Healthy Families America Supervisor

Comprehensive Community Action•Cranston, RI

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

CCAP Mission Statement - To empower all people and communities, challenged by poverty as well as social and cultural barriers, through advocacy, education, and access to high-quality health and human services. JOB SUMMARY: Healthy Families America is a voluntary home-based program whose staff receives extensive training in family assessment and home visitation. Staff will provide curriculum-based visits using the Growing Great Kids Curriculum over a long term to promote parent child relationships and health childhood growth and development. Services are typically initiated prenatally or at birth. The Supervisor for Healthy Families America is responsible for acting as a team leader and support for the program and program manager. The Supervisor for Healthy Families America will provide home-based delivery services and possess/provide knowledge of Maternal and Child learning. The Supervisor provides daily support and crisis management to direct service staff. This role may include delivery of components of service, family support and family assessment in addition to oversight of direct service staff, data entry, reporting, record compliance and referral and family contact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Family Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related field.
Experience with home-based delivery of services and knowledge of Maternal and Child Learning.
Knowledge of infant and child development and parent-child attachment (Infant mental health endorsement and reflective practice is preferred).
1-year relevant supervisory experience.
Must be able to use Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, write reports, correspondence, and create meeting agendas.
Provide/maintain all required immunizations and/or vaccinations.
Complete all required background checks.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Family Counseling, Social Work. Psychology/Sociology, preferred.
Infant mental health endorsement and reflective practice is preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as a team leader and support for the program and program manager.
Provide home-based delivery services and possess/provide knowledge of Maternal and Child learning.
Provide daily support and crisis management to direct service staff.
May include delivery of components of service, family support and family assessment in addition to oversight of direct service staff, data entry, reporting, record compliance and referral and family contact.
Attend all HFA trainings in the GGK curriculum including but not limited to, Parent Survey training, FROG training, RIDOH MIECHV (Maternal, Infant and Early Child Home Visiting), supervisor trainings, and other required trainings.
Attend training for Reflective Supervision and provide regular supervision to direct service staff on a weekly basis.
Attend regular Supervisory meetings with MIECHV, Department of Health team and LIT meetings.
Monitor staff progress, goals, trainings and areas of need and document such in supervision notes.
Effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals seeking services at CCAP, and the general public.
Assist staff in supporting families to become empowered to meet their goals.
Maintain expertise in providing home-based services and in completing assessment procedures utilized.
Maintain/gain knowledge of infant and child development and parent-child attachment.
Maintain/gain knowledge of parent-infant health and dynamics of child abuse and neglect.
Willingness to engage in building reflective practice (e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.).
Assist staff to complete home visit documentation, assessments and screenings in accordance with HFA required timeframes.
Participate in QI initiatives, monitor and maintain data collection system and entry.
Assist in selection of staff, training and orientation, shadow home visits and monitor staff performance.
Maintain boundaries with families in an ethical and professional manner.
Adhere to child abuse and neglect reporting laws.
Welcome diversity and inclusion to create a positive work/team environment.
Complete data entry tasks accurately and on time.
Run reports to support program compliance, billing, HFA accreditation and federal benchmarks.
Call referral sources and families to engage in services and schedule visits.