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PHMC serves as both a direct service provider to individuals, families, and communities across the region and an intermediary agent—managing large-scale contracts, government and philanthropic partnerships, and multidisciplinary initiatives that require operational sophistication, strategic leadership, and deep mission alignment.
Position Type: Exempt Annual Salary
Accountability: Reports to Program Manager
Location: 1500 Market Street; some travel required throughout Pennsylvania
Job Overview:
Position Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt
The Parent Educator/ Outreach Specialist (PE/OS) maintains weekly contact with participants through meetings (in-person or virtual) or phone calls. This person is responsible for intake assessments, identifying and setting goals with participants, connecting participants to supportive services, and completing periodic progress assessments, including a closing assessment, to document participant progress for HPC’s fatherhood initiatives. The PE/OS provides parenting education sessions for fathers, couples, co-parents, and other child caretakers. The PE/OS a also leads the social media for the Focus on Fathers program and attends outreach events to help to market the program. This person will also be responsible for promoting and conducting outreach activities to recruit fathers who are part of the target populations for participation in services through the Health Promotion Council's Focus on Fathers program and other fatherhood initiatives. A special emphasis will be placed on engaging fathers in the Focus on Fathers program's virtual and in-person classes, through the development of program promotional materials and activities, and creating a strong social media presence. These activities may include, but are not limited to, participation in online, virtual community, and public events as well as in-person community events, such as health fairs, community days, and events held at key organizations that attract and serve community members (e.g., churches, grocery stores, barbershops, etc.). Other activities may also include engaging in direct outreach to organizations and businesses in targeted communities. This position reports to the Program Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Provide ongoing parenting skills education groups for fathers, couples, and co-parents at various community-based sites, using established curricula.
- Assist with tracking participant progress to ensure course completion.
- Assist in identifying, recruiting, and engaging clients for the program.
- Complete program reports and other written documentation as required.
- Work closely with partner sites to ensure participant retention through follow-up calls and in-person engagements.
- Administers evaluation instruments, including intake and closing assessments, and maintains contact notes aligning with program and evaluation requirements across fatherhood programs.
- Utilizes a variety of contact methods to reach participants.
- Meets participants in a variety of settings, including online (virtually), participants' homes, and the community.
- Actively supports and facilitates the ongoing recruitment and retention of parent graduates (fathers) to participate in the Focus on Fathers Alumni Parent groups.
- Participates in case conferences, trainings, and weekly team meetings.
- Actively participates in evaluation activities by attending/contributing to CQI team meetings.
- Works with the program team to assist in the delivery of other program activities.
- Assists with program evaluation by entering participant data via web-based application.
- Complete program reports and other written documentation as required.
- Maintain data tracking sheets of all program contacts, including dates and types of events, number of individuals reached through group or one-on-one communication, and referrals made.
- Identify and execute ongoing outreach to community organizations and businesses in targeted communities.
- Establish relationships with leadership at various community organizations as outlined in the marketing and recruitment plan.
- Provide community education about services available through HPC, the Focus on Fathers program, and other fatherhood initiatives.
- Provide oversight of recruitment partners and work closely with the Program Manager and Assistant Director to monitor benchmarking goals.
Skills:
- Excellent oral communication skills.
- Ability to engage underserved and hard-to-reach populations.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple assignments.
- Knowledge of issues related to child development, family life skills, child abuse prevention, healthy relationships, and healthy parenting.
- Availability during daytime and some evening and weekend hours.
- Willingness to travel.
Experience:
- At least one year of direct service experience working with men and families.
- Experience with clients facing substance abuse, mental health, employment, criminal justice, and other issues.
- Strong experience with adult education and/or group facilitation.
- Comfortable working with adults in low-income communities.
- Knowledge of positive parenting principles and practices.
- Personal commitment to promoting and being a role model for fathers, couples/co-parents.
- Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, including some evening/weekend hours as requested.
- Must successfully pass child abuse clearance; and
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and web-based data collection applications.
Education Requirement:
High School Diploma or equivalency
PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
Experience
Required- 1 year(s): At least one year of direct service experience working with men and families.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, and web-based data collection applications
- Knowledge of positive parenting principles and practices
- Experience with clients facing substance abuse, mental health, employment, criminal justice and other issues
Education
Required- High School or better
- General Education Diploma or better
Skills
Preferred- Effective Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Organized
- Microsoft Office Suite
Motivations
Preferred- Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
PHMC serves as both a direct service provider to individuals, families, and communities across the region and an intermediary agent—managing large-scale contracts, government and philanthropic partnerships, and multidisciplinary initiatives that require operational sophistication, strategic leadership, and deep mission alignment.
Position Type: Exempt Annual Salary
Accountability: Reports to Program Manager
Location: 1500 Market Street; some travel required throughout Pennsylvania
Job Overview:
Position Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt
The Parent Educator/ Outreach Specialist (PE/OS) maintains weekly contact with participants through meetings (in-person or virtual) or phone calls. This person is responsible for intake assessments, identifying and setting goals with participants, connecting participants to supportive services, and completing periodic progress assessments, including a closing assessment, to document participant progress for HPC’s fatherhood initiatives. The PE/OS provides parenting education sessions for fathers, couples, co-parents, and other child caretakers. The PE/OS a also leads the social media for the Focus on Fathers program and attends outreach events to help to market the program. This person will also be responsible for promoting and conducting outreach activities to recruit fathers who are part of the target populations for participation in services through the Health Promotion Council's Focus on Fathers program and other fatherhood initiatives. A special emphasis will be placed on engaging fathers in the Focus on Fathers program's virtual and in-person classes, through the development of program promotional materials and activities, and creating a strong social media presence. These activities may include, but are not limited to, participation in online, virtual community, and public events as well as in-person community events, such as health fairs, community days, and events held at key organizations that attract and serve community members (e.g., churches, grocery stores, barbershops, etc.). Other activities may also include engaging in direct outreach to organizations and businesses in targeted communities. This position reports to the Program Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Provide ongoing parenting skills education groups for fathers, couples, and co-parents at various community-based sites, using established curricula.
- Assist with tracking participant progress to ensure course completion.
- Assist in identifying, recruiting, and engaging clients for the program.
- Complete program reports and other written documentation as required.
- Work closely with partner sites to ensure participant retention through follow-up calls and in-person engagements.
- Administers evaluation instruments, including intake and closing assessments, and maintains contact notes aligning with program and evaluation requirements across fatherhood programs.
- Utilizes a variety of contact methods to reach participants.
- Meets participants in a variety of settings, including online (virtually), participants' homes, and the community.
- Actively supports and facilitates the ongoing recruitment and retention of parent graduates (fathers) to participate in the Focus on Fathers Alumni Parent groups.
- Participates in case conferences, trainings, and weekly team meetings.
- Actively participates in evaluation activities by attending/contributing to CQI team meetings.
- Works with the program team to assist in the delivery of other program activities.
- Assists with program evaluation by entering participant data via web-based application.
- Complete program reports and other written documentation as required.
- Maintain data tracking sheets of all program contacts, including dates and types of events, number of individuals reached through group or one-on-one communication, and referrals made.
- Identify and execute ongoing outreach to community organizations and businesses in targeted communities.
- Establish relationships with leadership at various community organizations as outlined in the marketing and recruitment plan.
- Provide community education about services available through HPC, the Focus on Fathers program, and other fatherhood initiatives.
- Provide oversight of recruitment partners and work closely with the Program Manager and Assistant Director to monitor benchmarking goals.
Skills:
- Excellent oral communication skills.
- Ability to engage underserved and hard-to-reach populations.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple assignments.
- Knowledge of issues related to child development, family life skills, child abuse prevention, healthy relationships, and healthy parenting.
- Availability during daytime and some evening and weekend hours.
- Willingness to travel.
Experience:
- At least one year of direct service experience working with men and families.
- Experience with clients facing substance abuse, mental health, employment, criminal justice, and other issues.
- Strong experience with adult education and/or group facilitation.
- Comfortable working with adults in low-income communities.
- Knowledge of positive parenting principles and practices.
- Personal commitment to promoting and being a role model for fathers, couples/co-parents.
- Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, including some evening/weekend hours as requested.
- Must successfully pass child abuse clearance; and
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and web-based data collection applications.
Education Requirement:
High School Diploma or equivalency
PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
Experience
Required- 1 year(s): At least one year of direct service experience working with men and families.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, and web-based data collection applications
- Knowledge of positive parenting principles and practices
- Experience with clients facing substance abuse, mental health, employment, criminal justice and other issues
Education
Required- High School or better
- General Education Diploma or better
Skills
Preferred- Effective Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Organized
- Microsoft Office Suite
Motivations
Preferred- Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Education
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in parent educator jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, social work, or a related human services field
- Experience delivering evidence-based home visiting or parent education curriculum
- Proficiency in family assessment tools and strength-based communication techniques
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for home visits
- Familiarity with child development milestones from prenatal through age five
- Parents as Teachers certification or willingness to obtain certification upon hire
Tips for Your Parent Educator Job Search
Tailor your resume to program models
Many parent educator postings name specific program frameworks like Parents as Teachers, Home Visiting, or Early Head Start. Identify which model each employer uses and mirror that language in your resume's experience section so hiring managers recognize your fit immediately.
Highlight case management documentation skills
Employers consistently ask for experience tracking family progress, completing visit logs, and maintaining confidential records. Name the specific systems you've used and describe your documentation habits to show you can meet reporting requirements without close supervision.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists parent educator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by funding source
Roles funded through Head Start, Title IV-E, or MIECHV grants often require different certifications and carry distinct reporting obligations. Filter openings by agency type so you spend time on roles where your credentials and compliance experience already align.
Prepare a scenario answer for crisis response
Interviewers for home-visiting and community-based parent educator roles almost always ask how you've handled a family in acute stress or risk. Prepare a specific example that walks through your assessment, your actions, and the outcome without disclosing identifying details.
Negotiate for mileage reimbursement and caseload caps
Many parent educator positions involve regular home visits and carry caseload targets that affect your day-to-day workload significantly. During the offer stage, ask about reimbursement rates and average caseload size before accepting, since both vary widely by employer.
Parent Educator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most parent educators?
The most active employers for parent educators right now are MECA Therapies, Montgomery County Public Schools, MD, and Easter Seals, and the most openings are in Missouri, Illinois, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Community health systems, school districts, and nonprofit family service agencies tend to post the highest volume of openings year-round.
How many parent educator jobs are remote?
About 50% of parent educator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the role is predominantly field-based given the home-visiting nature of most positions. Administrative, curriculum development, and program coordination roles within parent education departments are the sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements.
How do you become a parent educator?
Start by earning a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, social work, family studies, or a closely related field. Gain direct experience working with young children and caregivers through practicum placements, community programs, or home-visiting initiatives. Many employers require or strongly prefer completion of a recognized curriculum certification, such as Parents as Teachers, which involves structured training and supervised practice before you work independently with families.
Can I get hired as a parent educator with little experience?
Yes, some entry-level parent educator roles accept candidates who are newer to the field, particularly in programs funded for training new staff. Emphasize any direct experience with young children or caregivers, even from volunteer work, classroom assistantships, or community outreach. Demonstrating knowledge of child development principles, strong interpersonal skills, and a willingness to pursue required certifications on the job significantly strengthens an entry-level application.
What does the parent educator interview process look like?
Most parent educator interviews begin with a phone or video screen focused on your background with families and your knowledge of child development. A panel interview with program staff typically follows, where you can expect competency-based questions about handling resistant families, managing caseloads, and mandatory reporting. Some employers ask candidates to complete a mock home-visit scenario or brief written case summary to assess how they apply curriculum in practice.
Where can I find and apply to parent educator jobs?
You can find and apply to parent educator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your experience level, preferred setting, and location, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background.
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