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Position Overview

The Parent Educator Supervisor supports the coordination and delivery of comprehensive home visitation services that support parents in being their child’s first educator and provides resources to families that aides them in reaching self-sufficiency. The Parent Educator Supervisor supervises and monitors Parent Educators and serves as the primary source of contact for the home based program option. The Parent Educator Supervisor creates an environment that fosters collaborative relationships with families and ensure they receive comprehensive services through their participation in the program.  These services include, but are not limited to health, social services, disabilities, early childhood education and care services, and a range of parenting training opportunities.  The Parent Educator Supervisor plays a key role in ensuring that the home based program option meets Next Door’s policies and procedures along with services comply with the Office of Head Start Performance Standards and any additional requirements due to various funding sources.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks

Professional Development

The Parent Educator Supervisor promotes a culture of professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement. They structure routine contexts for individual and group-based professional development for Parent Educators to work collaboratively to reflect on and examine practice, solve application challenges, manage conflict, and promote continuous learning and improvement in professional practice, child, and family outcomes. Specifically;

• Develops and implements a professional development plan for Parent Educators.
• Facilitates reflective supervision for parent educators and provides opportunities for Parent Educators to participate in reflective practices groups that support their professional growth.
• Develops and implements parenting education experiences for families.
• Uses effective mentoring and coaching strategies to improve the skills of Parent Educators.
• Provide parenting and child development information relevant to their child's growth and development level.
• Develops and implements the training of Home Visitors in accordance with the Parent-Child Home Program National Center’s curriculum, both prior to starting the Program and throughout the year, through weekly staff meetings. (PCHP)

Education and Program Development

Leads and coordinates the home-based programming for children ages birth to three or three to five, including implementation of the following evidence-based practices:

• Ensures a research-based, comprehensive curriculum and content-based, supplemental curricula (e.g., literacy, math, executive functioning/social emotional) are in place, and that alignment exists among the curricula and early learning standards, outcome goals, formative assessments, and instructional strategies;
• Monitors curriculum development to ensure curriculum focus on integration of the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework that focus on:

Early Head Start

• Language and Communication
• Approaches to Learning
• Social and Emotional Development
• Cognition
• Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development

Head Start

• Language and Communication
• Literacy
• Approaches to Learning
• Social and Emotional Development
• Mathematics Development
• Scientific Reasoning
• Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development

• Ensures parent educator interactions and facilitation strategies is responsive, intentional, and culturally sensitive to support parents in providing age appropriate experiences that supports children’s developmental growth in (social-emotional, physical, cognitive and language) and learning (i.e., literacy, math, science, technology, social studies, and the arts);
• Ensures parent educators use child screening, assessment, and progress data to inform lesson planning, individualization, and the intensification of instruction in the areas of oral language, dual language and literacy development and skills; social-emotional and self-regulation development and skills; and numeracy and problem-solving skills
• Collaborates with Parent Educators to prepare curriculum guide sheets, as needed. (PCHP only)

Interdisciplinary Work and Collaboration

Facilitates interdisciplinary work and collaboration among the program staff and other program areas/staff, including:

• In collaboration with other Next Door program staff, recruit; enroll families following Next Door’s Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) policies and procedures.
• Function as a team member in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Head Start and other Next Door programs.
• Support the Parent Educators to organize and implement biweekly socializations.
• Support staff in planning and implementing parent committee meetings.
• Participates in Family/Child Reviews (FCRs) to ensure FCR action plans are implemented and progress monitored;
• Collaborates with the Mental Health and Disabilities Coordinator to facilitate completion of Case Consultations and Special Education eligibility, planning, and implementation processes when warranted.

Administrative Support

• Monitor home visits to ensure they meet all Head Start regulations and Next Door policies and procedures.
• Monitor completion of home visits parent attendance at parent committee, and socializations.
• Monitor files of caseloads of parent educators and ensure their adherence to Head Start performance standards.
• Responsible for a minimum of one parent representative to serve on the Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council.
• Assist families with accessing resources and provide follow-up documentation.
• Develop relationships with community resources related to parents' needs.
• Assist parents in accessing quality childcare services.
• Provide transportation for families as needed.
• Act as an advocate for parents and children in the community.
• Assist with program data collection and results.
• Participate, and assist parents in participating in the development of program goals.
• Attend all meetings pertinent to case management of families.
• Support the hiring and recruitment process for Parent Educators.
• Supervise, monitor, and evaluate Parent Educator performance.
• Responsible for maintaining materials and supplies needed for the program.
• Work cooperatively and respectfully with other Next Door programs.
• Helps disseminate information to parents on center activities (i.e., parent meetings, workshops, mobile library, etc.).
• Assist in preparation of budget and monitoring budget expenditures.

Assessment

• Monitors the assessment process to ensure the accuracy of assessment and screening data.
• Ensures Individual Curriculum Plans (ICP) are created for each child and that individual experiences are supported through the curriculum development process to support the ICP.
• Prepares and maintains records, reports and assessment data on participating children.
• Analyzes the results of such assessments and makes recommendations thereon.
• Collects and preserves data, through the Parent-Child Home Program web-based
• Management Information System, and as requested by funders, state and local government, school districts, etc.
• Participates in research activities conducted by The Parent-Child Home Program’s National Center.
• Participates in follow-up research on families.

Home/School Connection

• Develop effective partnerships with parents by encouraging input into the educational program and the planning and implementation of periodic family events.
• Monitors all written communication that is sent home from Parent Educator.
• Visits and interviews Program families at least twice a year. (PCHP only)

Other

• Attends all required meetings and trainings, including supervisory trainings.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the job description.
• Actively participate in community organizations to increase awareness of quality early learning and care and to advocate for children and families.
• Maintains relationships with appropriate school district staff, and other early childhood, family support, and social service programs in the community.
• Does presentations on the Program, as requested, to local community groups, school boards, etc.

Accountability and Performance Requirement

All staff members are accountable for knowing and performing the responsibilities associated with their individual position in an efficient and effective manner, understanding that each of us plays an integral role in the success of our mission.  All staff will support the agency mission, vision, standards of conduct/code of ethics and strategic directions and support administrative decisions.  This must be demonstrated by maintaining a positive work environment, and by behaving and communicating in an appropriate manner with children, families, coworkers, supervisors and the public while achieving performance expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services. Early Childhood Education, nursing or other related fields.  Master’s degree in the above fields preferred.
• Previous parent and child activity coordination (in home) experience preferred.
• Two or more years in a supervisory and leadership experience.

Special Position Requirements

• This position requires weekly home visits to participants.  
• The incumbent must have access to a personal vehicle to use on a daily basis, maintain a valid driver's license and automobile insurance with liability limits of $300,000 (bodily injury) and $25,000 (property damage for each occurrence).
• The position demands a flexible work schedule including nights, weekends and possible overtime.

Preferences

• N/A

Work Requirements

• Other duties as assigned.
• Strong organizational, oral and written communication skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse population and low-income individuals. Ability to work independently while meeting deadlines and maintaining a schedule. Ability to function as a team member.
• Confidentiality regarding clients and staff is required.
• Ability to write clear, professional reports.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Computer literate.
• Possess a desire to learn new skills.
• Must be willing to obtain a first aid/CPR certificate.

Safety and Health

Next Door is committed to providing a safe work environment and to fostering the well-being and health of its employees. An essential part of each employees’ job is the development of safe working practices and the observance of safety rules, including:

• Following safety warnings and directions at all times.
• Using personal safety devices when required.
• Reporting any unsafe conditions to supervisor.
• Following process for reporting suspected child abuse and neglect.
• Reporting unsupervised children, after ensuring child’s safety.
• Implement active supervision practices at all times, including transition times.
• Ensure knowledge of each assigned child’s location at all times.

Physical Demands   

• Primarily active work; occasionally lifting up, holding or moving up to 50 lbs.

Physical Activity      

• Bending, stooping, kneeling, sitting on the floor, walking/transporting, handling, and reaching, climbing, balancing, crouching, crawling, talking and speaking clearly, hearing conversation level, smelling, and seeing; ability to interact daily with children outdoors in varied weather condition.

Work Environment

• Combination of office, Early Childhood classroom setting, and family home environment with some travel between sites and homes occasionally required.

Personal/Physiological

• Ability to make frequent, significant decisions to understand and react to the development process of children. 
• Ability to respond quickly and competently to an emergency or crisis situation in order to keep children safe.