JOB SUMMARY

Provides in-home parent education and support utilizing the Parents as Teachers curriculum to promote positive parenting; encourage and improve child health and development; and prevent and/or reduce child abuse and neglect. Assess for family strengths and needs and refer as needed. Enhance family functioning by building trusting relationships; teaching problem-solving skills; improving the family’s support system; promoting positive parent-child interaction and relationships.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists parents in learning about child development, positive parenting practices, and parent-child interaction activities through home visitation services, utilizing the Parents as Teachers curriculum.
• Relates to families from a strength-based model and establishes a trusting relationship with identified at-risk families by initiating and maintaining regular contact and support of families in their homes.
• Establishes a Family Goal Plan with families, with goals/objectives related to the needs of the identified child(ren), parent(s), and family with a set target date for completion and implements the case plan as a guide for service provision and updates when due.
• Effectively manages assigned caseload and related responsibilities, including assessments, goal-planning, parenting education provision, and keeping forms and assessments updated when due.
• Documents accurately all services provided in progress notes as well as other program-required documentation and maintains well-organized family files.
• Demonstrates the agency’s values of compassion, respect, adaptability, and learning.
• Participates in agency Performance and Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Manager, Child and Family Development.

Why Parent Child Center of Tulsa?

Benefits

• 19 days PTO; 9 paid holidays; Christmas to New year agency closed = 32 days first year
• Generous benefits package!
• Family-oriented and focused policies like paid parental leave!
• Remote work options!

Community Impact at PCCT

• https://www.parentchildcenter.org/about-us/our-stories/

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma/GED or Child Development Associate (CDA)
• Prior experience working with prenatal women, infants, children, and their families with a preference for home visitation experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication and listening skills.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Ability to establish a trusting relationship with families.
• Valid Oklahoma driver’s license and a car for full-time business use and a good driving record.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds to carry forms, parent-child activity materials, and basic need items to one’s car and to apartments that may be upstairs.
• Ability to sit on the floor for extended periods of time to perform activities as needed while on home visits.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse populations and in geographical areas that are identified as higher-risk locations.