Parent Aides provide assistance and support for parents who are unable to appropriately fulfill parenting and/or homemaking functions. Paraprofessional staff assists the family through advocating, teaching, demonstrating, monitoring, and/or role modeling new, appropriate skills for coping with the following areas in an effort to build self-sufficiency:

• Time Management
• Care of Children
• Child Development
• Health Care
• Community Resourcing
• Transportation that is goal directed and part of approved case plan (i.e. housing search)
• Identifying support systems
• Problem solving
• Family reunification/preservation
• Resource management/budgeting
• Child Safety
• Child nutrition
• Home management
• Parenting Skills
• Housing

• High school diploma or GED
• At least 21 years of age
• Must possess a valid driver's license, reliable transportation to transport self and others, and comply with state policy concerning minimum car insurance coverage