Case Manager (Early Head Start Lead Advocate)

Maternity Care Coalition • Philadelphia, PA

109d • Onsite

About The Position

MCC is looking for two dedicated Case Managers to provide hands-on, home-based support to families in our Early Head Start (EHS) program in South Philadelphia. One of the two case managers must be Bilingual in Spanish. The Lead Advocate provides early learning-focused and curriculum-based home visits to pregnant women and parents of infants and toddlers to promote the families' ability to support their health improvement, social empowerment, and child's development toward school readiness. Services may include providing encouragement, guidance, direct services, identifying client needs and goals around health, education, child development, and social services, and supporting clients to access needed services.

Requirements

• CDA or higher degree from an accredited college or university in a related field of study.
• 2+ years of experience providing direct services in a community outreach setting preferred.
• Experience with community health issues.
• Knowledge and experience in child development, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and early childhood education.
• Experience working with maternal and child health issues preferred.
• Experience with positive parent-child interactions or Early Head Start programs preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish, Indonesian, French, Burmese, if applicable).
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in conducting outreach and follow-up.
• Supervises up to four (4) Advocates.
• Plans weekly visits that include activities to support learning and development.
• Reschedules any missed visits to provide a minimum of 4 visits each month and a minimum of 46 visits to each client throughout the program year for home-based children.
• Plans home visits and provides education on prenatal development and resources to pregnant women at least twice a month.
• Utilizes a professional, culturally sensitive, and respectful approach when visiting/addressing clients and their families.
• Provides curriculum-based education sessions and resources for pregnant women and families with infants and/or toddlers.
• Conducts client assessments to determine strengths and areas of need.
• Works collaboratively with Coordinators to encourage, monitor, and ensure timely scheduling and completion of health and/or education-related appointments.
• Participates in the collection and distribution of supplements, diapers, formula, clothes, and donations for EHS clients.
• Refers participants needing more intensive follow-up to appropriate resources within MCC and other community agencies.
• Encourages parent participation in all EHS events.
• Attends, facilitates, and actively participates in Site Meetings and Socializations.
• Participates in outreach efforts to raise awareness and promote education of issues faced by EHS clientele.
• Responds promptly to inter-agency communication using Child Plus and other computer systems.
• Meets regularly with the supervisor every month to discuss clients' progress.
• Observes punctuality, responsibility, and accountability regarding their daily schedule.

Benefits

• Three (3) weeks paid vacation, plus one (1) week paid Winter Break.
• Medical, Prescriptions, Dental, Vision, Identity Theft through CIGNA.
• Employer Paid Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.
• Employer-Paid Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer-Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Voluntary & Supplemental Life Insurance, Short Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter plans through Flex Facts.
• Medical Waiver Credit.
• Limited Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) up to $1500 annually.
• 403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match.
• Pet Insurance.
• Wellness Programs.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree