MIECHV Parent Educator

Essential Duties:
 Plans and makes monthly personal home visits at time convenient for parents.
 Prepares reports as needed on services provided and families served.
 Conducts development screenings yearly.
 Conducts group meetings with parents.
 Completes personal visit records.
 Maintains confidentiality.
 Participates in in-service training activities.
 Provides education to community on Parents As Teachers and its services.
 Recruits families to participate in the program.
 Completes PAT trainings and subsequent trainings required for national re-certification.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):
 Bachelor's Degree in Child Development, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Early
Childhood Special Education, Vocational Home Economics (Consumer and Homemaking), Nursing or
related field;
 Or a two-year associate degree (AA), or two-year certificate program in Early Childhood Education, Child
Development, or Nursing;
 Or a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.
 Or Sixty college hours and two years of successful experience in a program working with young children
and their parents
 Demonstrated ability in working with young children and their parents;
 Successfully complete the Parents as Teachers National Center Birth to Three Institute or parent educator
certification. Additional training will be required for Three to Five certification for preschool age children:
o a) A minimum of 30 hours pre-service training from a Parents as Teachers National Center Birth to
Three Training Institute;
o b) A minimum of 20 hours in-service training during the first year of employment in an approved
program;
o c) A minimum of 15 hours in-service training during the second year of employment in an approved
program;
o d) A minimum of 10 hours in-service training during the third year of employment and each year
thereafter in an approved program.
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities):
Previous experience working with families and small children.

*Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education at a 2:1 ratio. Therefore, for every 1 year of college lacking, 2 years of directly relevant
experience may be substituted.
Physical/Mental Requirements:
 Must have adequate manual dexterity to write legibly and perform required duties on the computer.
 Must have adequate visual acuity to read, interpret and transcribe written material and other required duties.
 Requires normal range of hearing and clear speaking abilities to interact appropriately with others in person and on the
telephone.
 Requires some stooping, bending, stretching and occasional lifting not to exceed 50 pounds.
 Sitting for prolonged periods of time.
 May periodically require work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, under sometimes stressful conditions
in order to meet business needs and strict deadlines.
Work Environment:
 Office duties will be performed in a well-lighted, climate controlled environment.
 Driving personal vehicle within and outside the district.
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by
the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need
prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of
Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.

To strengthen the capacity of parents to be effective first teachers through personal/home visits, group meetings, resource networking, referrals and developmental screenings.