Temporary Traveling Family Child Educator

Thank you for your interest in Okanogan County Child Development Association. By joining our agency, you will become part of our 50+ year legacy of providing services to children and families. The work with our families helps to increase the likelihood of family success and improve kindergarten readiness for children. You will have opportunities to support our philosophy of parents as the primary educator of their children, and make a difference every day.

About the position:

The Early Head Start Family Child Educator for OCCDA will provide educational and family services to families with infants/toddlers and pregnant women in a home base setting throughout Okanogan County and Bridgeport. These services include visits with the child's parents, primarily in the child's home, and group socialization opportunities in a classroom, community facility, or on field trips. The Family Child Educator will focus on parent-child interactions as means to promote positive parenting behaviors, provide research based information around developmental topics, and focus on family well-being to promote healthy family functioning.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Knowledgeable of early childhood development
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to work as a team member
• Passion to make a difference
• Open-minded
• Use effective interpersonal and oral communication skills
• Flexible

Required Education and Experience:

• General and Initial State Certificate or higher degree, OR
• Department of Children Youth and Families equivalent education

Preferred Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED

• Have a minimum of a home-based CDA credential or comparable credential, or equivalent coursework as part of an associate’s or bachelor's degree.

• One year of professional experience working with infants, toddlers and families to demonstrate and ensure effective implementation of the home visiting curriculum and promote children's progress in the following: Children with disabilities; Dual language learners; and Build respectful, culturally responsive, and trusting relationships with families.

• Post Hire Training Requirements:

  • Parents as Teachers Foundational Training within 3 months of hire

  • Mobility Mentoring within 3 months of hire

  • Teaching Strategies GOLD child assessment within 3 months of hire

  • Conscious Discipline internal training

• Bilingual English/Spanish, preferred.

The position is 40 hours per week for 48 weeks per year with a starting salary of $19.12 if qualified for the position. If not qualified for this position, please reach out to Josie Bent for details on our provisional hiring process.

This position is eligible for the following Benefits; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Retirement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off.

We invite you to apply to be a part of our dynamic team which provides quality educational services to children in Okanogan County and to become part of the OCCDA family. If you have any questions regarding this position or our application process please contact Josie Bent, HR Manager at 509-826-2466 or jbent@occda.net

Equal Opportunity Employer