focused on parent-child interaction and family well‑being.
• Use foundational curriculum to share research-based information with families.
• Screen for child development progress.
• Provide group connections to build social networks and support child development.
• Complete developmental screenings and health reviews for each child.
• Connect families to resources to reach their goals.
• Assist families in transitions to preschool or kindergarten.
• Maintain timely program documentation and inventory supplies.
• Attend reflective supervision and staff meetings monthly.

Education

Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or related field

Job description

Parents As Teachers (PAT)/ Parent Educator (PE)

POSITION SUMMARY

A certified parent educator implements the PAT model, emphasizing parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being in their work with families. Utilizing the PAT Foundational Curriculum in culturally sensitive ways, the parent educator partners, facilitates, and reflects with families.

WHY LRMC:

Little River Medical Center is a non‑profit community health center within Horry County. At Little River Medical Center, we strive to offer exceptional health services and deliver quality, compassionate care to everyone. We provide a wide range of affordable health and support services for every family.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following but not limited to:

• Engage in recruitment activities.
• 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.
• Use the Foundational Curriculum to share researched based information with families.
• Screen for child’s developmental progress.
• Provide group connections to give families an opportunity to build social connections with each other, engage in parent-child interaction activities, and increase their knowledge of ways to support children’s development.
• Complete at least an initial and annual developmental screening, health review for each child.
• Connect families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs.
• Help parents and children transition to other services as needed, preschool or to kindergarten.
• Maintain and submit in a timely way all required family and program documentation.
• Organize and inventory supplies and materials, etc.
• Participate in at least two hours of reflective supervision monthly and at least two hours of staff meetings monthly.
• Obtain competency-based professional development and renew parent educator certification annually.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement.
• Be available to serve families in non-traditional work hours if necessary.
• Participate in Quality through Technology and Innovation in Pediatrics meetings and collaboratives.
• Attend trainings/conferences/webinars as specified throughout the year.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated flexibility to work on an interdisciplinary team; ability to work in various roles and capacities and to respect boundaries in each role.
• Ability to establish mutually satisfying relationships with a wide range of people.
• Ability to work independently and self‑motivated.
• Demonstrate oral and written communication skills. Bi‑lingual a plus.
• Must possess basic computer skills including web browsing, e‑mail, internet and word processing.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions.
• Strong organizational and record keeping skills.
• Confidentiality is important as direct support staff have access to full health information with the clear understanding that access and reading is limited to need for treatment, reimbursement or operations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on their strengths.
• The parent educator must complete Foundational Training and Model Implementation Training before delivering PAT services.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors in early childhood education, social work, health, psychology or a related field.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish rapport with families and empower them by building on their strengths.

LRMC offers benefits such as:

• Employer matched 403B Retirement Plan.
• Paid Vacation time, Sick time, & Holiday's. As well as paid qualifying Administrative Leave.
• Employer Paid Health Benefits: Life / AD&D Policies, Short/Long Term Disability, and a Employee Assistant Plan.